Chapter 748: A Second of Hesitation!
[A/N: Predicted the outrage on Webnovel over 3 months ago, lol. Now you guys know why I made that author's note 😅 Enjoyed the comments, though kinda hurts by how quick some people are to insult the story as well as me as the author inspite of being nearly 750 chapters into the story.
Anyway, that is out of my control. I guess I need to clarify somethings based on the comments made in the earlier chapter.
1. The limits I had mentioned earlier on how many reanimated ninjas Orochimaru can control was based on range. Away from himself, he's limited to 2 rank S, 3 Elite Jounins and some Jounins. As for when they're closer to him, his control is far better. Whether he can control 15 Kage level ninjas at the same time, you'll see soon.
2. The strength of the reanimated Kages isn't at the same level as when they were alive. They are barely at the rank S level (this includes Hashirama, Sakumo and Tobirama), otherwise Hiruzen would have long been dead and Fujin would be tied down by Sakumo.
I guess I should write something about why I increased the number of people Orochimaru could control, but I'm pretty sure there'll be another author note addressing that once this battle ends. That should clear things up. All said and done, enjoy. Not sure if this chapter will be more controversial or less 😂😅]
"Heh, to think that the mighty Konoha would one day have to see such a day." Hozuki Gengetsu, the second Mizukage, taunted Hiruzen. He found the situation quite amusing.
He wasn't the only one. The rest of the reanimated Kages were quite surprised too. Irrespective of who it was, all of them had tried to destroy Konoha and failed miserably. No matter how many villages attacked Konoha, it remained a Behemoth that couldn't be destroyed. Even though they weren't pleased that someone was controlling them, seeing the destruction of Konoha was quite a pleasant surprise for them.
Hiruzen snorted and replied, "I wonder if you'll be this amused when he reanimates all of you to attack your villages next. If Konoha falls, do you think your villages could stop him when he turns his eyes towards them?"
Immediately, the faces of all the Kages became dark. Needless to say, that was their first thought. Even though none of them were at their full strength, their power was more than sufficient to destroy any Great Village. Since Hashirama and Tobirama had stopped their attacks momentarily, Hiruzen immediately decided to strike with his words.