While one's strength was still insufficient, one was bound to be swayed by the power of the collective.
And in Orochimaru's hands was something Minato Namikaze—or rather, all of Konoha—yearned for.
The First Hokage and the Second.
Even Tsunade was unable to revive these two Hokage, because Orochimaru had sealed their souls and remains in his possession through a unique method.
Unless Tsunade drew an Advanced Resurrection Coin from the Jars that was powerful enough to crush Orochimaru, there was no way to revive the two former Hokage, who were not yet members.
Otherwise, they simply could not be revived.
For this reason, Minato Namikaze and the others had negotiated with Orochimaru countless times.
But none of it had any effect.
What about fighting?
Konoha had the Guild and allies, and Orochimaru had them as well.
Konan still held Hiruzen Sarutobi's Badge.
From Orochimaru's perspective at that moment, Minato Namikaze was clearly using this joint mission as an opportunity to gather momentum around himself and bring pressure to bear on him.
Even if it earned him the impression of being "scheming," he did not care.
Because as time passed, even if the First Hokage and Second were revived and became members, they would probably find it difficult to catch up with the members' strength.
Therefore, Orochimaru could not simply sit by and do nothing.
Seeing that the atmosphere was beginning to grow tense, Sengoku suddenly spoke.
"All right, I agree with the Hokage's plan." Sengoku paused before changing his tone. "In addition, I have another suggestion. Since this mission concerns the interests of everyone in our entire collective, any action that clearly violates those interests will be jointly opposed by everyone, such as betrayal."
"That's right." Artoria nodded as well. "Since cooperation is the prerequisite, we are allies. Anyone who