Sarutobi Hiruzen Manipulates the Reanimated, Asuma Summons

Our resurrection is a sin!

Nara Ka's words echoed through their minds, tugging at everyone's emotions.

A sin!

Trading someone else's life for their own resurrection truly was a sin.

They had all given their lives to protect the village. If they had a choice, they would rather remain dead than have civilians sacrifice their lives for them.

Their consciences would not allow it.

Dan Katō and Nawaki also looked at Sarutobi Hiruzen with conflicted expressions.

Sarutobi Hiruzen was his teacher's teacher, and he could not understand how things had come to this.

What was Sarutobi Hiruzen trying to do?

It was not only Nawaki and Dan Katō who looked at Sarutobi Hiruzen. Even the others brought back by Impure World Reincarnation turned their gray eyes toward him at the same time.

They wanted Sarutobi Hiruzen to give them an answer!

"Sarutobi Hiruzen, tell us. Why did you bring us back with Impure World Reincarnation?" As the strategist among them, Nara Ka slowly spoke up.

Of course, this was all Nara Ka could do now.

He could sense that a Cursed Seal had been placed on him. It was likely Sarutobi Hiruzen's backup measure!

Even if he wanted to make another move, he probably could not.

"Actually... bringing you back with Impure World Reincarnation was not something I was forced to do!" Sensing their gazes, Sarutobi Hiruzen prepared to use a pitiful act to steady them first. "To be honest, I am now Konoha's Third Hokage!"

He could naturally forcefully control them, but doing so consumed too much mental energy. Therefore, he needed to stabilize them first!

And what better way to stabilize them than by giving them a common enemy?

"Decades have passed, and Konoha still has the Third Hokage?" Nara Ka frowned as he looked at the old