On the other side, Qian drew his gaze back from Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju, then turned to look at the Third Kazekage, who had not said a word from the very beginning.
Of course, that did not mean the other man had done nothing.
On the contrary, he had made many attempts.
Though his movements were extremely covert, Qian had still sensed them. From the moment he stepped out of the coffin, he had been trying to break free of Orochimaru's control.
Unfortunately, the current Orochimaru was not the Orochimaru who, on another timeline, had been found by Sasori and Deidara.
In this life, because of Qian's existence, Orochimaru had begun researching "Reanimation" early on. His Proficiency with it and his understanding of the technique were both far beyond what they had been on that other timeline.
Therefore, despite the Third Kazekage's repeated attempts, he still failed to break free of Orochimaru's control.
"Damn it!"
The Third Kazekage cursed inwardly, glancing out of the corner of his eye at Orochimaru behind him, just about to say something.
Suddenly, at that moment, Orochimaru said in a low voice, "Enough. The idle chatter ends here. It is time to get down to business."
As he spoke, he took three kunai wrapped in sealing paper charms from his sleeve and sent them into the heads of Hashirama Senju, Tobirama Senju, and the Third Kazekage.
In an instant, Qian discovered that the three men's eyes, which had still possessed some liveliness, immediately turned vacant.
Qian knew that this meant their subjective consciousness had been suppressed. Now only their combat instincts remained.
However, at their level, combat instincts alone were enough to leave ordinary ninja completely helpless.
Moreover, they were not fighting entirely on instinct either. Orochimaru, who controlled them, was not lacking in