Edo Tensei Missed Opportunity?

[KISSame]

Heyo, just was thinking that it would have been more interesting and less butt hiring if kabuto revived ALL of the former kage (bar the hokages) instead of a bunch of guys we already saw get killed off it could have been quite epic indeed. I remember seeing a panel of some old kage's and it immediately sparked my interest. What kind of jutsu do you think these guys could do?

 

[Tyris]

Not be burnt/shriveled leaf-fodder jutsu

 

[Bimbonium]

Heyo, just was thinking that it would have been more interesting and less butt hiring if kabuto revived ALL of the former kage (bar the hokages) instead of a bunch of guys we already saw get killed off it could have been quite epic indeed. I remember seeing a panel of some old kage's and it immediately sparked my interest. What kind of jutsu do you think these guys could do?

@bold there's your answer. At that stage in the story coming up with OP jutsus that won't look like an asspull would be tedious/difficult (so Kishi went for the safer route), not to mention we'll need somewhat meaningless flashbacks to know more about their character.

 

[SenseiSama]

Too old, probably couldn't retrieve their DNA because their bodies completely decayed.

 

[GreyWizard93]

Too old, probably couldn't retrieve their DNA because their bodies completely decayed.

Does dna not last for thousands of years??

 

[SenseiSama]

Does dna not last for thousands of years??

Nope, blood and tissue degenerates after 3-4 decades, the first Kages were over 100 years old, Hashi and Madara were the exception because Madara had both of their DNA and lived until Obito's era.