How come during the fight with the 3rd Hokage, Orochimaru could control the 1st and 2nd Hokage even though the 2nd time, he could only control the 2nd Hokage with Hashirama's cells

Why is it that when the first and second hokage gets summoned in the first Naruto series, they are easily controlled vs when they are summoned in the 4th Great War?

Naruto: Most Powerful Villains, Ranked

Why didn't Tobirama and Hashirama wipe the floor with Hiruzen? From later in the series their power level seems way higher than his. : r/Naruto

Tobirama and the Uchiha : r/Naruto

NARUTO 20th Anniversary Column] Retracing the NARUTO Anime's Ninja Way No.9: The Great Ninja War: Team 7 Returns Arc ~ The Great Ninja War: Obito Uchiha Arc

Naruto - Hokages / Characters - TV Tropes

For all his talk about attaining immortality, Orochimaru overlooked the best version of this which he already had access to: Edo Tensei. it's literally superior to his own jutsu in every way

Naruto Sekai - I don't like Hiruzen much but he unknowingly made a huge difference here. & to all those saying Hashirama couldn't be controlled etc., it's possible he could undo the

3 characters who can beat Hashirama Senju in Naruto

If Hashirama could break reanimated Jutsu, why didn't he break when Orochimaru tried to destroy Konoha when fighting 3rd Hokage? - Quora

Orochimaru Summons the First and Second Hokage

Four Hokage Battle Royale, Death Battle Fanon Wiki