Masashi Kishimoto chose Deidara as his favorite character to reincarnate for an explosive reason.
Tobi vs Kabuto – Kabuto shows Tobi Edo Tensei Madara for the first time!
The Fourth Shinobi World War was the most intense arc in Naruto and rightfully so. Masashi Kishimoto created extremely powerful villains as well as overwhelming jutsu that worked together to make the arc memorable.
Of course, the presence of Madara Uchiha complicated the storyline even more. He proved to be a greater threat than anything the shinobi had faced before. Since he was reincarnated with Edo Tensei, he became next to unstoppable. In an interview with Viz Media, Masashi Kishimoto revealed his thoughts on the reincarnated zombies in Naruto.
In a 2012 interview, Masashi Kishimoto explains what Edo Tensei is and how it works in Naruto. Edo Tensei binds a dead person's soul with a living vessel and forces them to live according to their summoner's bidding. The user needs the DNA of the person they wish to summon to this act as well as a living human to be sacrificed.
