Orochimaru's 3rd Edo Tensei

[IzanamiNoMikoto]

As we know, Orochimaru attempted to summon 3 Edo Tensei's but only succeed in 2/3. People assume that summon that Hiruzen stopped was the 4th Hokage. This doestn't make sense though, Orochimaru had to go through the ritual to tie Minato's soul to this world, but he couldn't for obvious reasons. Therefore, who the hell was that in the casket Hiruzen stopped from summoning?

 

[Megamkfan]

Madara im assuming and welcome

Edit: I was thinking the fourth but you said no and I was to lazy to check so I said Madara.

 

[Diottcas]

It was the 4th lol

 

[Alphaqindyas]

It was the fourth. >_>

 

[IzanamiNoMikoto]

Madara im assuming and welcome

Lol hell of a radical thought but any theory can be considered; thanks.

It was the 4th lol

It couldn't have been the fourth as per the conditions of Edo Tensei, Minato's Soul was sealed in the death god, he COULDN"T have been summoned.

 

[Uchicha Macho]

minato was sealed by the death god reaper.This mean he cannot be summon back

 

[Noble Armada]

Orochimaru probably tried to summon Minato, but it failed because he didn't have enough material.

 

[Sasuk3Uchiha]

It was the Fourth; the kanji on the coffin represented the number 4. Minato's body was in the coffin, but the summon failed because his soul didn't reside in the 'Pure World' (i.e. It was within the Death god) - and thus couldn't be tied to his body via the ritual process.

 

[Reborn]

A failed attempt at summoning Minato, Hiruzen didn't stop it, it wouldn't have worked regardless.

 

[Sasuk3Uchiha]

A failed attempt at summoning Minato, Hiruzen didn't stop it, it wouldn't have worked regardless.

^ Forgot To Add That.

 

[Razuu]

Why is this thread here again? Does anybody read the manga?

 

[Ultimatevirus]

A failed attempt at summoning Minato, Hiruzen didn't stop it, it wouldn't have worked regardless.

exactly

 

[Reborn]

Why is this thread here again? Does anybody read the manga?

Some people don't, they don't have to either U_U

 

[Razuu]

Some people don't, they don't have to either U_U

Ok they don't have to. But this thread was literally here earlier today. They couldn't use the search function? (As much as I hate saying that people should use it regardless)

 

[IzanamiNoMikoto]

A failed attempt at summoning Minato, Hiruzen didn't stop it, it wouldn't have worked regardless.

If it WAS a failed attempt at summoning him then we wouldn't have seen the casket period...the ritual prior to the fight would have just not worked, therefore he wouldn't have a corpse in the casket. He DID have something in the casket though...my point is what was in there?

 

[Exaar]

If it WAS a failed attempt at summoning him then we wouldn't have seen the casket period...the ritual prior to the fight would have just not worked, therefore he wouldn't have a corpse in the casket. He DID have something in the casket though...my point is what was in there?

Well in the Manga the 3rd coffin isn't show at all, It didn't Even rise.

3rd Says He has to Stop the third one

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In This one He says he Stopped it, He might of thought he Stopped it but what really stopped it was the 3rd coffins soul was sealed, But we will never know.

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Since He did summon the First and Second Hokage, People are using common sense to assume it was the 4th Hokage, Since Were three dead hokage and three coffins.
But we will never know, Since the third coffin was only shown in the anime (i think) and Not in the Manga