i had to check.
you are wrong.
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the 4th's coffin is being resurrected and sarutobi stops it, just like in the anime.
which means that you are also wrong.
i actually thought the same thing that you think - that being sealed away would prevent the summoning - but it doesnt, apparently.
bummer huh?
im not sure what the limit of souls being called in for edo tensei is.
im not sure if anyone can resist the lure that is cast.
i would hope someone like jiraiya would be protected by such things, but if itachi and chiyo can be brought back, i dont see why anyone can't be summoned.
which might indicate that kabuto would be able to summon someone like the oringinal sage of the six paths.
this is interesting...
the 1st and 2nd hokage are BROTHERS.
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also notice that before orochimaru has put the kunai seals in them, they are themselves and recognize sarutobi. they look dead too, like they could decay any moment. but they still talk to him and everything!
still prior to the seal being placed within them, they know that they've been summoned by orochimaru, and are surprised he could do it.
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sarutobi hints that edo tensei is a space time technique.
"nothing good will come of playing with time..."
orochimaru says as hes putting the seals into them, "i really must have the both of you return to your TRUE FORMS"
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meaning that only with the seal being placed does he give them the full power of edo tensei and their old selves. just having a sacrifice body and summoning the spirit, isnt enough. you must then place the seals within them to fully bring them back strong.
on the next page after the seals are placed within them we see them rejuvenate and seem to fill with energy and regain their original powers.
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then one of the anbu explains that the "fuda" placed within them removes their personalities making them killing machines.
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he mentions that to bind the soul of the dead back into this world, that a corpse is needed as a sacrifice. that means that kabuto has killed and collected 30+ bodies for these summons. he is a mass murderer, "FOR SURE!"
recently we saw kabuto summon deidara
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the same rejuvenating of deidara, but kabuto explains that this "fuda" talisman is different in that it leaves some of deidaras mind and personality within the resurrected body. so the soul retains self-awareness and may only be shut down by the fuda chosen for them.
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here sarutobi explains that even if orochimaru were to die, the summons would remain. that is a scary thought. after the talisman is placed, that soul is back in action, and will play out the role it was given with the talisman i would assume.
like putting a code into a computer. it just processes it, and runs it.
what code/fuda/talisman/seal will kabuto use for these poor souls?
will they all be killing machines? or will they be more like deidara was and have some of their personalities remain?
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later sarutobi admits that he must do something about the SOULS that are trapped, that being the only way to defeat them.
it seems as if the only thing he knows that will free them, is the dead demon seal. which is a bummer... because he was hailed as knowing every jutsu in konoha. and if thats the only one? BUMMER!
edo tensei is a severe threat, and i worry that many divisions of the joint shinobi forces will not be equipped to deal with this threat.
as much as we do know... it seems that so much of edo tensei is still a mystery. as is kabuto's motives and the true extent of his power and knowledge. he seems to be the real villain now, like was said earlier. not madara.
the table is set, but the first move has yet to have been made.
i predict the joint shinobi will strike first. ambush team, go!
thanks for reading my post.
i enjoy reading all of yours that dont suck horribly. xd