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almightywood · 11-21-2011, 09:56 PM

I came up with a theory in the blogs on this site that imho explains the varying states that ET zombies come back in:

There are about 4 parts to edo tensai, but only 2 are part of the actual jutsu.

The 2 that are part of the actual jutsu are activation and maintenance.

In the activation stage the soul is called which then creates it's body. In other words the state of the body is determined by the soul.

In maintenance stage the body and soul are guarded so that neither are injured.

The other 2 parts of the jutsu (that aren't really part of the jutsu) are the fuuma tags which grant the control over the zombie, and kuchiyose edo tensai which is used to summon the zombies to the battlefield.

I came to this conclusion most notably by the conditions of Itachi Uchiha, and Nagato Uzumaki.

Itachi Uchiha is the example I am using to represent the one side, though many others could also fit the bill. The differences with Nagato are the key points in this theory.

Itachi had a debilitating disease that lasted for a couple years and contributed greatly to his death, yet has shown no evidence of it since resurrection.

Nagato pushed himself and used up so much chakra that it changed his hair color and killed himself, yet he revived short of chakra.

Now we have two instances of people, one revived with what was basically his death wound, and one that wasn't.

There has to be something different about the injuries in order for one to appear and the other not.

My thought is that et doesn't revive "maladies" of the soul. A disease is definitely not a malady of the soul, but a chakra shortage on the other hand....

Now obviously there are some physical maladies that aren't restored, such as Nagato's feet. So what determines the condition of the body upon return.

My thought was that it had to be the soul itself, Kabuto has never seen half of the people he summoned, so it couldn't go off what he thinks. It can't just ask the zombie how it wants to be, so I think it goes off of subconscious self-image.

Having explained my logic, I will now reiterate the parts of the (actual) jutsu:
The 2 that are part of the actual jutsu are activation and maintenance.

In the activation stage the soul is called which then creates it's body. In other words the state of the body is determined by the soul.

In maintenance stage the body and soul are guarded so that neither are injured.

11-21-2011, 09:56 PM	#1
almightywood Missing-Nin Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 275 Thanks: 37 Thanked 97 Times in 90 Posts	ET zombie state I came up with a theory in the blogs on this site that imho explains the varying states that ET zombies come back in: There are about 4 parts to edo tensai, but only 2 are part of the actual jutsu. The 2 that are part of the actual jutsu are activation and maintenance. In the activation stage the soul is called which then creates it's body. In other words the state of the body is determined by the soul. In maintenance stage the body and soul are guarded so that neither are injured. The other 2 parts of the jutsu (that aren't really part of the jutsu) are the fuuma tags which grant the control over the zombie, and kuchiyose edo tensai which is used to summon the zombies to the battlefield. I came to this conclusion most notably by the conditions of Itachi Uchiha, and Nagato Uzumaki. Itachi Uchiha is the example I am using to represent the one side, though many others could also fit the bill. The differences with Nagato are the key points in this theory. Itachi had a debilitating disease that lasted for a couple years and contributed greatly to his death, yet has shown no evidence of it since resurrection. Nagato pushed himself and used up so much chakra that it changed his hair color and killed himself, yet he revived short of chakra. Now we have two instances of people, one revived with what was basically his death wound, and one that wasn't. There has to be something different about the injuries in order for one to appear and the other not. My thought is that et doesn't revive "maladies" of the soul. A disease is definitely not a malady of the soul, but a chakra shortage on the other hand.... Now obviously there are some physical maladies that aren't restored, such as Nagato's feet. So what determines the condition of the body upon return. My thought was that it had to be the soul itself, Kabuto has never seen half of the people he summoned, so it couldn't go off what he thinks. It can't just ask the zombie how it wants to be, so I think it goes off of subconscious self-image. Having explained my logic, I will now reiterate the parts of the (actual) jutsu: The 2 that are part of the actual jutsu are activation and maintenance. In the activation stage the soul is called which then creates it's body. In other words the state of the body is determined by the soul. In maintenance stage the body and soul are guarded so that neither are injured.