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The '''Dead Demon Consuming Seal''' is a seal developed by the [[Uzumaki clan]] to call upon the power of the [[Shinigami]].<ref>Chapter 619, page 2</ref>
The '''Dead Demon Consuming Seal''' is a seal developed by the [[Uzumaki clan]].<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 619, page 2</ref> It invokes the power of a spectral entity known as the {{translation|'''[[Shinigami]]'''|死神|lit meaning=death god|engtv=Reaper}} that can only be seen when it grasps one's soul. Once called upon, the Shinigami hovers behind the user and wraps its left arm with prayer beads, uttering some unintelligible chanting, and after some time a [[cursed seal]] appears on its arm. The soul of the summoner is then partially separated from the body and restrained by the Shinigami's hair as it thrusts its arm into the user's chest to grab the soul of its target. At the user's command, the Shinigami then performs the sealing by dragging the target's soul into the user whose stomach is branded with the seal's mark. However, the sealing is double-edged as the user's soul is devoured by the Shinigami along with the target's, both souls trapped for all eternity within the fiend's stomach.
 
   
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== Usage ==
It is also possible for the user to seal multiple targets through the use of [[shadow clone]]s. The methods of sealing vary, Hiruzen needing to get close to his targets in order to perform the sealing,<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 123, pages 8-9</ref> while Minato was able to extend the Shinigami's hand to grab [[Kurama]].<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 504, page 6</ref>
 
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After the hand seals are performed, the user's soul is partly separated from their body and suspended behind them. Behind their soul appears the Shinigami, which restrains their soul with its hair. Only the summoner is able to see the Shinigami at this point. Eventually, the Shinigami wraps its left arm with prayer beads and chants unintelligibly until a [[cursed seal]] appears on its arm. It then drives its arm into the summoner's soul, thus allowing the summoner to call upon the Shinigami to seal a target. When [[Hiruzen]] performs it, he is required to get close to his target in order to initiate the seal.<ref>Chapter 123, pages 8-9</ref> When [[Minato]] performs it, he is able to remain at a distance.<ref>Chapter 504, page 6</ref> The Shinigami's arm emerges from the summoner's body and grasps the soul of the target, enabling the target to see the Shinigami as well.
   
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Once the target's soul is grasped, the summoner can remove the target's soul and seal it into their own body. Hiruzen is able to seal multiple souls through combination with the [[Shadow Clone Technique]]. However, the sealing is not necessarily complete nor automatic. When Hiruzen uses it on [[Orochimaru]], he must rely on his own physical strength to extract Orochimaru's soul. Because he lacks the strength to fully do that, he opts instead to only seal Orochimaru's arms, accomplished by having the Shinigami cut off the arms of Orochimaru's soul; this paralyses his arms and prevents him from performing [[hand seals]] and by extension most [[ninjutsu]].<ref>Chapter 618, page 11</ref> When Minato uses it, he seals only the [[Nine-Tails]]' [[yin]] [[chakra]], leaving its [[yang]] chakra alone;<ref name="ch503">Chapter 503, page 17</ref> this sealing of its yin chakra into himself makes him its [[jinchūriki]].
In the two known cases where the Dead Demon Consuming Seal was used, Minato and his predecessor Hiruzen are unable to completely take their respective opponents' entire souls with them. In Minato's case, intending to seal Kurama in Naruto, he had the Shinigami devour Kurama's [[Yin]] chakra so that the weakened Tailed Beast's composition would be purely [[Yang]]. <ref>''Naruto'' chapter 370, pages 12-13</ref><ref name="ch503">''Naruto'' chapter 503, page 17</ref> In Hiruzen's case, he was forced to take a part of [[Orochimaru]]'s soul within his arms, revealing that the body parts dealt in such a manner suffer from [[Wikipedia:Necrosis|necrosis]] and paralysis, causing the target extreme pain that worsens over time.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 198, page 15</ref> Though Orochimaru undid the damage by entering a new host with working arms, he remained unable to form hand seals properly, and therefore could not use more intricate techniques such as [[Summoning: Impure World Reincarnation]] until he retrieved his arms' soul.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 618, page 11</ref>
 
   
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After the sealing is performed, a mark appears on the summoner's stomach that is similar in appearance to the [[Eight Trigrams Sealing Style]]. For a few moments afterwards the summoner can continue moving and speaking, allowing them to finish any lingering business they may have. Shortly afterwards the Shinigami will consume their soul and the soul of their target(s), ending their life. The souls of those trapped within the Shinigami's stomach cannot enter the [[Pure Land]] and are destined to fight with their victims for all eternity.<ref>Chapter 520, pages 11-12</ref>
== Countering ==
 
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[[File:Dead Demon Consuming Seal - Release.png|thumb|The souls being released from the Shinigami's open stomach.]]
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[[File:Dead Demon Consuming Seal - Release.png|thumb|Souls being released from the Shinigami's stomach.]]
Due to the nature of the Dead Demon Consuming Seal, those whose souls are sealed away by it cannot be reincarnated.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 520, pages 11-12</ref> However, there is a way to [[Dead Demon Consuming Seal: Release|break the seal]]. The procedure involves invoking the Shinigami using a [[Shinigami Mask|mask]] from the [[Uzumaki Clan's Mask Storage Temple]]. From there, the act of the deed is potentially fatal as the summoner cuts the Shinigami's stomach to release the trapped souls. However this wound to the Shinigami is reflected on the invoker's body. The souls are then released from the Shinigami's stomach.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 618, pages 13-17</ref>
 
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The only method of [[Dead Demon Consuming Seal: Release|releasing]] a soul from the Shinigami's stomach is to wear the [[Shinigami Mask]], allowing the wearer to be possessed by the Shinigami. By then slicing open their own stomach, the Shinigami will do the same, releasing the souls trapped there. Under normal circumstances, the medium will die from the injury.<ref>Chapter 618, pages 13-17</ref>
   
 
== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==
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* When Orochimaru's arms are sealed, they begin to experience [[Wikipedia:Necrosis|necrosis]] and cause him increasing amounts of physical pain. He is able to escape the pain and decay by [[Living Corpse Reincarnation|switching bodies]], but he remains unable to make full use of his arms.<ref>Chapter 198, page 15</ref>
* During his discussion with [[Kushina]] on how to deal with the [[Nine-Tails]], Minato stated: {{Translation|"''The fūinjutsu I — not being a jinchūriki — am able to use is… the Shiki Fūjin!''"|「人柱力ないオレができる封印術は屍鬼封尽!」|}} What he meant by this is unclear as the Hokage did not elaborate.<ref name="ch503"/>
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* During his discussion with [[Kushina]] on how to deal with the [[Nine-Tails]], Minato stated: {{Translation|"''The fūinjutsu I — not being a jinchūriki — am able to use is… the Shiki Fūjin!''"|「人柱力ないオレができる封印術は屍鬼封尽!」|"Jinchūriki na denai ore ga dekiru fūinjutsu wa Shiki Fūjin!"}} What he meant by this is unclear as the Hokage did not elaborate.<ref name="ch503"/>
* In the manga and anime, Hiruzen calls this technique by its full name, {{translation|"Sealing Technique: Dead Demon Consuming Seal"|封印術・屍鬼封尽|Fūinjutsu: Shiki Fūjin}}. The databook entry for this technique drops the "Sealing Technique" part.
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* In the manga and anime, Hiruzen calls this technique {{translation|"Sealing Technique: Dead Demon Consuming Seal"|封印術・屍鬼封尽|Fūinjutsu: Shiki Fūjin}}. The technique's databook entry drops the "Sealing Technique" part.
   
 
== References ==
 
== References ==

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The Dead Demon Consuming Seal is a seal developed by the Uzumaki clan to call upon the power of the Shinigami.[2]

Usage

After the hand seals are performed, the user's soul is partly separated from their body and suspended behind them. Behind their soul appears the Shinigami, which restrains their soul with its hair. Only the summoner is able to see the Shinigami at this point. Eventually, the Shinigami wraps its left arm with prayer beads and chants unintelligibly until a cursed seal appears on its arm. It then drives its arm into the summoner's soul, thus allowing the summoner to call upon the Shinigami to seal a target. When Hiruzen performs it, he is required to get close to his target in order to initiate the seal.[3] When Minato performs it, he is able to remain at a distance.[4] The Shinigami's arm emerges from the summoner's body and grasps the soul of the target, enabling the target to see the Shinigami as well.

Once the target's soul is grasped, the summoner can remove the target's soul and seal it into their own body. Hiruzen is able to seal multiple souls through combination with the Shadow Clone Technique. However, the sealing is not necessarily complete nor automatic. When Hiruzen uses it on Orochimaru, he must rely on his own physical strength to extract Orochimaru's soul. Because he lacks the strength to fully do that, he opts instead to only seal Orochimaru's arms, accomplished by having the Shinigami cut off the arms of Orochimaru's soul; this paralyses his arms and prevents him from performing hand seals and by extension most ninjutsu.[5] When Minato uses it, he seals only the Nine-Tails' yin chakra, leaving its yang chakra alone;[6] this sealing of its yin chakra into himself makes him its jinchūriki.

After the sealing is performed, a mark appears on the summoner's stomach that is similar in appearance to the Eight Trigrams Sealing Style. For a few moments afterwards the summoner can continue moving and speaking, allowing them to finish any lingering business they may have. Shortly afterwards the Shinigami will consume their soul and the soul of their target(s), ending their life. The souls of those trapped within the Shinigami's stomach cannot enter the Pure Land and are destined to fight with their victims for all eternity.[7]

Dead Demon Consuming Seal - Release

Souls being released from the Shinigami's stomach.

The only method of releasing a soul from the Shinigami's stomach is to wear the Shinigami Mask, allowing the wearer to be possessed by the Shinigami. By then slicing open their own stomach, the Shinigami will do the same, releasing the souls trapped there. Under normal circumstances, the medium will die from the injury.[8]

Trivia

  • When Orochimaru's arms are sealed, they begin to experience necrosis and cause him increasing amounts of physical pain. He is able to escape the pain and decay by switching bodies, but he remains unable to make full use of his arms.[9]
  • During his discussion with Kushina on how to deal with the Nine-Tails, Minato stated: "The fūinjutsu I — not being a jinchūriki — am able to use is… the Shiki Fūjin!" (「人柱力なでいオレができる封印術は屍鬼封尽!」, "Jinchūriki na denai ore ga dekiru fūinjutsu wa Shiki Fūjin!") What he meant by this is unclear as the Hokage did not elaborate.[6]
  • In the manga and anime, Hiruzen calls this technique "Sealing Technique: Dead Demon Consuming Seal" (封印術・屍鬼封尽, Fūinjutsu: Shiki Fūjin). The technique's databook entry drops the "Sealing Technique" part.

References

  1. Second Databook, page 228
  2. Chapter 619, page 2
  3. Chapter 123, pages 8-9
  4. Chapter 504, page 6
  5. Chapter 618, page 11
  6. 6.0 6.1 Chapter 503, page 17
  7. Chapter 520, pages 11-12
  8. Chapter 618, pages 13-17
  9. Chapter 198, page 15