

The only discretion a user needs to exercise for the Impure World Reincarnation is how much control to exert over the reincarnated soul. The talisman used to control the reincarnated. Reincarnations can be recalled in a similar way, with a coffin emerging around them to take them back. Alternatively, coffins that contain them can be summoned to a location, assuming someone is there to perform the summoning the anime does not consistently require this. Reincarnations can be mobilised like standard infantry, where they must travel to their destination. His improvements, combined with the fact that performing the Impure World Reincarnation requires no chakra from the user, causes Kabuto to declare it the most powerful jutsu in history. Ultimately, it is Kabuto who almost completely eliminates the flaws, bettering the Impure World Reincarnation to such a degree that the reincarnations are almost perfectly returned to how they were during life and he can control as many at a time as he wishes to, resources permitting. Orochimaru was able to somewhat mitigate both flaws, bringing them much closer to their original level of power. Although the sacrifice is still technically alive so long as the technique is active, their body will never again be theirs and the body will die when the reincarnated soul is released.Īlthough Tobirama was the technique's creator, his usage had two flaws: the reincarnated souls were greatly diminished in power compared to when they were alive and he could only control a small number at a time.

The sacrifice's chakra signature is completely overridden with the chakra of the one being reincarnated.

Then dust and ash encase the sacrifice's body, giving them the same appearance that the reincarnated had at the time of their death the process is apparently painful for the sacrifice. Once the scroll is activated, the remains spread out in the form of a special seal with the living sacrifice in the centre. To actually perform the Impure World Reincarnation, the DNA of the person to be reincarnated is smeared on a special scroll. Torune being reincarnated with Fū as the sacrifice. If the souls are readily available in the Impure World, such as was the case with the first four Hokage who were freshly freed from the Shinigami's stomach, they can be reincarnated through this technique. A living sacrifice is also required for the reincarnated soul to use as a vessel. The soul of the intended reincarnated must also reside in the Pure Land souls trapped in the stomach of the Shinigami, for example, cannot be reincarnated so long as they reside there. Kabuto remarks that this basically amounts to grave-robbing, although blood stains or organs salvaged after the target's death also work. Before this technique can be performed, the user must first acquire some of the DNA of the person they intend to reincarnate.
