Edo Tensei

Lore & Background

The Impure World Reincarnation is a forbidden summoning jutsu that brings the dead back as immortal corpses. Itachi Uchiha is resurrected by Kabuto Yakushi using this technique during the Fourth Great Ninja War. The resurrected individuals are forced to fight on Tobi's side. Itachi is paired with Nagato and forced to fight Naruto and Killer Bee against his will. Itachi learns of his brother's intentions and summons the crow he gave Naruto to regain his free will. After sealing Nagato, Itachi heads out to stop Kabuto and encounters Sasuke. Itachi is pushed to use Izanami to trap Kabuto in an eternal time-loop in his own mind to have him release his jutsu. Itachi's soul begins to fade after using Izanami.

In Their Own Story

The wind howled across the battlefield, carrying the scent of rain and old blood. From the swirling dust, a figure materialized not with a gasp for air, but with a cold, silent stare. His skin was pale as moonlight, his eyes glowing with an unnatural violet hue. He looked down at his hands, flexing fingers that had long since turned to ash in another life. 'So, I have returned,' he murmured, the voice echoing not from a throat, but from the very air around him. Beside him, others emerged from the fog—warriors of legend, generals of old, their faces frozen in expressions of grim determination or terrifying rage. They were no longer men; they were weapons forged by a madman's will, standing ready to turn the tide of a war that should have ended with their deaths.

Reader's Guide

The Impure World Reincarnation is a forbidden summoning jutsu that brings the dead back as immortal corpses. Itachi Uchiha is resurrected by Kabuto Yakushi using this technique during the Fourth Great Ninja War. The resurrected individuals are forced to fight on Tobi's side. Itachi is paired with Nagato and forced to fight Naruto and Killer Bee against his will. Itachi learns of his brother's intentions and summons the crow he gave Naruto to regain his free will. After sealing Nagato, Itachi heads out to stop Kabuto and encounters Sasuke. Itachi is pushed to use Izanami to trap Kabuto in an eternal time-loop in his own mind to have him release his jutsu. Itachi's soul begins to fade after using Izanami.

Did You Know?

• Itachi Uchiha is brought back by Kabuto Yakushi using the Impure World Reincarnation during the Fourth Great Ninja War.
• Itachi is paired with Nagato and forced to fight Naruto and Killer Bee against his will.
• Itachi uses Izanami to trap Kabuto in an eternal time-loop in his own mind to have him release his jutsu.
• Itachi's soul begins to fade after using Izanami.
• Itachi summons the crow he gave Naruto to regain his free will.