How can Orochimaru move his arm?

**vasco** · Sat, 10-01-2005, 07:04 PM

In the battle between the third hokage and Orochimaru, hokage summons "God of Dead" to kill (eat ) Orochimaru's soul.. but because he did not have chakra left, so he only can "eat" the arm (so he could not use any Ninja Technique)....

<skip in the middle>

Orochimaru after transfer his soul in a new body, it seems he can move his arm...

How come? I think Orochimaru lose a part of his soul (arm)... which is belong to the soul, not the body.... how can he "heal" his soul after transfer a new container?

**Jadugar** · Sat, 10-01-2005, 07:09 PM

If he can transfer his soul from one body to another, which is a forbidden technique then I guess he can also heal his arms as well.

**heero** · Sat, 10-01-2005, 07:31 PM

ya that part didnt really make sense...it wasnt really a physical damage...meh

***Terracosmo*** · Sat, 10-01-2005, 07:48 PM

How can Kishimoto write believable scripts?

Oh wait, he can't...

**Jadugar** · Sat, 10-01-2005, 08:37 PM

Originally posted by: Terracosmo
How can Kishimoto write believable scripts?

Oh wait, he can't...

He is only human. No big deal.

**GhostKaGe** · Sat, 10-01-2005, 08:52 PM

He had an "soul arm transplant" from the previous owner of the body.

**GhostKaGe** · Sat, 10-01-2005, 08:52 PM

*double post*

**XanBcoo** · Sun, 10-02-2005, 10:43 PM

This has always bugged me and I've accepted it as a plot hole.

There's no real explaining it until Kishimoto himself finds some way around it.

Edit: or perhaps GhostKage is right and he took the arms of the new body. Whatever

**The Heretic Azazel** · Sun, 10-02-2005, 10:48 PM

I'm sure he took the arms of the new body, they're only arms after all, Oro knows what to do with them.

**XanBcoo** · Sun, 10-02-2005, 10:53 PM

Yes he does.

*fwap fwap fwap*

The topic summary makes me think of a carnivorous Sandaime.

**heero** · Sun, 10-02-2005, 11:18 PM

Originally posted by: The Heretic Azazel
I'm sure he took the arms of the new body, they're only arms after all, Oro knows what to do with them.

so bascially he took that guy's arm(soul) and slapped it onto his own soul? lol kinda weird

**mage** · Sun, 10-02-2005, 11:19 PM

when orochimaru enters a new body, the original soul is still there, so i assume he uses it's arms.

**Jadugar** · Mon, 10-03-2005, 05:45 AM

Originally posted by: mage
when orochimaru enters a new body, the original soul is still there, so i assume he uses it's arms.

Two souls in one body?

**Shinda** · Mon, 10-03-2005, 08:46 AM

Originally posted by: Jadugar

Two souls in one body?

it could be that Oro is just suppressing the other soul.

I think you should see it as a permanent mindtransfer, and if that is the case than he's got a big problem if he decides to take sakura's body

**XanBcoo** · Mon, 10-03-2005, 09:09 AM

Originally posted by: Jadugar

Two souls in one body?

He did say that that guy's will would still live on inside him, or something to that effect. I'm not ruling out that possibility. Hey, at least it provides an answer.

**Strider** · Mon, 10-03-2005, 10:42 AM

Originally posted by: Shinda
I think you should see it as a permanent mindtransfer, and if that is the case than he's got a big problem if he decides to take sakura's body

And, he would take over Sakura's body why?

Two minds in the same body pining over Sasuke. That's what we really need in this series ..

**Jaredster** · Mon, 10-03-2005, 05:23 PM

I always just thought that when he took that part of his soul out that controlled his arms, the soul could regenerate, but the body couldn't. So if he got a new body it would work.

**Aeon** · Mon, 10-03-2005, 06:08 PM

I think everyone needs to go and rewatch the part where Oro is explaining the move, he says it's a mind transferring jutsu not a soul one. Oro transfers his mind into a new body therefore Oro has no soul.

*Edit*how the heck did I get in here? I never come in here. Wondered why the threads looked different. I'll take my leave now.

**vasco** · Mon, 10-03-2005, 07:09 PM

Originally posted by: Strider

Originally posted by: Shinda
I think you should see it as a permanent mindtransfer, and if that is the case than he's got a big problem if he decides to take sakura's body

And, he would take over Sakura's body why?

Two minds in the same body pining over Sasuke. That's what we really need in this series ..

I think he just mean... if someone (Sasuke) the mind is as strong as Sakura (she can repulse Ino's mind control), then what will happened in orochimaru if he got repulse? go back to org body? or disappear?

Originally posted by: Aeon
I think everyone needs to go and rewatch the part where Oro is explaining the move, he says it's a mind transferring jutsu not a soul one. Oro transfers his mind into a new body therefore Oro has no soul.

If he does not transfer the soul, just the mind, which mean he will not carry anything (his ability, chikra, etc) to the new body... then transfer body for what? just for the memory?

**heero** · Mon, 10-03-2005, 07:13 PM

Originally posted by: vasco
If he does not transfer the soul, just the mind, which mean he will not carry anything (his ability, chikra, etc) to the new body... then transfer body for what? just for the memory?

well thats why he picks the best body choice. aka Sasuke. If he can take chikra and watever ability with him, then after a dozen of transfers he would have more chikra than naruto lol. And remember why he was looking for eternal life. He wanted to learn all jitsu, thats why he wants to maintain his mind and memory even when his body is gone.

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