Possibilities of Unknowns

[JaySee]

Orochimaru not knowing Naruto is very relevant. He had no clue of the Kyuubi until Naruto's eyes changed and he started acting berserk. As a Jounin and Sannin, and not to mention he loves to experiment on things and craves power, it makes no sense that he would not know Naruto if he left AFTER the Kyuubi incident. It also is hard to believe that they would investigate and find out what Orochimaru was up to AFTER the Kyuubi incident when the village was in ruin and they were rebuilding. They would have their hands full just like after Orochimaru devastated the village. He also says he's surprised the baby lived. Even more proof he wasn't there after the incident.

Also, him not recognizing the seal technique points out that he wasn't at the battle. It's very strange the one of the strongest ninja of the village wouldn't be fighting.

[marusu]

I have a question now after re-watching the 3rd's death. How the heck did 4th use this technique? Did he carry Naruto on his stomach so the shinigami's hand would go through him as well? How the hell did he stop the shinigami from taking Naruto's soul? Why the hell did he have to put it in Naruto instead of just let the shinigami eat it? HOW THE HECK DID HE SUBDUE THE KYUUBI IN THE FIRST PLACE TO DO THE TECHNIQUE?!?!

off the top of my head: maybe the fourth just sealed the kyuubi inside him, which instead of killing him made him into a baby, whom the villagers called naruto... then years later, kishimoto makes a story arc where naruto ends up going back in time and becomes the 4th everyone knows of, realizing his dream of being hokage and thus creating a nice time-loop ending for the entire series... hahaha... please don't take this seriously...

[HyourinMaru-]

14 years when? 14 years from the beginning of the series? 14 years since the final fight with Sarutobi? 14 years after the time skip?

Because at the start of the series the Kyuubi incident happened 12 years ago. At the fight with Sarutobi it was 13 years ago. And after the time skip it would've been 15 years ago, almost 16.

I do think Orochimaru left before the Kyuubi arrived, but I don't have the facts to back it up. And I think what Kai was bringing up is that the argument and logic you guy's been using are flawed to make the the assumed timeline factual.

14 years before serries starts... thats what i've read on some site...

[kyubisrage]

off the top of my head: maybe the fourth just sealed the kyuubi inside him, which instead of killing him made him into a baby, whom the villagers called naruto... then years later, kishimoto makes a story arc where naruto ends up going back in time and becomes the 4th everyone knows of, realizing his dream of being hokage and thus creating a nice time-loop ending for the entire series... hahaha... please don't take this seriously...

Honestly this isn't that far fetched it would solve a lot of questions we have on their similarities of looks and all. But they would of prob told naruto and they prob wouldn't hate him cuss he is the yondaime..

[Death BOO Z]

again with the "what happened to the 4th" theories?
I think that the jutsu transfers souls from the victim to the caster (or target), and from the caster to deathgod, thereby killing both the enemy's body and taking away the caster. but in Naruto's case, since the 9 tails is uber immortal and would simply respawn if you take him out, yodaime decided to seal him into a little baby, to grant the village atleast a few more years of security from the demon.

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