How did Orochimaru summon Minato?

Orochimaru did complete the ritual, and had Minato, but he couldn’t use him right away. He tried to summon him on the fight, but because of the Shiki Fuujin, the host was not taken over by Minato’s soul or mind. Either Orochimaru didn’t know about the sealing or didn’t know about the cooldown time.

Who did Orochimaru reanimate?

In his new body, Orochimaru brings the first four Hokage back to life with the Reanimation Jutsu to give Sasuke the answers he wants.

Did Orochimaru hold back against hiruzen?

That’s not a far stretch, either, since even after Hiruzen held back and took a beating from Hashirama and Tobirama, he managed to seal both of them and Orochimaru’s hands. Orochimaru’s hands were only saved because the Sword of Kusanagi could fly, somehow. And yes, he did hold back.

Who created the reanimation jutsu?

Tobirama created the jutsu so he could gather Intel and also destroy threats to Konoha. The great part is the reanimated ninja can attack over and over again and take no damage and are dead so you’re minimizing casualties to zero in lots of cases.

What happens if you use the Reaper Death Seal?

Souls can only be freed from the Shinigami’s stomach by using Dead Demon Consuming Seal: Release (屍鬼封尽・解, Shiki Fūjin: Kai, English TV: Reaper Death Seal: Release). If the individual wearing the mask slices open their own stomach, the Shinigami will do the same, and any souls inside it will be freed.

Why didn’t Orochimaru summon Minato right away?

Orochimaru did complete the ritual, and had Minato, but he couldn’t use him right away. He tried to summon him on the fight, but because of the Shiki Fuujin, the host was not taken over by Minato’s soul or mind. Either Orochimaru didn’t know about the sealing or didn’t know about the cooldown time.

Can Orochimaru be the 4th Hokage?

Orochimaru tried to summon the Fourth Hokage. The coffin did not open, because (as you already said) the Fourth Hokage was already sealed. Orochimaru tried to summon him anyway, and failed. There is a way to be the Fourth, but very unlikely.

Why didn’t Hiruzen stop this coffin?

However, unlike you said in your question, Hiruzen did not stop this coffin. It was the fact that the 4th Hokage was sealed with the Shiki Fuujin that prevented that summoning. Orochimaru tried to summon the Fourth Hokage. The coffin did not open, because (as you already said) the Fourth Hokage was already sealed.

Can Obito Edo Tensei be the fourth?

Orochimaru tried to summon him anyway, and failed. There is a way to be the Fourth, but very unlikely. In the anime, probably in the manga as well, Kabuto taught Obito Edo Tensei. He got Danzou’s bodyguards to show an example. He kills one of them, take his DNA and start the ritual.