With the sealing completed, the Shinigami gradually starts consuming the summoner's soul. In Minato's case, this sealing of the Nine-Tails' yin chakra into himself makes him its jinchūriki. The target's soul is sealed within the body of the summoner, represented by a swirl pattern on their torso that is similar in appearance to the Eight Trigrams Sealing Style. Because he lacked the strength to fully remove it, he opted instead to only seal Orochimaru's arms, accomplished by having the Shinigami cut off the arms of Orochimaru's soul. When Hiruzen used it on Orochimaru, he had to rely on his own physical strength to extract Orochimaru's soul.When Minato uses it, he seals only the Nine-Tails' yin chakra, leaving its yang chakra alone.The sealing, however, is not necessarily complete nor automatic: Hiruzen was able to seal multiple souls by using this technique in conjunction with the Shadow Clone Technique. With targets unable to escape or fight back, the summoner can remove and seal their soul. While the Shinigami grabs their soul, the target is immobilised, any jutsu they may be using are dispelled, and they are prevented from performing additional jutsu. Targets are able to see the Shinigami so long as it's in contact with their soul. When Minato Namikaze performs it, he is able to remain at a distance. When Hiruzen Sarutobi performs it, he is required to get close to his target in order to initiate the seal. It then drives its arm into the summoner's soul, thus allowing the summoner to call upon the Shinigami to seal a target: the Shinigami's arm emerges from the summoner's body and grasps the target's soul. After a few moments, the Shinigami wraps its left arm with prayer beads and chants unintelligibly until a cursed seal appears on its arm. Only the summoner is able to see the Shinigami at this point. Behind their soul appears the Shinigami, which restrains their soul with its hair. OverviewĪfter the hand seals are performed, the user's soul is partly separated from their body and suspended behind them. Its very existence is so secret that even Orochimaru knew nothing about it. The Dead Demon Consuming Seal is a sealing technique developed by the Uzumaki clan to call upon the power of the Shinigami.

Reaper death seal