Is Itachi back for good?

[Rarhyx]

if kabuto cant cancel the jutsu itachi will go after his buisness with sasuke is dealt.

[jorped]

As i already said i think that Kabuto has the power to at least free him from Edo Tensei jutsu, but is he going to that? I don't think so. Even if he can't "use" Itachi any more, indirectly Itachi might end do something that he wants. If Itachi stays i am quite sure that he will try to stop Madara somehow and that is what Kabuto wants.

At this point i start thinking if it wouldn't be better if Kabuto was the final villain

[Montai]

Since that eye has programed Itachi to protect Konoha, that means that he'll be forced into fighting Sasuke, if he shows up, no? I think we're going to see Itachi vs Madara or Sasuke. Maybe not next chapter, but soon... "Just a prediction"

[jorped]

Since that eye has programed Itachi to protect Konoha, that means that he'll be forced into fighting Sasuke, if he shows up, no? I think we're going to see Itachi vs Madara or Sasuke. Maybe not next chapter, but soon... "Just a prediction"

I think so. The only think that can make that not happen is Kabuto releasing Itachi from Edo Tensei, or Itachi being sealed, but i don't really think that the Alliance would do that, since he is going to help them no matter what, since he is being controlled by "Protect Konoha" super genjutsu. Having Itachi is certainly going to boost Alliance's strength

[ninjabot]

He won't be here much longer. For one, Kabuto didn't use the "powered up" Edo Tensei that takes your mind away meaning he's perfectly capable of "giving up the ghost", by accepting his death the same way Sasori did. Itachi's stated twice already that he places his faith in Naruto for saving his little brother. That leads me to believe after this fight he'll disappear, convinced of Naruto's strength from his showing in the upcoming fight. Or, he could also wait until meeting Madara and getting his soul ripped out... or he could even "die" by Sasuke's hand for the second time (I still don't know who will be Sasuke's jobber when he gets the EMS).

Eitherway, he won't stay immortal forever I don't think.

[benelori]

Answering the question in the title...I don't think so...even if he overwrote Kabuto's control, the jutsu is still working and his soul is still bound to the real world...when he will reach some sort of closure, the jutsu will be dispelled

[kkck]

I always wondered about the possibilities of the rinnengan and edo tensei combined though. The rinnengan can in fact bring people back to life, we actually saw that. Edo tensei is a jutsu that allows the user to bring back the dead but even then they are not really alive, they are immortal zombies. In turn, what could the two of them together accomplish? Would it be plausible to actually permanently attack itachi's soul to its current body at least beyond kabuto's control?

[benelori]

I always wondered about the possibilities of the rinnengan and edo tensei combined though. The rinnengan can in fact bring people back to life, we actually saw that. Edo tensei is a jutsu that allows the user to bring back the dead but even then they are not really alive, they are immortal zombies. In turn, what could the two of them together accomplish? Would it be plausible to actually permanently attack itachi's soul to its current body at least beyond kabuto's control?

Well I think it could be a possibility...when Nagato resurrected Konoha, he sort of pulled back the souls to the body...so I think the requirements are having the body and having the soul in close proximity or at least at disposal...Edo Tensei does the last, so all they need is Itachi's body, which is probably tucked away well by Madara

[kkck]

I was thinking more along the lines of itachi's current zombie body turning into an actual body though. Itachi's old body should be long decomposed and eyeless for the most part. The way I see it it is more of a matter of permanently sticking itachi's soul to that body in a way that kabuto could not severe it.

[Vengeance]

Itachi was basically turned into Kikyo. He'll survive long enough to at least meet Sasuke again. He'll probably pass on when he knows that Sasuke is ok or because Sasuke or Madara kills him again.

[hyper_megaman]

i think kabuto eitehr can't dispel edo tensei on just itachi alone (the zombies either all stay or all go together), or he is still using itachi as a spycam

itachi just overwrote the commands to attack by having a command to protect konoha, remember? i think everything else is still under kabuto's control, like what he sees, hears

[Vengeance]

i think kabuto eitehr can't dispel edo tensei on just itachi alone (the zombies either all stay or all go together), or he is still using itachi as a spycam

itachi just overwrote the commands to attack by having a command to protect konoha, remember? i think everything else is still under kabuto's control, like what he sees, hears

If that were the case then Kabuto could simply wipe Itachi's mind. Itachi's body will no longer follow any of Kabuto's orders which should include reverse summoning & mind wiping. If Kabuto had the power to do something he would have wiped Itachi's mind the moment he broke free.

[kkck]

To be completely honest I think the control kabuto has over the edo tensei is simply a powerful genjutsu. If this is the case then actually ridding itachi of his free will should be pretty much impossible by now as the genjutsu used on itachi seems altogether more powerful than the one on the edo tensei. Now, even if itachi can't be controlled anymore it does not mean kabuto can't use his 3 nifty seals and send him to hell again. I don't think it will be any more complicated than that.

[Centrelink]

If infact he is free of EdoTense control.

Then it follows that EdoTense cannot be released.

I believe Itachi will survive. But decompose overtime and lose his "immortal" status as a side from being disconnected from EdoTense.

[Suzaku]

To be completely honest I think the control kabuto has over the edo tensei is simply a powerful genjutsu

No, they're actually controlled using paper talismans that are tied to kunai and implanted in their brains. This was explained when Orochimaru first used the technique.

Kabuto already said that his talismans are different from Orochimaru's, in that they allow the individual to retain their memories and thoughts, but he can still overwrite the talisman to destroy their personalities and turn them into killing machines.

So the classification for the control mechanism should probably be "ninja tools", not genjutsu.