The summon was specifically referred to by the 3rd as a jutsu that calls the death god's service in exchange for your life. When oro asks the 3rd why he didn't try to dodge the sword, the 3rd once again explains that he had already signed his life away.Originally posted by: Cyberdude93
What, you mean after the third used the death god with his clones (and hadn't really changed a bit other than losing Chakra), even if he didn't even TRY to get Orochimaru, the death god would have said "Oh well, I'll kill you anyway" and just impaled him?Originally posted by: AssertnFailure
Just merely summoning the death god signs your life away, regardless of whether you use a clone to perform the actual sealing.
Not to say I don't believe you, but by simply watching the anime it sure doesn't look like that ;P