Originally posted by: lasaire
Tsunade??! Tsunade doesn't have a seal. I think you mean Anko.

Since Kimimaro lacks Neji's ability to emit Chakra from every chakra hole in his body, there is no way a level 1 kimimaro would likely have been able to stand up to Kidoumaru's massive arrow assault, so it's more likely that Kimimaro has a level 2 seal.
I think this was responding to Kidoumaru's remark when he was about to collapse at the end of his fight with Neji:

"Shit, I haven't been this close to death since Kimimaro...."

However, this sentence trails off and is not finished, so we really don't know what Kidomaru meant. It could have been almost anything. Perhaps Kimimaro collapsed in the middle of a mission (due to his illness) and the team was nearly killed? Who knows.

I really think that it's too soon to tell anything in the Lee vs. Kimimaro fight. Wait a few weeks and things will become clear, I am sure.
tsunade actually does have a seal. it's not a curse seal, however. she used it when she fought orochimaru and kabuto. she collects chakra on her forehead and she uses it to stimulate the production of various enzymes that accelerate her cell duplication rate for rapid reformation. so, she can reconstruct any damaged parts and organs of her body.

anyway, yeah, i knew kalean meant that, but i was referring to how he is able to come up with the conclusion that kimimaro has a lvl 2 seal just from this sentence: "since kimimaro lacks neji's ability to emit chakra from every chakra hole in his body, there is no way a level 1 kimimaro would likely have been able to stand up to kidoumaru's massive arrow assult."

it just doesn't make sense.

EDIT: sometimes my replies seem somewhat offensive, but this is not the case for this thread.