i wanted to ressurrect the discussion in a recently locked topic about the 4th's seal on naruto and why the demon fox wasnt eaten by the death god and whatnot, because i think there are some conflicting points to make about it

alot of you guys were saying that the 4th prolly used extra seals to create a different effect, and am i right in guessing that you are basing this off the scene when jiraiya was analyzing the symbol on naruto's chest? if so, then i'd have to remind that if you look at the symbols that appear on the 3rd's clones, they are of the exact same design, so they both had the elaborate triangle seals that channel the captured soul and the host's bodies and everything just as naruto had. This leads me to believe that there is no indication of the 4th using extra seals, and unfortunately, it kinda contradicts the way jiraiya glorified the craftsmanship of naruto's seal...since it was technically the death god that did it, not the 4th.

my theory......is that the captured soul is only consumed by the death god when the host dies. That is why the demon fox is still alive