Naruto Episode 73: Forbidden Secret Technique: Reaper Death Seal!
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Naruto Episode 73: Forbidden Secret Technique: Reaper Death Seal!
Canon/HIGH
OSHIMETER
9.6
67 Fans
5
4
3
2
1
PacingVisualWritingEmo ImpactSoundtrack
QUICK TAKES
raiju_rider
Orochimaru spent the whole series acting like he was immortal and then he lost the one thing a ninja needs most because he could not handle the old mans resolve
brassius
That reaper god thing is hands down the scariest thing in this anime and the price you have to pay to use it makes the third hokage a total hero for staying so calm while his soul was taken
tyme_366
The way the third hokage just stared death in the face and smiled at Orochimaru while his soul was being ripped out was the most impressive thing ever and he really is the strongest
cere_cere_388
I cannot get over the visual of that shinigami floating there with the knife in its mouth and hearing that the fourth hokage used this same move to seal the fox inside Naruto makes everything about the start of the story so much darker now that we know he gave up his soul to save the whole village from the nine tails
abelferrazmiku
My skin crawled when that giant death god thing appeared behind the old man and put its hand through his chest and that thing looked so creepy and way more intense than any other jutsu we have seen yet
aobozu_blade_46
Shino using his bugs to clog up Kankuro and his puppet was such a smart move and it shows why you should never underestimate the weird quiet kids in this show
nami_navigator_82
I think I finally figured out how the Fourth Hokage died because they mentioned the reaper seal was used on the nine tails fox too and it makes my heart ache for Naruto
windblight_ganon
Seeing Orochimaru actually scream in pain while his arms turned grey was intense, but at least Jiraiya showed up with that massive toad to help handle the giant snakes in the village
jun_jun_389
Sarutobi just taking a sword to the gut so he could finish the seal was heavy, especially since he treats the whole village like his own family and is dying to save them
kitsune_knight
The look of pure terror on Orochimaru when his arms got grabbed by the reaper was so satisfying because he usually acts like nothing can touch him and now he cannot even use hand signs
peepe_wabawaba_487
that giant ghost thing with the knife in its mouth is the scariest jutsu yet and the way it looks when it reaches through hiruzen is making the skin crawl
hoho_hurricane
it is wild that the third hokage is willing to take his own life just to seal away his student powers, and that reaper visual looked so messed up
ihateeveryone
gaara is losing it and watching him strike out at temari just shows how far gone he is getting while sasuke keeps chasing him down
amaterasu_angel
using a female bug to track sasuke down was a smart move and shino is way cooler than expected for stepping up to help naruto's team out
queen_nehelenia
The reveal that the Fourth Hokage used this same soul sealing technique on the Nine Tails makes the Third using it here feel even more intense
thecatlife
that reaper death seal looks like something straight out of a nightmare and the way the shinigami was chewing on those souls made my skin crawl
saguaro
those reanimated hokages finally going back into the reaper was such a relief and hiruzen had a lot of guts to face his own teachers in a fight to the death
zacian_314
shino showing up out of nowhere with his bugs to track down sasuke was actually so cool and it was a shock he would be the one to deal with kankuro
sailor_mars
shino appearing out of nowhere to deal with kankuro was such a relief, and it finally feels like the other genin are actually helping sasuke catch gaara
suika_sphere
orochimaru looked so terrified for once and it was about time someone wiped that smug look off his face even if the cost is the old man dying
EPISODE CONTEXT
This episode is a pivotal chapter in the Konoha Crush arc, following the Third Hokage's resolve to stop Orochimaru's invasion at any cost. The previous episodes built tension through the barrier fight and the reanimation jutsu, and episode 73 pushes that confrontation to its breaking point. What happens here directly shapes the political and emotional landscape of the Hidden Leaf Village in the episodes that follow.
QUICK TAKES
raiju_rider
Orochimaru spent the whole series acting like he was immortal and then he lost the one thing a ninja needs most because he could not handle the old mans resolve
brassius
That reaper god thing is hands down the scariest thing in this anime and the price you have to pay to use it makes the third hokage a total hero for staying so calm while his soul was taken
tyme_366
The way the third hokage just stared death in the face and smiled at Orochimaru while his soul was being ripped out was the most impressive thing ever and he really is the strongest
cere_cere_388
I cannot get over the visual of that shinigami floating there with the knife in its mouth and hearing that the fourth hokage used this same move to seal the fox inside Naruto makes everything about the start of the story so much darker now that we know he gave up his soul to save the whole village from the nine tails
abelferrazmiku
My skin crawled when that giant death god thing appeared behind the old man and put its hand through his chest and that thing looked so creepy and way more intense than any other jutsu we have seen yet
aobozu_blade_46
Shino using his bugs to clog up Kankuro and his puppet was such a smart move and it shows why you should never underestimate the weird quiet kids in this show
nami_navigator_82
I think I finally figured out how the Fourth Hokage died because they mentioned the reaper seal was used on the nine tails fox too and it makes my heart ache for Naruto
windblight_ganon
Seeing Orochimaru actually scream in pain while his arms turned grey was intense, but at least Jiraiya showed up with that massive toad to help handle the giant snakes in the village
jun_jun_389
Sarutobi just taking a sword to the gut so he could finish the seal was heavy, especially since he treats the whole village like his own family and is dying to save them
kitsune_knight
The look of pure terror on Orochimaru when his arms got grabbed by the reaper was so satisfying because he usually acts like nothing can touch him and now he cannot even use hand signs
peepe_wabawaba_487
that giant ghost thing with the knife in its mouth is the scariest jutsu yet and the way it looks when it reaches through hiruzen is making the skin crawl
hoho_hurricane
it is wild that the third hokage is willing to take his own life just to seal away his student powers, and that reaper visual looked so messed up
ihateeveryone
gaara is losing it and watching him strike out at temari just shows how far gone he is getting while sasuke keeps chasing him down
amaterasu_angel
using a female bug to track sasuke down was a smart move and shino is way cooler than expected for stepping up to help naruto's team out
queen_nehelenia
The reveal that the Fourth Hokage used this same soul sealing technique on the Nine Tails makes the Third using it here feel even more intense
thecatlife
that reaper death seal looks like something straight out of a nightmare and the way the shinigami was chewing on those souls made my skin crawl
saguaro
those reanimated hokages finally going back into the reaper was such a relief and hiruzen had a lot of guts to face his own teachers in a fight to the death
zacian_314
shino showing up out of nowhere with his bugs to track down sasuke was actually so cool and it was a shock he would be the one to deal with kankuro
sailor_mars
shino appearing out of nowhere to deal with kankuro was such a relief, and it finally feels like the other genin are actually helping sasuke catch gaara
suika_sphere
orochimaru looked so terrified for once and it was about time someone wiped that smug look off his face even if the cost is the old man dying
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