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the attack in question is near 2:40 here <https://youtu.be/-J7V4YykpY4?t=160>
(episode 456?)

how did he survive that attack? Shouldn't Amaterasu have burned his body down
to ash?


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How did Yagura Karatachi / Fourth Mizukage survive Itachi's Amaterasu?


Canonically speaking, [Amaterasu](https://naruto.fandom.com/wiki/Amaterasu) is
not able to burn through the [tailed beast's
cloak](https://naruto.fandom.com/wiki/Jinch%C5%ABriki_Forms) (see spoiler
image below). The beast's Chakra protects them from the effects. This is shown
in Naruto Chapter 697

While the scene you are asking about is partially filler, we do know some
elements about both Amaterasu and the beast's cloak that can provide an
answer.

**Beast Cloak**  
The tailed beast's cloak, while active, provides raid healing effects. So
while Yagura is in the beast form, the beast's chakra was constantly healing
while Amaterasu was burning. Eventually Amaterasu's power overtook Yagura's
beast forum, thus forcing him to revert back his human state.

**Amaterasu**  
When Amaterasu is active, there are only a handful of methods to extinguish
the flames. It will eventually burn out after 7 days and nights _or_ if the
user recalls the flames; whichever comes first. So after Yagura reverted back
to his human state, Itachi put out the flames to not actually kill him, but to
immobilize him.

> [![Naruto cloak blocking
> Amaterasu](https://i.stack.imgur.com/9EAACl.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/9EAACl.png)


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itachi could have killed yagura and burned him alive but he chose not to
completely kill him because the akatsuki needed the body of yagura to complete
the gedo statue's jinjuriki.


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