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In recent chapters, all the Hokages that have passed away have been summoned
by Orochimaru with Edo Tensei.

Didn't the Third Hokage, during his fight with Orochimaru, in which Orochimaru
used Edo Tensei to summon the 1st and 2nd, seal both Kage away in some way, so
that they could never be summoned again?


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Weren't the 1st and 2nd Hokage sealed forever?


All four Hokage had been sealed with the [Shiki
Fuujin](http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Dead_Demon_Consuming_Seal):

  * As you said, the **First and Second Hokage had been sealed by the Third** , in his fight against Orochimaru. 
  * On that same fight, **the Third sealed himself** , along with the First and Second. 
  * **The Fourth sealed himself** when he sealed the Kyuubi inside Naruto.

[![The Third Hokage, summoning the
Shinigami](https://i.stack.imgur.com/rCr3wm.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/rCr3w.jpg)

Those whose souls were sealed by the Shiki Fuujin cannot be summoned or
reincarnated.  
However, as we discovered in chapter 618, [**the seal can be
broken**](http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Dead_Demon_Consuming_Seal:_Release) by
summoning the Shinigami while using a [Shinigami
mask](http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Shinigami_Mask) that was stored in the
[Uzumaki Clan's Mask Storage
Temple](http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Uzumaki_Clan%27s_Mask_Storage_Temple).

[![Orochimaru, breaking the Shiki
Fuujin](https://i.stack.imgur.com/UvPvNm.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/UvPvN.png)


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