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We know that when the Kyuubi attacked Konoha, the 4th Hokage sealed half of
the Kyuubi's chakra using the Dead Demon Consuming Seal and half within
Naruto.

When Orochimaru sliced the stomach of the Dead Demon Consuming Seal
"Reaper"/Shinigami (Chapter 618), all things that was sealed in it was freed.

So what happened to the half of the Kyuubi's chakra that was sealed? Why
didn't it return?


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What happened to the Kyuubi's chakra after Orochimaru releases the Dead Demon Consuming Seal?


We don't know what happened to it. It might be possible that it was released,
and it might also be possible that it's sealed within Minato (if you remember,
he sealed it within himself before he died).

I'm guessing that it won't go unnoticed, but I'm guessing we'll just have to
wait and see.


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As of the current chapter (630), it is still not known if the Kyuubi's chakra
was released from the Shinigami's stomach. It is possible that it is the
**gift** that Minato is referring to when the kages and Sasuke's group are
about to go to the battlefield.

[![From chapter 627, page
16](https://i.stack.imgur.com/0TcKg.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/0TcKg.png)  
From chapter 627, page 16


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The latest chapter (631) shows:

> [Minato cloaked in the Kyuubi chakra](https://i.stack.imgur.com/77N6j.jpg),
> in the same manner that Naruto is when using it. This suggests that the half
> he has sealed away in himself is still there, in him and he has full use of
> it.


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