[Sorry kiddo, mommy had an aha! moment and started rambling once daddy finished. But she shoots Minato a questioning look when he mentioned Sasuke returning. Something else Naruto had skimmed over prior to the family chat.]
You're right! Unless there was more than one person there? Whoever wanted information could've had someone under their control to break the seal for them. Because you don't make any kind of deals with the Death God and expect to live, y'know. If someone went there knowing how to get in and break the seal, they couldn't have been stupid enough to not know they'd have to sacrificed. So maybe it could've been someone with a death wish or was dying anyway? I'd say it could be someone with a powerful or forbidden healing technique, but sacrificing yourself to break the mask isn't something you can heal yourself from or get someone else to do for you either.
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You're right! Unless there was more than one person there? Whoever wanted information could've had someone under their control to break the seal for them. Because you don't make any kind of deals with the Death God and expect to live, y'know. If someone went there knowing how to get in and break the seal, they couldn't have been stupid enough to not know they'd have to sacrificed. So maybe it could've been someone with a death wish or was dying anyway? I'd say it could be someone with a powerful or forbidden healing technique, but sacrificing yourself to break the mask isn't something you can heal yourself from or get someone else to do for you either.