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=== User: Bro is spitting facts... ===
Bro is spitting facts... i guess 🤔 or you can explain that it is not a plot hole

=== Assistant: Here’s the clean, correct explanation — and no, it’s not a plot hole at all. ===
Here’s the clean, correct explanation — and no, it’s not a plot hole at all.

=== ✅ Why Edo Nagato Looked Weak & Needed Bee’s Chakra (Even Though Edos Have “Infinite Chakra”) ===

People confuse “infinite chakra regen” with “infinite power.” They are not the same thing.

Let’s break it down clearly:

=== ⭐ 1. Edo Tensei revives your body condition at death, NOT your chakra reserves ===

Kabuto’s Edo Tensei brings back a ninja in the same physical state they died in.
* Nagato died as a crippled, emaciated man whose body was heavily damaged from years of: - Using the Demonic Statue - Channeling Six Paths powers - Chronic illness - Life-force depletion - Rinne Rebirth (which massively drains vitality)

Edo Tensei doesn’t fix health, muscles, organs, or vitality. It just revives your corpse as-is, but immortal.

👉 So Edo Nagato starts in a low physical baseline.

=== ⭐ 2. Edo Tensei gives infinite regen, not instant restoration ===

Think of it like this:
* Edos regenerate from injury or chakra consumption endlessly.
* But their starting stats, physical state, and base vitality remain the same.

If you summon a dehydrated marathon runner as an Edo, their body still looks dehydrated — but they will regenerate any new damage infinitely.

Nagato’s body was already permanently damaged before death.

He regenerates injuries, but Edo doesn't buff his:
* muscle strength
* vitality
* physical chakra pathways
* original max chakra output

=== ⭐ 3. Nagato’s problem was not chakra, but physical degradation ===

Pain Nagato had a massive chakra pool, but his real body was:
* physically destroyed
* chakra pathway system weakened
* unable to handle full Rinnegan output

That’s why Edo Nagato looked like a zombie — because his corpse actually ''was'' a zombie.

=== ⭐ 4. Why did Bee’s chakra “restore” him temporarily? ===

Because bijuu chakra revitalizes the body, not just refills chakra.

Bee’s chakra temporarily restored:
* vitality
* physical strength
* mobility
* clarity

This is why Nagato briefly returns to his “prime” appearance with red hair and muscular form — not because his chakra was empty, but because his body was healed and empowered by external chakra.

👉 Edo regen can’t do that. It only restores damage, not health.

=== ⭐ 5. Itachi having low chakra before death doesn’t matter ===

Itachi died low on chakra, but Edo Tensei:
* gives him infinite regeneration
* restores his normal appearance
* fixes all illnesses (Kabuto manually modified him)

So Itachi was effectively patched and buffed by Kabuto.

Nagato was NOT improved in this way.

Kabuto even says:

: “Nagato’s body was too damaged for me to modify.”

=== ⭐ Final Verdict ===

===== ❌ Not a plot hole =====

===== ✔ Completely consistent with Edo Tensei mechanics =====

Chakra regeneration ≠ physical restoration

Nagato needed Bee’s chakra because:
* his body was too broken to maintain Rinnegan output
* external vitality temporarily patched his body
* Edo regen can’t increase your base body stats

So the Reddit dude is right about some parts, but missing the key detail:

👉 Nagato didn’t lack chakra. He lacked a functioning body.

If you want, I can also break down:
* why Edo Madara was different
* why Kabuto couldn’t fix Nagato
* how chakra pathways affect power

Just tell me.

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