<p>No</p>

<p><a href="http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Summoning_Technique" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Summoning Technique</a></p>

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  <p>... and seemingly did not require a blood offering when performing this technique.</p>
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2017-06-23T08:03:56.883Z
2017-06-23T08:03:56.883Z
DonnaTelloo
<p>Technically, yes.</p>

<p>Why do you need blood?</p>

<p>Well <a href="https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/27640/20270">this</a> answer states that:</p>

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  <p><strong>the blood serves as a means of identifying the summoner for the summoned and also acts as a price (sacrifice) for calling them.</strong></p>
</blockquote>

<p>So you <strong>need</strong> a "sacrifice" (in this case blood) to summon.</p>

<p>But, according to the <a href="http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Summoning_Technique" rel="noreferrer">Wikia</a>, Nagato can summon without this sacrifice:</p>

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  <p>While most summoners have only been shown capable of summoning one type of creature, <strong>Nagato (through the Animal Path) was able to summon several different animals and even people, and seemingly did not require a blood offering when performing this technique</strong>.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>I suppose since the <a href="http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Animal_Path" rel="noreferrer">Animal Path</a> was a dead person, then it didn't need blood. Same goes for the Second Mizukage and Madara.</p>

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<li>Reanimations can't bleed because</li>
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  <p>Any damage they receive will regenerate in time and, assuming the damage is not too debilitating, they can continue attacking even before their body recovers.
  <a href="https://i.sstatic.net/R4EpK.png" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/R4EpK.png" alt="enter image description here"></a>
  - <a href="http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Summoning:_Impure_World_Reincarnation" rel="noreferrer">wikia</a></p>
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2017-06-25T21:33:01.027Z
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Akira Mahisaseru
<p>I always thought that blood is necessary to perform the summoning jutsu. However, I saw the second Mizukage and Madara performing it while being <a href="http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Summoning:_Impure_World_Reincarnation" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Edo Tensei</a>, so is it really possible? </p>

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Is blood necessary to perform the summoning jutsu?
# Is blood necessary to perform the summoning jutsu?
Posted by: username_0 on 2017-06-23
I always thought that blood is necessary to perform the summoning jutsu. However, I saw the second Mizukage and Madara performing it while being [Edo Tensei](http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Summoning:_Impure_World_Reincarnation), so is it really possible?
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### Answer by username_1 on 2017-06-23. Score: 1 | Accepted answer
No

[Summoning Technique](http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Summoning_Technique)

> ... and seemingly did not require a blood offering when performing this technique.
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### Answer by username_2 on 2017-06-25. Score: 5
Technically, yes.

Why do you need blood?

Well [this](https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/27640/20270) answer states that:

> **the blood serves as a means of identifying the summoner for the summoned and also acts as a price (sacrifice) for calling them.**

So you **need** a "sacrifice" (in this case blood) to summon.

But, according to the [Wikia](http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Summoning_Technique), Nagato can summon without this sacrifice:

> While most summoners have only been shown capable of summoning one type of creature, **Nagato (through the Animal Path) was able to summon several different animals and even people, and seemingly did not require a blood offering when performing this technique**.

I suppose since the [Animal Path](http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Animal_Path) was a dead person, then it didn't need blood. Same goes for the Second Mizukage and Madara.

* Reanimations can't bleed because

> Any damage they receive will regenerate in time and, assuming the damage is not too debilitating, they can continue attacking even before their body recovers.
> [![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/R4EpK.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/R4EpK.png)
> - [wikia](http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Summoning:_Impure_World_Reincarnation)
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