Naruto Shippuuden Episode 167

[LunaticCat]

During the Naruto vs Sasuke fight, Naruto had his neck broken etc. and nobody complained because KYUUBI POWA SOLVES!! right? pah

you know, I disliked that scene too (but I guess I'm the only one)

puppet pain was able to do shit too even though his body was totally smashed into pieces.

That's right but PuppetPain was a puppet. The others were chakra-controlled zombies. and if your bones or muscles are destroyed you can't move - even if you're a zombie (but of course I don't know any zombies, so I might be wrong)

[Kraco]

That's right but PuppetPain was a puppet. The others were chakra-controlled zombies. and if your bones or muscles are destroyed you can't move - even if you're a zombie (but of course I don't know any zombies, so I might be wrong)

I'm inclined to think most of the Pains are more like flesh golems. A zombie is an autonomous entity, after all, even if all it does is wander around and indiscriminately attack all living beings in the hopes of catching some brains. Pains, however, seem to be simple extensions, that is, puppets, under Nagato's power and control. Jiraiya proved this by catching one and separating it from Nagato, which rendered the thing comatose.

Although this doesn't really change what you said. I believe there needs to be some structural integrity in the body, in addition to the rods, for Nagato to be able to control it. An all messed up pile bones and flesh would likely be out.