The loop only breaks if the victim truly accepts their identity and stops trying to be someone else.
The closest Kabuto ever came to death was during his battle against the reincarnated Itachi Uchiha and Sasuke Uchiha. Itachi utilized the , an ultimate Uchiha kinjutsu designed specifically to stop those who cannot accept their own fate. kabuto death
Kabuto eventually broke the Izanami loop by acknowledging his past and his true self. He emerged from the trance with a changed heart, arriving on the battlefield not to destroy, but to save Sasuke Uchiha’s life using his medical ninjutsu. The loop only breaks if the victim truly
He raises the "Shin" clones, providing them with the stable upbringing and identity he was once denied. Kabuto eventually broke the Izanami loop by acknowledging
Almost every other member of the Akatsuki and major villain (Madara, Obito, Orochimaru's original body) died or was sealed away, making Kabuto a rare exception.