

The Third, regretting letting Orochimaru escape years earlier, agreed to battle. He isolated the Third from the other Konoha ninja, and had the Sound Four erect a barrier to prevent any interference.

When the invasion of Konoha began, this gave him an easy opportunity to capture his former master. He made no attempt to hide his envy of Kakashi's Sharingan, and noted before leaving that despite Kakashi's best efforts, Sasuke will eventually come to him seeking power.ĭuring the final round matches, Orochimaru disguised himself as the Fourth Kazekage so that he could sit next to the Third Hokage. After Kakashi was able to seal away the mark on Sasuke, Orochimaru confronted him. While initially hoping Sasuke's emotional state would further release the Cursed Seal, he instead watched in shock at Sasuke's will being strong enough to suppress it, ironically making Orochimaru become awestruck and desire Sasuke even more. There he watched Sasuke's performance against Yoroi Akadō. They failed in their effort, as Sasuke proved compatible with the Cursed Seal and used its power to drive them off.ĭuring the preliminary rounds of the Chūnin Exams, Orochimaru disguised himself as the leader of his genin team. His genin team was sent to kill Sasuke, but the three were unaware that they were just measuring posts for Sasuke's power. Orochimaru was discovered by Anko, but the exams continued due to his threat of retaliation. During a confrontation with Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura, he sealed Naruto's Nine-Tailed Demon Fox chakra and branded Sasuke with his Cursed Seal of Heaven. He also had the Kazekage's bodyguards killed off and had the Sound Four impersonate them.ĭuring the second part of the Chūnin Exams, he killed a team of Kusagakure genin and impersonated them so that he could infiltrate the Forest of Death. Although the village gladly accepted, Orochimaru later killed the Fourth Kazekage and assumed his place to make controlling Sunagakure easier. To this end, Orochimaru enlisted the help of Sunagakure, since his own village lacked the necessary strength to defeat Konoha. Acquiring Sasuke's body would give him the Sharingan, which would aid him greatly in his ultimate goal. With this, Orochimaru saw both a chance to destroy his former home and acquire Sasuke Uchiha, Itachi's younger brother. The opportunity presented itself with the start of the Chūnin Exams. Your ninjutsu: Ninjutsu | Genjutsu | Taijutsu | Kaito's Taijutsu | Kenjutsu | Zatoichi Taijutsu | Fuuinjutsu | Snake Summoning | Eight Internal Gates | Kinjutsu (needs training) |įor a while, Orochimaru left Konoha alone, plotting to destroy them when he was ready. Specialty: Water Techniques | Taijutsu | Weapon NinjutsuĮlements: Wind | Water | Fire | Lightning | Earth | Volcanic Water | Empyrean Wind Orochimaru seemed saddened by the fragility of human life and how it affected those still living, which lead him to desire immortality. He did not hesitate to send them to their deaths for his own personal benefit, and only found remorse in their loss if they were unable to properly complete a task. Though he had a number of followers who would do anything for him, Orochimaru treated them as mere pawns. He grew bored when there was no conflict or violence in the world, and immediately struck fear into others when they first met him. Above all else, Orochimaru cared only for himself. He was often seen as "twisted" by a large number of people. Orochimaru's various human experiments took place to serve two purposes, most prominent of which was his desire to learn every jutsu in the world. After countless experiments with his body, his true form became a giant snake ("The Great White Serpent") made up of a multitude of smaller snakes, with long and spiky black hair, a scaled face with snake-like teeth and a long tongue, black eye markings, and a pointed chin. He is seen wearing a black polo neck under it. Orochimaru usually wears plain grey garbs with black pants and a thick purple rope belt tied in a large knot behind his back and blue tomoe-shaped earrings. Though he seems to be able to change his face back and forth between his own and the host's. Although he has taken on new bodies repeatedly, he has modified them each to resemble his original form, minus the height differences. He has amber eyes with slits in his pupils and purple markings around his eyes, a reference to his snake-like nature. Orochimaru appears as an extremely pale-skinned human with waist-length black hair. Nickname: The Snake Sannin & The pedobear
