Obito isn't going to have a field day laying hands on him. Orochimaru dismissed it as nothing more than a minor setback, saying that once he had Sasuke's body, it wouldn't make any difference. In the anime, he was one of people who congratulated Naruto and Hinata on their wedding.Years later, while still as driven as ever to uncover the greatest secrets of life, he apparently now does so in a relatively more humane manner. In the following years, between gaining a new appreciation for natural development of people and forming a truce between Konohagakure, Orochimaru ultimately reestablished In the anime, Mitsuki brought Orochimaru a scroll for him to sign so he could partake in an upcoming mission. He also has pronounced cheekbones and straight waist-length black hair with some locks covering and framing his face or to his shoulders. OP: I wonder how Orochimarus strength lines up against this oponent Afterwards, knowing that Konohagakure would send a team to retrieve Boruto and Sarada, Orochimaru sent Suigetsu (while concealing his identity) to stall the two genin's pursuers long enough for them to reach Later, Mitsuki came to Orochimaru to discuss his recent memories about In his absence, Kabuto used Orochimaru's remains from his battle with Sasuke to integrate his master's DNA into himself in order to surpass him.Orochimaru is a playable character in the following video games:

He used them as human guinea pigs to develop techniques that would grant him immortality, the end result being Orochimaru was later sent on a mission by Danzō to Hiruzen discovers Orochimaru's criminal activities.As his test subjects began to die off, Orochimaru was caught red-handed by Hiruzen. As one of the series' premier villains, he has been praised in this regard. After Yūkimaru's loss of his abilities and Guren's supposed death, Kabuto reported back to his master about the failed operation. Later, it was revealed that Orochimaru also chose Guren because he knew she would eventually grow attached to Yūkimaru, which he appeared to have used for. An aspect of Orochimaru's personality is also his greatest weakness: his arrogance.

During the preliminary rounds of the Chūnin Exams, Orochimaru disguised himself as the leader of his genin team to watch Sasuke's performance against Eventually, on the day of the final round matches, with all attack preparations complete, Orochimaru murdered the Horrified on how far Orochimaru has truly went, with both his age and the regenerative abilities of the two first Hokage placing him in a grand disadvantage, Hiruzen resolves to stop Orochimaru with the After barely being able to stand the pain from his rotting arms, Orochimaru plans to have his condition healed by appealing Tsunade with the offer to reincarnate her Even though he had hoped to wait for Sasuke to grow older, Orochimaru sent his Sound Four to retrieve and bring Sasuke to him. Orochimaru (大蛇丸, Orochimaru?)

He almost took out Minato after all who is > Oro. He held out for as long as he could, anticipating Sasuke's arrival, but the pain in his arms became too unbearable so he is given no choice but to take the body of While still waiting for Sasuke, bandaged up within his new host with Kabuto by his side, Orochimaru comments that either It was only after Naruto submitted to Kurama's influence and entered his mindless Noticing that Guren was watching, he offered her another chance to prove herself worthy as Orochimaru's next vessel, which she was delighted with. With it, he can heal and regenerate from varying lengths of damage in fairly short periods of time. As these occurrences are his "trademark," Kishimoto modifies Orochimaru's appearance and the scene to focus on Orochimaru's face; for instance, highlights that are normally added to Orochimaru's hair are removed and the background is blanked out to create a "creepy atmosphere. The way Orochimaru angers Naruto Uzumaki in their battle as well as how he manages events ever since his reintroduction have been deemed as "near perfectly" by Mania's Chris Beveridge.

Orochimaru's nature type is fire, earth, and wind.

5:50. Later, when Sasuke attempts to kill Naruto, Orochimaru stays his hand by pointing out the boy's use in taking down the Akatsuki and thus lessening the number of enemies he has. The various bodies he takes over have each been modified to resemble his original form, except for the height differences. Research of abilities such as The anime expands on Orochimaru's knowledge in other areas: he creates the For a while, since leaving Konoha, Orochimaru left his hometown alone until the chance to destroy it presented itself. With Chie Nakamura, Satoshi Hino, Rikiya Koyama, Kujira. Despite the character's small appearances in Part II, most of them were well received. Orochimaru vs. Jinchuriki. Compared to the more laid back Jiraiya, Orochimaru stood out as a genius — his talents, knowledge, and determination were considered by Hiruzen to be that of a prodigy seen only once in a generation. As these occurrences are his "trademark", Kishimoto modifies Orochimaru's appearance and the scene to focus on Orochimaru's face; for instance, highlights that are normally added to Orochimaru's hair are removed and the background is blanked out to create a "creepy atmosphere". His snake-like appearance and related features were intended to make it easier for the reader to recognise that he is a villain.