Orochimaru

## Introduction

Orochimaru is one of Konohagakure's legendary Sannin. With a life-ambition to learn all of the world's secrets, Orochimaru seeks immortality so that he might live all of the lives necessary to accomplish his task. After being caught red-handed performing unethical experiments on his fellow citizens for the sake of this immortality, Orochimaru defected from Konoha rather than be persecuted for his ambitions, and for many years sought the village's destruction in order to take revenge and demonstrate what he had learned. After several apparent deaths in the pursuit of his goals, Orochimaru realises his approach is flawed through Kabuto Yakushi, his former associate, and begins monitoring the choices and actions of his former apprentice, Sasuke Uchiha.

### Character Details

Orochimaru is an exceptional shinobi, recognized as one of the strongest to ever exist. One of the only people who could compete against Hanzō in his prime, he became a Sannin. At the same time, amongst his team, Orochimaru stood out the most in sheer aptitude as a natural prodigy and the best of his generation, earning praise from even Hashirama Senju. Easily Kage-calibre, Orochimaru was once a candidate to be Fourth Hokage. His power is feared throughout the world, such that Akatsuki, which he was once a member, saw him as a threat. Following the Konoha invasion, while failing, Orochimaru's actions left the village crippled for years and the Third Hokage dead. Even crippled and gradually weakening, Orochimaru remained extremely formidable, able to compete against either of his fellow Sannin and even toy with a Version 2 jinchūriki respectively. In the anime, he easily overwhelmed an Inner of Kara, despite their monstrous might and Shinobi-Ware modifications.

## Powers and Stats

**Tier**: **7-B** | up to possibly **7-A**

**Name**: Orochimaru

**Series**: Naruto

**Classification**: Ninja, Sannin, Scientist, Outlaw, S-rank, Missing-nin, former member of Akatsuki

**Powers and Abilities**: Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Acrobatics, Chakra Manipulation and Absorption via touch, Master Hand-to-Hand Combatant, Weapon Mastery (Can also extend and remotely control Kusanagi), Genius Intelligence, Curse Manipulation (Via the Curse Mark), Sealing, Explosion Manipulation with explosive tags, Fire Manipulation, Air Manipulation, Electricity Manipulation, Water Manipulation, Wood Manipulation, Earth Manipulation (Can travel underground and phase through his surroundings to avoid damage and launch surprise attacks, while remaining undetected), Limited Telekinesis (Can move his sword without the need for physical contact), Transformation (Can transform into a giant eight-headed snake), Immortality (Types 3 and 6), Regeneration (At least Low-Mid; able to heal from being bisected and from having his arm ripped off, up to High-Mid with body replacement technique), Immense Pain Tolerance (Endured losing an arm, laughed off getting ripped in half, and withstood being stabbed by Sasuke all while suffering from the pain caused by his illness which he got after losing part of his soul), Summoning (Can summon snakes to wrap around targets, bind and constrict them, inflict damage on them with their poisonous fangs (and blood of his true form is toxic), track targets by their heat and smell, use as shields to defend himself from harm, among other things), Body Control (Can stretch and lengthen parts of his body. Able to create snakes from inside of his body and use them to attack. Can "shed his skin" and create a new body for himself, allowing him to get rid of all previous damage inflicted on him), Necromancy (Capable of resurrecting the dead as near-immortal zombies under his control, however, he needs preparation for this, and it is not useful in general combat), Fear Manipulation and Explosive Aura (Made Sasuke contemplate suicide due to his killing intent, and paralyzed Sakura from moving. His aura worked on Kakashi, who could resist Zabuza's aura, and made him envision his own death. Was able to scare Kabuto out of fighting him with his aura alone. His aura caused damage to the environment during his battle against Hiruzen), Resurrection (He can be revived any number of times through the Evil Releasing Method, provided there are enough cursed seals and DNA. However this requires outside help and is not useful in general combat), Possession (Able to transfer his soul to someone else's body, gaining all their abilities and powers), Statistics Amplification (Shinobi are capable of enhancing their physical capabilities with the use of chakra. The Shunshin no Jutsu allows Shinobi to greatly enhance their speed by focusing chakra in their feet), Surface Scaling and Water Walking (By focusing chakra at the soles of their feet, Shinobi can scale and cling to vertical surfaces, and even walk on water), Afterimage Creation, Stealth Mastery, and Speed Enhancement (The Substitution Jutsu allows its user to instantly replace themselves with a nearby object such as a tree log, plant, person, or clone at the exact moment they are attacked. The Jutsu works even if the user is physically restrained or observed by characters as observant as Sharingan or Sage Mode users. This creates the optical illusion of the user being hit, which confuses the opponent and gives them an opening to flee or counterattack), Minor Illusion Creation and Duplication (With the Clone Technique, Shinobi can create illusionary duplicates of themselves that have no physical substance), Shapeshifting (With the Transformation Technique, Shinobi can transform themselves into other people, animals, plants, and even inanimate objects, such as weapons), Paralysis Inducement (With the Temporary Paralysis Technique, Shinobi can completely paralyze their targets from close to mid range), Genjutsu Nullification (Shinobi can typically break free from and nullify non-ocular genjutsu by intentionally disrupting the flow of chakra within their bodies), Soul Manipulation (He can use the Dead Demon Consuming Seal), Dimension Creation (Created a separate dimension he uses to possess others), Death Manipulation (by linking up hands with another he can cause mutual death of him and his target), Barrier Creation and Corrosion Inducement (Created a massive barrier that started corroding a mini shinju tree), Resistance to Soul Manipulation (Held off Hiruzen Sarutobi's attempt to extract his soul), Paralysis Inducement (Unaffected by Log's temporary paralysis technique), Madness Manipulation (Type 1) and Transmutation (Transferred his soul into a White Zetsu which possesses Hashirama 's cells), and Fear Manipulation (Should be able to resist Kakashi's fear-inducing aura. Unfazed by Kurama's presence)

**Attack Potency**: **Large Town Level** (Fought Directly against Kn4 while weakened even able to send it flying multiple times.) **City Level** (Superior to the likes of weaker akatsuki members such as Sasori or Deidara.) **Mountain Level** (Fought directly against Jiraiya forcing him to leave the village the first time.) **higher** with Kusanagi Blade (He was able to pierce and repeatedly cut Tsunade with it, even though she was significantly stronger than him physically) **Far Higher** (Hirzuen stated that no shinobi in Konoha would be able to take down Orochimaru, even himself.) Likely **Large Mountain Level** (After gaining his arms backs he loses all sickness and illness getting even stronger in Boruto.)

**Speed**: **Supersonic+** (Far superior to everyone in the Chunin exams, even fighting against Sasuke and Naruto at the same time.) **Hypersonic** (Dominant over Shinobi like Temari who could blow away sound attacks.) **Higher** (Fights directly against Hiruzen who could take down extremely weakened Hashirama and Tobirama.) **Hypersonic+** (Fought against Kn4 while weakened.) **High Hypersonic+** (Superior to people like Immortal Arc Kakashi who could intercept lightning attacks from Kakazu.) **Massively Hypersonic+** (Directly compared to Jiraiya multiple times, Along with winning a fight against him)

**Durability**: **Large Town Level** (Fought Directly against Kn4 while weakened even able to send it flying multiple times.) **City Level** (Superior to the likes of weaker akatsuki members such as Sasori or Deidara.) **Mountain Level** (Fought directly against Jiraiya forcing him to leave the village the first time.) **higher** with Kusanagi Blade (He was able to pierce and repeatedly cut Tsunade with it, even though she was significantly stronger than him physically) **Far Higher** (Hirzuen stated that no shinobi in Konoha would be able to take down Orochimaru, even himself.) Likely **Large Mountain Level** (After gaining his arms backs he loses all sickness and illness getting even stronger in Boruto.)

**Stamina**: **Superhuman**

**Intelligence**: **Extraordinary Genius** (Possesses vast knowledge about the shinobi world and is an expert in genetics and cloning, capable of recreating Hashirama's Wood Release and Jugoo's sage powers. An experienced shinobi with more than half a century of combat experience. A tactical genius, he used manipulation to weaken Konoha during the Chunin exams, coerce Sasuke to his side, and keep Kabuto as a loyal servant)

**Weaknesses**: *During parts of the series is missing his arms due to an improper vessel and sealing them away to end Hiruzen's life. | None Notable*

**Notable Attacks/Techniques**:

**Nature Transformation**:

Orochimaru can use all five basic nature transformations, along with Yin and Yang Release. With Wind Release, he can create a powerful gust of wind and with Earth Release can travel underground. In the anime, he can create mud-based clones. With Fire Release he can easily unleash powerful fire streams. After taking over the body of a White Zetsu clone, modified with Hashirama's DNA, Orochimaru gained access to the latter's Wood Release — a simultaneous mixture of earth and water.

**Summoning**:

Orochimaru has an affinity for snakes, using the unique arm tattoo to quickly summon them for assistance, his largest and strongest being Manda. He can eject snakes from his sleeves or mouth to strike with; the snakes can sprout blades from their own mouths for deadlier effect. He can even turn his lower body into a snake's tail, increasing his speed and mobility in battle. Orochimaru's ultimate snake-related technique is the Eight Branches Technique, where he transforms into an eight-headed, eight-tailed giant serpent with size superior to that of Manda.

**Senjutsu**:

During his research of Jūgo's clan, Orochimaru eventually tracked down the power source at the Ryūchi Cave and senjutsu. Although his host body was not strong enough to enter Sage Mode, Orochimaru developed another use for senjutsu chakra: his cursed seals. These seals contain some of Orochimaru's senjutsu chakra mixed with the enzyme produced by Jūgo, triggering a change similar to Sage Transformation, but with different side-effects. These cursed seals also enhance the power of one's techniques, and serve as an extension of and anchor to Orochimaru's consciousness, allowing him to observe events through anyone branded by the seal. He can even be revived any number of times from a cursed seal by using the Evil Releasing Method, provided there is a proper DNA source as a basis. He also created the Mind Awakening Pill to help speed up the cursed seal's progression.