Orochimaru
By loisel | February 16, 2012
Orochimaru was one of Konohagakure’s most celebrated ninja: a legendary Sannin, but defected from the village in pursuit of his own self-seeking desires, such as learning every technique. He was the main antagonist in most of Part I and a major antagonist in Part II. Orochimaru’s various human experiments took place so as to serve two purposes, most prominent of which was his desire to learn every technique in the world. He was often described as twisted by a large number of people, including Tsunade. Jiraiya speculated that this was due to the fact that both of his parents died when he was at a very young age, and flashbacks shown during his battle with the Third Hokage spoke to this effect. Perhaps he wanted to see his parents, or as a means of avenging their deaths. Another reason might be that he witnessed the deaths of Tsunade’s younger brother, Nawaki, and her lover, Dan, and the pain that it caused her first-hand. He seemed saddened by the fragility of human life and how it affected those still living, which lead him to desire immortality.
Being one of the Sannin, as well as a former member of the S-rank criminal organisation Akatsuki, Orochimaru is an extraordinarily powerful ninja. He was also considered a child prodigy that appeared only once a generation. His powers, which can easily be considered Kage-level, were so great that during the time of his invasion in Konoha, the Third Hokage feared no one in the village would be able to defeat him or fight on equal footing with him, even the Third himself. Even Kakashi, one of Konoha’s greatest shinobi, was filled with tremendous fear when he met him during the Chūnin Exams, and himself admitted he wouldn’t even stand a chance against his power.
