I am rewatching Naruto for the third time. Naruto Shippuuden, I have watched once. Are there any canonical references to what Orochimaru is? As in, what kind of being? I have never read the manga, except for a few random volumes, so if you know something that the manga reveals that the anime does not, feel free to spoil! ๐Ÿ˜Š๐Ÿ

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[โ€“] [S] 2 points 6 days ago (3 children)

Thanks! Do you have any references/sources on that? It's well known that he would do anything - including playing with human lives - in his pursuit for eternal life and the acquisition of all techniques in existence. But I have never heard about that endeavor being the reason he got those snake eyes and other... Attributes xD

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  • [โ€“] 5 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

    He's already modified his body extensively to extend his life.

    He is the same age as Jiraya and Tsunade. And unlike Tsunade, he's not just using a giant pool of stored up chakra to appear young.

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  • [โ€“] 2 points 6 days ago

    There was explicit mentions multiple times about his laboratories and about his illegal experiments while he was still in the village and afterwards all the experiments on children he kept doing over the years to absorb their powers.

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