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€“] 1 point 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 child)

He is one of the 3 sanin along with tsunade and jiraiya.

His body is destroyed. He found a way to be immortal by taking over someone's body until their life force is exhausted. So he has to do it every now and then.

He also has the power of curse mark. He can give it to anyone. The curse mark contains a copy of himself that can awaken at the right time and take over the person. He gave it to many.

So basically he's a human who transcended his humanity and mortality. All these things make him pretty much impossible to kill.

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