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Orochimaru Application
Character Information
Name: Orochimaru
Canon: Naruto
Journal:soundofsnakes
Gender: Male
Age: 54
Canon History: Leafninja (Incomplete)
Naruto Wiki
Canon Abilities/Powers: Weapons: Orochimaru seems to prefer kunai over senbon, and his other physical weapon is Kusanagi, the famous sword of legend. The sword itself he can summon and manipulate with chakra, so that he does not have to be touching it to stab someone with it. (Though they do need to be between him and the sword.) Orochimaru is also skilled with drugs and poisons.
Physical: Orochimaru is shown to be excellent at taijutsu, beating Sasuke with his two-tomoe Sharingan activated in hand-to-hand. He’s very agile. In fact, he can move his body as if he has no bones, slithering like a snake and able to wrap himself around opponents like a constrictor. Orochimaru can also reattach his body parts, even when sliced in two, and regenerate from any injuries dealt him. It is incredibly hard to actually damage him and nearly impossible to kill him by normal methods. His true physical form, however, is not a human body but that of a giant snake, composed of many smaller snakes; Orochimaru has experimented on himself in order to turn himself into the most powerful being ever.
Jutsu: Orochimaru’s quest is to learn every single jutsu out there, from smallest to greatest, from common to forbidden. Being a genius and about fifty years old, he’s made great strides toward this. We have seen him using wind jutsu, summoning jutsu (snakes), sealing techniques, bodily transformations, healing techniques, raising the dead, body-swapping, transformation techniques, earth jutsu, clone jutsu, barrier techniques and sage techniques. He can also siphon chakra from an opponent. He can inject an opponent with his own sage chakra and release their sage chakra, though modified and controllable by him. Orochimaru’s immense levels of chakra and aura allow him to use multiple large techniques in battle. (Did I mention he can raise the dead because that’s just freaky.) He can also use the wood controlling techniques of the Senju clan. He can also use some of the same Space-Time jutsu that Obito, Minato, and the Nidaime Hokage use. Please be noted that for most of his summoning jutsu he doesn’t seem to require handseals, nor do most of his regeneration/body transformation techniques.
Sunshineverse History: Orochimaru’s history remains much the same; born in Konoha, orphaned at a young age. He graduated the Academy at six and was taken under the Sandaime’s wing as a student. He learned eagerly everything that was taught to him, and served Konoha well. During the Second Shinobi World War, Orochimaru and his teammates were granted the name “Sannin” after fighting with legendary leader of Ame at the time, Hanzo. It was during this war Orochimaru got the idea of becoming immortal: during a night of drinking among the newly-christened Sannin, where they discussed what they would do after the war, Orochimaru declared that he wanted to learn every technique in the world. The general agreement was that it would take forever to do that, and he’d have to be immortal, like a demon.
When Orochimaru woke up the next morning, rather than throwing the idea away as drunken nonsense, he latched onto it. What if he could become immortal? Why not? Then he wouldn’t be forgotten and nameless like the dead, of which the war had created so many. He’d live on and his knowledge would never fade and he would be remembered.
Tsunade and Jiraiya told him he was crazy for thinking it possible, but Orochimaru just smiled and held onto that idea.
Orochimaru became ANBU and served for a few years in Root. Deep in Konoha’s politics, Orochimaru wanted to become the Sandaime’s successor, to better the village and lead them to a stronger future. But when the Sandaime retired and appointed Minato Namikaze his successor, Orochimaru quit as ANBU, turned in his Leaf headband, killed all but one of his budding experiments, and walked away. He had no more reason to stay in Konoha: he knew his ideas clashed horribly with Minato’s ideals and would not be accepted.
For a little while he roamed as a missing-nin, taking missions everywhere and learning what he could. He worked in Ame for a little while, but declined to join the Akatsuki. Orochimaru traveled, collected scrolls and established loyal contacts in every country and every shinobi village. And at last, he came to the small country called the Land of Rice Paddies. And there he has begun to found his village, Hidden in the Sound, because words can hide so much and tell so little.
Sunshineverse Abilities/Powers: Weapons: I’d like to add that Orochimaru’s main weapon might be a katana, but he is skilled with other weapons as well, most notably the kusarigama and the naginata.
Body: In the manga, by the time Orochimaru attacks Konoha during the Chuunin exams, he has swapped bodies in order to regain the hand Itachi chopped off after he joined the Akatsuki. In Sunshine-verse he did not join the Akatsuki and thus has not body-swapped yet, though he knows the jutsu and is currently tweaking it to better suit his needs.
Jutsu: No changes. Still knows a butt-ton of everything.
Appearance: Orochimaru is neither tall nor bulky, standing at a level 5’7” and weighing in at 125 lbs. He has very pale skin and golden eyes and a narrow face. He emphasizes this snake-like look with purple makeup around his eyes. He wears blue tomoe earrings in his ears. He has a summoning tattoo on his left arm, that allows him to quickly summon his snakes. He favors purple and black clothing, and wears his black hair loose and long. He has very striking and instantly-recognizable features.
Personality: Orochimaru in three words: charming, brilliant, and twisted.
Orochimaru is charming, as most of his former teammates hold fond memories of him, and his current shinobi are very loyal to him. He’s described as a genius, focused and intelligent, capable of learning a vast amount of jutsu and other techniques. But he is also frequently described as a twisted individual, cruel and harsh.
Orochimaru is also proud, vain, cunning, remorseless and oddly optimistic. Though he’s disappointed by what his life has given him, he’s looking for something better, something beyond his limitations. He takes great joy and pride in his work, smiling often when things have gone well. His cheerful smile can be alternately mocking or eager, and often bloodthirsty as well; Orochimaru smiles frequently when he’s fighting. He enjoys fighting as a way to test his skills and show off what he’s learned. He wants to learn every jutsu technique in the shinobi world, from the smallest to the greatest, from the most common, to the rare, to the forbidden.
He seems to have no ethical limits on what he’ll do to learn; from willing experiments to kidnapping his fellow shinobi in Konoha. He’s experimented heavily on himself, first and foremost, permanently altering his own appearance; but he’s also modified many of his Sound ninja, and continues to look for a way to improve and eliminate human weakness. His drive to reach the ultimate being is what keeps him going and leads him further down these twisted paths. He will do anything to achieve his goals.
While he has some regrets about the bonds he’s severed, he doesn’t linger on them much. Maudlin musings will only keep him from his goal.
Deep down Orochimaru is afraid of dying, of becoming nothing, of being forgotten. His parents died and left no legacy, and he doesn’t even remember their faces clearly. This is the root of his desire to become the perfect being, that he might live forever and never be forgotten.
Strengths and Weaknesses: Strengths: Orochimaru is brilliant, cunning, quick. He can adapt his plans on the fly and has numerous backup plans that account for the choices people may make.
He’s fast and strong physically, with large chakra reserves.
He’s surprisingly patient and it takes a great deal to make him angry and not just mildly irritated.
He rarely gets emotionally involved with anything.
Weaknesses: He rarely gets emotionally involved with anything.
He’s arrogant and that leaves oversights in his actions and plans.
He tends to underestimate other people’s intelligence. (See again; arrogant.)
He’s incredibly vain.
He loves mindgames. He’d rather screw with you than kill you outright, it’s far more fun.
Village Affiliation: OtogakureNukenin Konoha
Rank: SanninJounin ANBU
Prose sample: Orochimaru didn’t have an office like the Hokage, with a broad desk to stand between him and his subordinates. His office did indeed have a desk, but it was set off to the side, and the room was small, inappropriate for audiences. Instead, he had a comfortable room near the top of the base, well-lit by windows, with a few scattered chairs and plenty of open floorspace. It was a more intimate setting, designed to put them at ease with him and his authority as their leader. He was approachable, though ranked above them. He was involved in their successes, in their problems, in their solutions. He could, if asked, handle things personally, and with little delay.
He didn’t often need to. It was both an encouragement and a threat; because if you could not attend to the matter you had been assigned, then you might not be worth it. A double-edged sword, but it worked amazingly well. The dissenters, the incompetent, the outright rebellious...they were certainly still to be found in the ranks of Sound, but in far fewer numbers that in any other Shinobi village. Orochimaru preferred it that way.
A village should be a unified force, not broken apart by squabbling factions.
Orochimaru leaned a hip against the doorframe of his meeting room, arms tucked into his hanten sleeves, and smiled in welcome as the two Jounin came down the hall. Yes, a unified force that valued obedience, competency, and swiftness.
Things were going very, very well.
Bracket sample: [Orochimaru sighed. This was terribly disappointing. But then, this was what he got for sending out untested Chuunin on a retrieval mission. They ended up botching things so badly that he himself had to salvage the entire mission, trade relations with Ame, and personally fetch the scroll in question himself.]
[At least the squad of four Chuunin knew they were in disgrace and were not attempting to make excuses or save face. Instead they all stood, neatly lined up, staring straight ahead as they should. He’d left them standing there for several silent minutes, to see if they would break. The one on the end was visibly trembling, but holding it together well, considering her nervous disposition. Orochimaru, leaning back in his chair, clucked his tongue at last. All four flinched as if they’d been struck at the noise.]
I should demote each of you for such blatant incompetencies.
[He paused and let that sink in.]
At this time, however, I am going to very kindly consider your skills and talents. I am going to assign you to different groups. If you should so disappoint me again, I will not be lenient in the future. Am I understood?
[He listened to their profuse assurances that yes, they understood. The teenager on the far right though, met Orochimaru’s gaze and nodded. He understood perfectly: they’d only been given enough rope to hang themselves with. Orochimaru smiled. That one had promise, most definitely.]
[He dismissed them and watched them go, one by one.]
Missive Sample: When I give orders I do expect them to be followed.
Your punishment will take place in the morning. I will not tolerate incompetence. You should know this by now.
Also, do something with that rat’s nest you call hair before you meet with me - it’s untidy and a disgrace to shinobi everywhere.
Name: Orochimaru
Canon: Naruto
Journal:
soundofsnakesGender: Male
Age: 54
Canon History: Leafninja (Incomplete)
Naruto Wiki
Canon Abilities/Powers: Weapons: Orochimaru seems to prefer kunai over senbon, and his other physical weapon is Kusanagi, the famous sword of legend. The sword itself he can summon and manipulate with chakra, so that he does not have to be touching it to stab someone with it. (Though they do need to be between him and the sword.) Orochimaru is also skilled with drugs and poisons.
Physical: Orochimaru is shown to be excellent at taijutsu, beating Sasuke with his two-tomoe Sharingan activated in hand-to-hand. He’s very agile. In fact, he can move his body as if he has no bones, slithering like a snake and able to wrap himself around opponents like a constrictor. Orochimaru can also reattach his body parts, even when sliced in two, and regenerate from any injuries dealt him. It is incredibly hard to actually damage him and nearly impossible to kill him by normal methods. His true physical form, however, is not a human body but that of a giant snake, composed of many smaller snakes; Orochimaru has experimented on himself in order to turn himself into the most powerful being ever.
Jutsu: Orochimaru’s quest is to learn every single jutsu out there, from smallest to greatest, from common to forbidden. Being a genius and about fifty years old, he’s made great strides toward this. We have seen him using wind jutsu, summoning jutsu (snakes), sealing techniques, bodily transformations, healing techniques, raising the dead, body-swapping, transformation techniques, earth jutsu, clone jutsu, barrier techniques and sage techniques. He can also siphon chakra from an opponent. He can inject an opponent with his own sage chakra and release their sage chakra, though modified and controllable by him. Orochimaru’s immense levels of chakra and aura allow him to use multiple large techniques in battle. (Did I mention he can raise the dead because that’s just freaky.) He can also use the wood controlling techniques of the Senju clan. He can also use some of the same Space-Time jutsu that Obito, Minato, and the Nidaime Hokage use. Please be noted that for most of his summoning jutsu he doesn’t seem to require handseals, nor do most of his regeneration/body transformation techniques.
Sunshineverse History: Orochimaru’s history remains much the same; born in Konoha, orphaned at a young age. He graduated the Academy at six and was taken under the Sandaime’s wing as a student. He learned eagerly everything that was taught to him, and served Konoha well. During the Second Shinobi World War, Orochimaru and his teammates were granted the name “Sannin” after fighting with legendary leader of Ame at the time, Hanzo. It was during this war Orochimaru got the idea of becoming immortal: during a night of drinking among the newly-christened Sannin, where they discussed what they would do after the war, Orochimaru declared that he wanted to learn every technique in the world. The general agreement was that it would take forever to do that, and he’d have to be immortal, like a demon.
When Orochimaru woke up the next morning, rather than throwing the idea away as drunken nonsense, he latched onto it. What if he could become immortal? Why not? Then he wouldn’t be forgotten and nameless like the dead, of which the war had created so many. He’d live on and his knowledge would never fade and he would be remembered.
Tsunade and Jiraiya told him he was crazy for thinking it possible, but Orochimaru just smiled and held onto that idea.
Orochimaru became ANBU and served for a few years in Root. Deep in Konoha’s politics, Orochimaru wanted to become the Sandaime’s successor, to better the village and lead them to a stronger future. But when the Sandaime retired and appointed Minato Namikaze his successor, Orochimaru quit as ANBU, turned in his Leaf headband, killed all but one of his budding experiments, and walked away. He had no more reason to stay in Konoha: he knew his ideas clashed horribly with Minato’s ideals and would not be accepted.
For a little while he roamed as a missing-nin, taking missions everywhere and learning what he could. He worked in Ame for a little while, but declined to join the Akatsuki. Orochimaru traveled, collected scrolls and established loyal contacts in every country and every shinobi village. And at last, he came to the small country called the Land of Rice Paddies. And there he has begun to found his village, Hidden in the Sound, because words can hide so much and tell so little.
Sunshineverse Abilities/Powers: Weapons: I’d like to add that Orochimaru’s main weapon might be a katana, but he is skilled with other weapons as well, most notably the kusarigama and the naginata.
Body: In the manga, by the time Orochimaru attacks Konoha during the Chuunin exams, he has swapped bodies in order to regain the hand Itachi chopped off after he joined the Akatsuki. In Sunshine-verse he did not join the Akatsuki and thus has not body-swapped yet, though he knows the jutsu and is currently tweaking it to better suit his needs.
Jutsu: No changes. Still knows a butt-ton of everything.
Appearance: Orochimaru is neither tall nor bulky, standing at a level 5’7” and weighing in at 125 lbs. He has very pale skin and golden eyes and a narrow face. He emphasizes this snake-like look with purple makeup around his eyes. He wears blue tomoe earrings in his ears. He has a summoning tattoo on his left arm, that allows him to quickly summon his snakes. He favors purple and black clothing, and wears his black hair loose and long. He has very striking and instantly-recognizable features.
Personality: Orochimaru in three words: charming, brilliant, and twisted.
Orochimaru is charming, as most of his former teammates hold fond memories of him, and his current shinobi are very loyal to him. He’s described as a genius, focused and intelligent, capable of learning a vast amount of jutsu and other techniques. But he is also frequently described as a twisted individual, cruel and harsh.
Orochimaru is also proud, vain, cunning, remorseless and oddly optimistic. Though he’s disappointed by what his life has given him, he’s looking for something better, something beyond his limitations. He takes great joy and pride in his work, smiling often when things have gone well. His cheerful smile can be alternately mocking or eager, and often bloodthirsty as well; Orochimaru smiles frequently when he’s fighting. He enjoys fighting as a way to test his skills and show off what he’s learned. He wants to learn every jutsu technique in the shinobi world, from the smallest to the greatest, from the most common, to the rare, to the forbidden.
He seems to have no ethical limits on what he’ll do to learn; from willing experiments to kidnapping his fellow shinobi in Konoha. He’s experimented heavily on himself, first and foremost, permanently altering his own appearance; but he’s also modified many of his Sound ninja, and continues to look for a way to improve and eliminate human weakness. His drive to reach the ultimate being is what keeps him going and leads him further down these twisted paths. He will do anything to achieve his goals.
While he has some regrets about the bonds he’s severed, he doesn’t linger on them much. Maudlin musings will only keep him from his goal.
Deep down Orochimaru is afraid of dying, of becoming nothing, of being forgotten. His parents died and left no legacy, and he doesn’t even remember their faces clearly. This is the root of his desire to become the perfect being, that he might live forever and never be forgotten.
Strengths and Weaknesses: Strengths: Orochimaru is brilliant, cunning, quick. He can adapt his plans on the fly and has numerous backup plans that account for the choices people may make.
He’s fast and strong physically, with large chakra reserves.
He’s surprisingly patient and it takes a great deal to make him angry and not just mildly irritated.
He rarely gets emotionally involved with anything.
Weaknesses: He rarely gets emotionally involved with anything.
He’s arrogant and that leaves oversights in his actions and plans.
He tends to underestimate other people’s intelligence. (See again; arrogant.)
He’s incredibly vain.
He loves mindgames. He’d rather screw with you than kill you outright, it’s far more fun.
Village Affiliation: Otogakure
Rank: Sannin
Prose sample: Orochimaru didn’t have an office like the Hokage, with a broad desk to stand between him and his subordinates. His office did indeed have a desk, but it was set off to the side, and the room was small, inappropriate for audiences. Instead, he had a comfortable room near the top of the base, well-lit by windows, with a few scattered chairs and plenty of open floorspace. It was a more intimate setting, designed to put them at ease with him and his authority as their leader. He was approachable, though ranked above them. He was involved in their successes, in their problems, in their solutions. He could, if asked, handle things personally, and with little delay.
He didn’t often need to. It was both an encouragement and a threat; because if you could not attend to the matter you had been assigned, then you might not be worth it. A double-edged sword, but it worked amazingly well. The dissenters, the incompetent, the outright rebellious...they were certainly still to be found in the ranks of Sound, but in far fewer numbers that in any other Shinobi village. Orochimaru preferred it that way.
A village should be a unified force, not broken apart by squabbling factions.
Orochimaru leaned a hip against the doorframe of his meeting room, arms tucked into his hanten sleeves, and smiled in welcome as the two Jounin came down the hall. Yes, a unified force that valued obedience, competency, and swiftness.
Things were going very, very well.
Bracket sample: [Orochimaru sighed. This was terribly disappointing. But then, this was what he got for sending out untested Chuunin on a retrieval mission. They ended up botching things so badly that he himself had to salvage the entire mission, trade relations with Ame, and personally fetch the scroll in question himself.]
[At least the squad of four Chuunin knew they were in disgrace and were not attempting to make excuses or save face. Instead they all stood, neatly lined up, staring straight ahead as they should. He’d left them standing there for several silent minutes, to see if they would break. The one on the end was visibly trembling, but holding it together well, considering her nervous disposition. Orochimaru, leaning back in his chair, clucked his tongue at last. All four flinched as if they’d been struck at the noise.]
I should demote each of you for such blatant incompetencies.
[He paused and let that sink in.]
At this time, however, I am going to very kindly consider your skills and talents. I am going to assign you to different groups. If you should so disappoint me again, I will not be lenient in the future. Am I understood?
[He listened to their profuse assurances that yes, they understood. The teenager on the far right though, met Orochimaru’s gaze and nodded. He understood perfectly: they’d only been given enough rope to hang themselves with. Orochimaru smiled. That one had promise, most definitely.]
[He dismissed them and watched them go, one by one.]
Missive Sample: When I give orders I do expect them to be followed.
Your punishment will take place in the morning. I will not tolerate incompetence. You should know this by now.
Also, do something with that rat’s nest you call hair before you meet with me - it’s untidy and a disgrace to shinobi everywhere.