Naruto Chapter 404

[poopdeville]

I wonder if we see the fight between Sasuke vs 8 tails at all, but since there's not all that much story left I guess we will.

We already saw Sasuke fight 8 Tails. He beat Orochimaru.

[Archangel]

K first we don't really know if orochimaru is the 8 tails and second orochimaru was greatly weakened when sasuke defeated him. But even if he was at 100% sasuke would still probably win specially now that he has the MS

[Rikudo]

We already saw Sasuke fight 8 Tails. He beat Orochimaru.

Orochimaru wasn't the 8 Tails. Madara asks Sasuke to capture the 8 Tails so he's just on his way to find it.

On the other hand, Madara and Co. is planning on capturing the Kyuubi. Poor Konoha only has one Sannin to defend them. Akatsuki can totally destroy Konoha if they attack now and with Sasuke they're even more deadlier. I wonder why they need to get all the bijuus before attaking Konoha.

[Archangel]

It's not all about power you have to realize that the ratio would be about 1:1000 meaning that a jounin wouldn't have to be all that powerful to beat an akatsuki member, all they would need would be a couple lucky shots. And konoha still has many capable fighters like Guy, Kakashi, Tsunade, ANBU, Root and many nameless jounins and chunins

[poopdeville]

Orochimaru wasn't the 8 Tails. Madara asks Sasuke to capture the 8 Tails so he's just on his way to find it.

Orochimaru wasn't 8 Tails, exactly. But he was a Jinchuuriki, and was driven mad by Orochi's chakra (like Gaara was before the time jump).

Anyway, Kabutorochi is still out there, and Sasuke is obviously going to find Orochi inside of him. This is why Kabuto is turning "snake-like", just like Naruto is fox-like and Orochimaru was snake-like, and Gaara was Tanuki-like. My best is that by the time Sasuke finds Kabuto, Kabuto will have become Orochimaru -- that is, Orochi will have possessed him completely.

I will admit this is all speculation. But I'm also right. :-)

[Archangel]

Orochimaru wasn't 8 Tails, exactly. But he was a Jinchuuriki, and was driven mad by Orochi's chakra (like Gaara was before the time jump).

I wouldn't be at all surprised if that was the case, by the look of things there isn't going to be one bad guy left when the show is over

Zabuza went good, Gaara went good, Haku and kimimaru we just being manipulated, Sasori dies on purpose, Itachi was a good guy... next thing u know the kyuubi is gonna be saving the leaf village

[chet_chetty]

I thought it was established that Orochimaru exists in Kabuto strictly on a biological level. It's Oro's genetic material that has taken over in Kabuto's body. Oro's soul and/or conciousness was purged from Sasuke and sealed by Susanoo for eternity. That's what I got out of it.

[Archangel]

I don't think it's that simple. Remember that kabuto said that he could feel oro's power trying to take over him, for that to happen oro's will would have to be around there somewhere.

[chet_chetty]

With all the experimentation Oro did, I could see him pulling something like that off. Oro more than anyone has had that live to fight another day mantra about him no matter what form he may take. Kabuto referred to it as a life force which is too ambiguous to pinpoint it as genetic or conscious/spirit.

[Archangel]

But it is kind of cool seeing kabuto trying to outbest oro like that, he has always been a great ninja and sadistic like hell i hope he wins in the battle of the minds, honestly i'm bored with oro

[XanBcoo]

I imagine it was all Orochimaru could do to oblige when Kabuto told him,

"I want you inside me"

Now we're left with the unholy product. And yeah, I think it's most likely that either Oro will manifest himself in Kabuto (kind of like a Liquid Snake/Ocelot thing) or he will actually be considered the 8 tailed beast that Sasuke has to hunt down.