Naruto 347

[Munsu]

Yeah, we were pretty much in the same page, just some details in the middle we had a difference of opinion on, but the end result was pretty much the same.

It's been a while since I've read old Naruto chapters, so I'm wondering if this is the first time Orochimaru has taken this form?

In his fight with Naruto, Jiraiya, or The Third, he never took that form? Well being his "ultimate" form is debatable, but Sasuke mentioning that it's his real identity and Oro didn't deny it, so we know as much.

It's really hard to judge how good this true identity of his really is... Sasuke seemed to have an easy time with him, up to the point that the poison and the seal's true purpose started to affect Sasuke, so we can't really tell the strength especially when we still don't know the range of Sasuke's potential and on how wierd the whole setting of the fight was.

It would be interesting to see if Oro goes into his true identity form, if he can change back into his last container. I have a feeling that if Oro goes into that form, he has no choice but to find a new container or remain in that form (who knows how long that form lasts) until he dies. So if anyone knows if he's taken that form before, please let me know.

So in conclusion, that true identity may very well be his ultimate form, but I don't think we can know that for certain (would need to go back and re-read and see if I missed anything), but we can assume that it's his true identity and it may very well be that he only uses it when preparing for the ritual (we don't know what are the consequences of him going into his true identity if it's not to perform the ritual).

As a side note, since his fight with The Third, I really haven't seen him use all his great jutsus (to my recollection) like the reviving of the previous Hokages... anyone knows the reason for this?