Quote Originally Posted by DarthEnderX View Post
I guess the question now is, why didn't he do this sooner?

I mean, it seems like all you need is a mask from an apparently abandoned Uzumaki shrine, and a body to possess after sacrificing your current one. I would have thought both of those things would have been easily obtainable for Orochimaru to get his arms back.
I imagine it's this easy only know when everybody worth their kunai is elsewhere fighting. Back when Itachi and the shark dude walked in, they were stopped fast enough by Kakashi & Co.