Quote (Indent @ 12 Apr 2013 20:42)
What is the deal with Orochimaru?
There is something supercilious about him, there is something busted in his moral compass, but is he really that bad? For a character that was the main antagonist for the first installment of the franchise, there is not much information about his childhood.
The villains have a habit of turning over a new leaf, as there is deeply troubling about this past that works itself out. Perhaps, there was something that about Kabuto and Sasuke that reached beneath that villainous demeanor.
Before it became apparent that Hashirama could break control, Orochimaru could have revealed his intention of ending Sasuke. There is no way Sasuke could stand against the former hokages and Orochimaru.
That's an extremely interesting point. If he wanted to kill Sasuke or something, he could do it with the hokages at his disposal. Then again, it doesn't appear that he can control Hashirama as well, so the latter might turn on Oro or something. But from the looks of it, Orochimaru has genuine interest in supporting Sasuke.
Still going to be extremely upset if Naruto and Sasuke don't end up fighting.