Orochimaru didn’t allow Sasuke to sign the snake summoning contract or teach him the summoning technique, because he was meant to be his vessel and not his successor.

Sasuke had become a formidable ninja under Orochimaru’s guidance, and it was a combination of his solo training in conjunction with Orochimaru’s teachings that allowed him to surpass ...

Orochimaru - one of the most nefarious Naruto characters that fans knew (Image via Studio Pierrot) As long as one can remember, Orochimaru was obsessed with Sasuke Uchiha in the anime series.

Orochimaru's Curse Seal on Sasuke (Image via Studio Pierrot). Orochimaru wanted Sasuke's body primarily to learn Jutsus more quickly. This isn't just due to Sasuke's superior biology as a member ...

#DailyNarutoTrivia 256 – Despite learning from Orochimaru, Sasuke actively refrained from killing people in his training. He rationalized this as other people are not his intended target (this ...

Oh, you can't overlook the fact either that Orochimaru finally revealed his plans for Sasuke, which is to grant him the power and train him to be his disciple, only so he would have his next host ...

Orochimaru would like to wait until Sasuke shows up, but by the time he'd show it'd be too late. We're also shown that Sasuke isn't the only vessel around, as we're introduced to Orochimaru's ...

Why Sasuke was clearly more powerful in early Naruto Shippuden After Sasuke defected from the Hidden Leaf Village to train with Orochimaru, he returned with some seriously strong new skills.

At the time of the battle, Sasuke was 16 years old and that's the time when he killed Itachi. Sasuke trained with Orochimaru on a considerable level in order to become worthy of battling it out ...