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[music playing]

[hiss]

[growl]

-Sasuke--

[theme music]

[theme music]

[music playing]

-Huh?

-Hm.

-Lord Hokage, what is this?

-Oh, what luck that you found it.

A white snake must have shed that skin when it molted.

-I've never seen anything like it before.

[laugh]

-I've never seen one before, either.

They're extremely rare.

You're lucky to have found it.

Not many get to see one.

-Why was its skin so white?

-I don't really know.

As far as I'm aware, no one has ever bothered to find out.

I know that since ancient times, the white snake

has been viewed as a symbol of both good luck and renewal.

-Good luck and renewal--

[music playing]

-It was your karma that led you to discover it today.

Perhaps this snake skin is a sign telling you

that your parents have been reborn somewhere.

And if that's true, perhaps you could meet them again

when you're grown up.

-How long until that happens, Hokage?

-I can't say.

Only fate holds that answer.

[music playing]

[grunt]

-Nawaki-- he sure is worked up.

[explosion]

-Uh.

[music playing]

[music playing]

-Tsunade, we are at war.

[thunder]

-Tsunade's team was attacked.

[music playing]

-Don't go, don't go, don't go, don't go--

-That's enough, he's dead.

[scream]

-Why are humans such fragile creatures?

The human body contains an abundance of power.

What remains unused in a lifetime stays trapped inside.

If we could just release all that power--

-Orochimaru Sensei, what is this thing in here?

-That is an amulet.

-An amulet?

This thing?

[laugh]

-Yes, it's quite rare.

I've never seen another like it.

It symbolizes both good luck and renewal.

-Renewal, really?

Well OK.

But Orochimaru Sensei, no matter how hard you research,

you can't really bring back the dead, can you?

[chuckle]

-Well, no.

It's far too difficult to bring the dead back to life.

But Anko, my research has given me clues about regeneration.

By activating the full potential locked in our bodies,

we can become incredibly powerful.

And in addition, we'll be able to heighten

our regenerative powers.

And someday very soon, Anko, I'll

be able to share that power with you, as well.

-Yes, I'd like that very much, Orochimaru Sensei.

-The key must be the body activating

jutsu known as the curse mark.

[music playing]

[music playing]

-That fool!

Training like that will get him killed.

[crickets]

[music playing]

-Beautiful.

So this is the power of the Sharingan.

No matter how hard a ninja trains,

they could never surpass the Uchiha clan.

[music playing]

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-I understand it.

I understand the staggering power of this jutsu formula.

But it would take me a month, at the very least,

to master this forbidden jutsu.

And what of all these others?

How many years would it take to learn all the jutsu that

is stored here in these musty tomes?

It's simply impossible to master even a fraction of all

the jutsu within the limited time of a human lifespan.

I could never learn it all, even if I could extend my life

with the reanimation jutsu.

Once I died, all my knowledge and skill would be lost.

The only way to master every jutsu would be to--

[sigh]

[crash]

[music playing]

-So Orochimaru, I should've known I'd find you.

Now speak.

Tell me exactly what you were doing here.

[laugh]

-Even if I did tell you, you probably wouldn't understand.

You foolishly put the needs of the Village

ahead of unlocking all of the mysteries of nature.

To me, the lifespan of the human body is too short.

Even if I did rise to the position of Hokage,

once I died, everything I'd learned and mastered

would be lost forever.

-You can't mean that you're experimenting with that jutsu

here?

-Yes, the very one.

I want the immortality jutsu.

HIRUZEN: Orochimaru please, reconsider.

-No, never.

How foolish do you think I am?

Stop now, when I'm so close to seeing

my research come to fruition?

Impossible.

Everything will be mine.

I won't be contained by the Leaf Village or even by my own body.

To achieve my goals, I'll do whatever it takes,

either through an organization or by myself.

-Today we welcome a new member to the Akatsuki.

[music playing]

[music playing]

-Ah, Itachi Uchiha.

[music playing]

-You destroyed the Uchiha.

To think you had joined the Akatsuki--

[music playing]

[hiss]

-Someone who possesses the precious Sharingan

has personally appeared before me.

Fortune has smiled upon me again.

Fate is kind.

Now, I'm going to take your body for my own.

[hiss]

[gasps]

-Impossible!

Have I fallen prey to a paralysis genjutsu?

What incredible visual prowess-- magnificent.

[music playing]

[sigh]

[music playing]

-Orochimaru, try all the jutsu you wish,

but my eyes can see through all of them.

[footsteps]

[laugh]

-So, you've come.

Very well, let's go.

This child, he holds the key to my future.

I'm sure of it.

-So that's it?

Well, that was disappointing.

[groan]

[laugh]

-Looks like it's beginning to take effect now.

The bodily fluids of the great serpent

evaporate when they meet the air.

They have a numbing effect, and I

see they're already weakening you.

I am immortal.

I am eternal.

Even your most powerful jutsu can't come close to killing me.

Now, let me take you!

[bubbling]

-Where am I?

[laugh]

OROCHIMARU: This is the universe inside of me.

This is where the transference ritual will be held.

[music playing]

-Shall we begin?

[music playing]

[music playing]

-What remarkable visual prowess.

This is magnificent.

It's as if I'm living that moment all over.

[music playing]

[laugh]

[music playing]

OROCHIMARU: Those eyes-- this time, those eyes are mine.

-No medicine will help him now.

Tomorrow, or better yet today-- the

sooner we perform the ritual, the better.

It's funny, I can't imagine Sasuke

will go along without a fuss.

[laugh]

-Hm, still it's not like he could do a thing about it, not

against that ritual.

Huh?

[music playing]

[music playing]

-Why is Sasuke here?

Oh, the giant snake has shed its skin.

So, has the ritual already taken place?

[music playing]

[gulp]

-What is going on here?

-Is that Kabuto?

[eerie music playing]

[eerie music playing]

-Just tell me one thing.

Exactly which one are you?

[eerie music playing]

-You tell me, Kabuto.

[music playing]

-This is the transference ritual.

He's showing me what happened.

This is it, the moment where the outcome of the ritual

is decided.

[music playing]

[music playing]

-Huh?

[music playing]

-But how?

This can't be.

I created this universe.

I control all here.

No, it's impossible.

This is my own space.

[music playing]

-Orochimaru, try all the jutsu you wish, but my eyes--

[growl]

-Surely, you must know already.

[gasp]

-How terrifying.

Sasuke's will alone is eroding this universe.

[growl]

OROCHIMARU: No, I will not allow this to happen.

I am the immortal Orochimaru.

I am invincible.

I will not die here.

This will not happen to me, especially not here.

I-- I am the one who will unlock the mysteries of nature.

I am the one who will receive everything.

[splat]

[wind blowing]

[music playing]

[music playing]

-Those clouds, that's got to be a bad omen.

[music playing]

-It's like--

-A flaming sunset, the color of blood.

[music playing]

[screech]

[music playing]

[music playing]

-Something wrong?

-No, it's nothing.

[music playing]

[music playing]

-Then Lord Orochimaru is dead.

-No, it's more like-- I have absorbed him completely

and nothing at all remains.

[music playing]

[music playing]

[theme music]

[theme music]

NARRATOR: Three long years have passed

since he severed all ties, buried his feelings,

and focused solely on training for his goal.

Now, with Orochimaru's power in his hands,

it's time for him to take action.

But what awaits him when he achieves his goal?

What will he find on the other side of the path he's walking?

Will he find light or will he find darkness?

Next time, "Zabuza's Blade."