Orochimaru helped Konoha win the decisive battles of the Second Ninja War while pursuing his own research and uncovering a leak connected to Dan Katō’s death. After mastering Flying Thunder God and…
Orochimaru halted Sunagakure’s advance, helped bring about its defeat, and drew Hatake Sakumo into becoming his hidden ally after Sakumo’s staged death. Back in Konoha, Orochimaru explored new…
Orochimaru led Konoha through a series of deceptive strikes that disrupted Kumogakure’s supply lines and brought the war into the Land of Lightning. After the Third Raikage fell and the Fourth Raikage…
Orochimaru brought Tsunade back to Konoha, developed a powerful Sage Mode, and headed for the Iwa Front as war spread and Madara confronted him. After their battle, Orochimaru continued onward and…
Orochimaru defeated the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, helped end the Third Ninja War, and was thrown into the future by the Dragon Vein before returning to his own time. As Fugaku backed his bid for Hokage…
Orochimaru became Hokage, survived the Nine-Tails attack, and dismantled Danzō’s Root while Akatsuki gathered new members and prepared to oppose him. The story left Shisui’s team fighting Dōtō and his…
Konoha secured new allies and technologies as Orochimaru advanced his research, while Fugaku’s reforms sparked an Uchiha rebellion that Shisui and Itachi crushed. Three years later, the other great…
A joint Chunin Exam became the setting for an alliance’s assault on Konohagakure, where Konoha’s shinobi fought to protect the village and its tailed beasts. The attack ended with Hiruzen and Danzō…
Orochimaru’s campaigns weakened the other villages as the Akatsuki gathered allies and prepared to capture the Tailed Beasts. The arc ends with Nagato setting the capture plan in motion and Hatake…
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