Okay a lot of people have been saying that Sasuke will fight Madara because Madara is his nemesis as Obito is Naruto's nemesis, but I think that Orochimaru is more or less Sasuke's Nemesis.
Many people think his story is over but they forget one thing, we have yet to see the Orochimaru flashbacks, and as everyone knows Kishi always explains a villain's backstory before they are defeated so that makes me think that his story isn't over yet.
Orochimaru's Arms
Also Orochimaru only recently got his arms back and we have yet to see him go all out with his arms, you could try to count Orochimaru's battle with Hiruzen but the Edos did most of the fighting.
The Zetsu Body
Orochimaru recently got a body made from Zetsu DNA and as we all know Senju DNA improves everything, and yet we haven't seen him do much with it. Kishi wouldn't have given Oro a body made from Hashirama's DNA and have him do nothing with it.
Orochimaru and Madara
I made a thread about this earlier and I maintain this theory that Orochimaru and Madara met a long time ago. There is reason to believe it as how did Oro and Kabuto get Madara's body, and how does Orochimaru know so much about the Sharingan.
Also Kabuto commented about Madara's Senju DNA enhancements, this makes me think that maybe Orochimaru helped Madara with his Senju DNA experiments.
Orochimaru and Sasuke
I believe that the reason Oro is helping Sasuke is three fold, one he wants to stop the Eye of the Moon Plan and the second is that he is basically power pumping Sasuke, he wants Sasuke to get stronger so when the time comes he will get a more powerful body. The third reason he is helping is that he couldn't take Sasuke's body last time, and now he is waiting until Sasuke is injured or weakened enough so he can take it.
Orochimaru and Karin
Okay here is where things get iffy and a little out there, what if Karin is really only pretending to be in love with Sasuke. The guy stabbed her with a chidori and she goes right back to loving him, that just seems a little fishy to me especially since Oro was right next to Sasuke when she saw him again.
Also Karin was said to be fanatically loyal to Orochimaru, when Sasuke first came to recruit her she was executing everyone that said Oro was dead.
Maybe she wants revenge against Sasuke and is secretly helping Orochimaru, and she only came back to him was because Orochimaru was there and off panel he gave her orders.
Orochimaru and Edo Hokage
So Oro gets the Four Hokage under his control, some of the most powerful ninja of all time, and he isn't going to use them for his own self gain. I think this one is obvious that when the time comes he will turn them on the heroes.
Final Thoughts
All right so here is what I think is going to happen:
Orochimaru is going to continue to play nice until after Naruto and Sasuke fight, then just as the two of them are reconciling Orochimaru will make his move. He will note that thanks to Naruto Sasuke is now weak and injured enough for him to take over his body.
Currently Sasuke is helping Naruto defeat Obito his nemesis, I believe it will be the reverse with Oro with Naruto helping Sasuke defeat his nemesis.
During the current fight they are working together but there is a lot of friction between the two of them, so I believe that they will fight Oro and probably the Edo Hokages as best friends again.
This is probably where we will see the Susanoo and 9 tails combination, as a sign of their friendship fully reborn.
Many people think his story is over but they forget one thing, we have yet to see the Orochimaru flashbacks, and as everyone knows Kishi always explains a villain's backstory before they are defeated so that makes me think that his story isn't over yet.
Orochimaru's Arms
Also Orochimaru only recently got his arms back and we have yet to see him go all out with his arms, you could try to count Orochimaru's battle with Hiruzen but the Edos did most of the fighting.
The Zetsu Body
Orochimaru recently got a body made from Zetsu DNA and as we all know Senju DNA improves everything, and yet we haven't seen him do much with it. Kishi wouldn't have given Oro a body made from Hashirama's DNA and have him do nothing with it.
Orochimaru and Madara
I made a thread about this earlier and I maintain this theory that Orochimaru and Madara met a long time ago. There is reason to believe it as how did Oro and Kabuto get Madara's body, and how does Orochimaru know so much about the Sharingan.
Also Kabuto commented about Madara's Senju DNA enhancements, this makes me think that maybe Orochimaru helped Madara with his Senju DNA experiments.
Orochimaru and Sasuke
I believe that the reason Oro is helping Sasuke is three fold, one he wants to stop the Eye of the Moon Plan and the second is that he is basically power pumping Sasuke, he wants Sasuke to get stronger so when the time comes he will get a more powerful body. The third reason he is helping is that he couldn't take Sasuke's body last time, and now he is waiting until Sasuke is injured or weakened enough so he can take it.
Orochimaru and Karin
Okay here is where things get iffy and a little out there, what if Karin is really only pretending to be in love with Sasuke. The guy stabbed her with a chidori and she goes right back to loving him, that just seems a little fishy to me especially since Oro was right next to Sasuke when she saw him again.
Also Karin was said to be fanatically loyal to Orochimaru, when Sasuke first came to recruit her she was executing everyone that said Oro was dead.
Maybe she wants revenge against Sasuke and is secretly helping Orochimaru, and she only came back to him was because Orochimaru was there and off panel he gave her orders.
Orochimaru and Edo Hokage
So Oro gets the Four Hokage under his control, some of the most powerful ninja of all time, and he isn't going to use them for his own self gain. I think this one is obvious that when the time comes he will turn them on the heroes.
Final Thoughts
All right so here is what I think is going to happen:
Orochimaru is going to continue to play nice until after Naruto and Sasuke fight, then just as the two of them are reconciling Orochimaru will make his move. He will note that thanks to Naruto Sasuke is now weak and injured enough for him to take over his body.
Currently Sasuke is helping Naruto defeat Obito his nemesis, I believe it will be the reverse with Oro with Naruto helping Sasuke defeat his nemesis.
During the current fight they are working together but there is a lot of friction between the two of them, so I believe that they will fight Oro and probably the Edo Hokages as best friends again.
This is probably where we will see the Susanoo and 9 tails combination, as a sign of their friendship fully reborn.
