Why Did Orochimaru Wait So Long?

[UchihaGaeshi]

I'm sorry if there are already threads made about this, but I've been thinking - why did Orochimaru not undo the Dead Demon Seal earlier?

My point is, we all know that Orochimaru searched the scrolls and documents of different clans, and that is how he found out about undoing the Shiki Fujin. Now he said he did this after losing his arms. But he couldn't have done it after Sasuke had "killed" him, since after that he was either in Anko or in Sasuke. Which means he knew about it before his "death".

So why did he not undo the seal then? If he had, he would have gotten his jutsu back, and the hokage in his arsenal, and he then could have easily taken over Sasuke's body. It's not like he knew he would be conveniently revived by Sasuke later?

Or did he? By know we all know not to trust the villains in this manga; that they are always hiding something. Could it be possible that it was all part of Orochimaru's plan? I mean think about it - and many have already said this before - but how convenient is it that Sasuke had six Zetsu on him: four for the Hokages, one for Orochimaru, and one for Sasuke to aquire Hashirama's DNA. And that they are in the Naka Shrine, where Sasuke can conveniently read the tablet and know how to get the Rinnegan, with a pool of Hashi's DNA sitting right next to him? And how easy is it now for Orochimaru to take over his body and aquire the Rinnegan?

You can't help but admit Orochimaru's been acting weird of late. Not jumping on Sasuke's body, being "curious" about Sasuke's situation, almost bowing down to Sasuke by saying he would help him do whatever he wants him to do, and the whole thing about actually having a reason to take over the leaf.

All I'm saying is something smells fishy.

 

[Khallil]

yeah, it was asked many times, but I also do wonder myself

 

[duken fist]

hahaha that damn kishi

 

[Prometheus Beta]

Plot bro, the recent retcons shouldve made it clear that Kishimoto does not plan much of the future plot, in fact hes admitted this in an interview where he was asked when will Naruto end and he claimed that he had an ending in mind but he still had to figure out how to get there.

 

[Dark Artist]

for the plot lol

 

[rollin]

it might have been hard for orochimaru to walk into konoha and get the mask, and since all of the top ninjas in konoha are at war, this would have been his best oppurtunity

 

[DeadManWonderLand]

Orochimaru had no clue what the RDS was until it stared him in the face.

He was robbed of most his chakra and was consumed by a rapidly decaying body.
Three years later when it was becoming a viable option sasuke ambushed a crippled orochimaru while in bed.
Later on as soon as orochimaru breaks out of sasuke he is met by a Totsku blade to the chest.
They guy couldn't catch a break lol

 

[King-Panda]

because he has a plan. dunno anything more than this

 

[Narutohokage7]

Orochimaru was 'armless for a while.

 

[keepcalmandrasengan]

Probably because he couldn't because since there were still people around and by he time the war started he was not able to escape until someone revived him a.k.a Sasuke.

 

[Lucidus]

there could of been limitations that we do not know of for example he might have only just found out how to do it a few days before sasuke attacked.. also finding the location of these mask's might not have been an easy task, also if he did it on his own he would have killed himself... its most likely he wanted to take sasuke along with him so when he did this he would take over sasuke's body at that moment.. however sasuke attacked earlier that orochimaru expected and he didnt get his chance

lol there are many reason's as to why he might not have done it

 

[Yusuke Urameshi]

it might have been hard for orochimaru to walk into konoha and get the mask, and since all of the top ninjas in konoha are at war, this would have been his best oppurtunity

Idt that the Uzumaki clan was in Konoha. That's why Kushina was transported to Konoha. So Oro really could've done this at any time.

 

[Uchiha izien]

he needed the absence of the allied force and for sasuke to free him.

 

[Uchiha izien]

he also needed kabuto weakened

 

[UchihaGaeshi]

there could of been limitations that we do not know of for example he might have only just found out how to do it a few days before sasuke attacked.. also finding the location of these mask's might not have been an easy task, also if he did it on his own he would have killed himself... its most likely he wanted to take sasuke along with him so when he did this he would take over sasuke's body at that moment.. however sasuke attacked earlier that orochimaru expected and he didnt get his chance

lol there are many reason's as to why he might not have done it

Still, Orochimaru was able to invade the Leaf once because he had spies everywhere and a lot of resources. I'm guessing it would have been easy for Oro to send someone, like Kabuto, to do it for him, even if the Konoha was in a good condition.

 

[Uchiha izien]

he wants sasuke to attack konoha so naruto will leave the battlefield and he'll have sasuke n naruto to himself .that is when they've weakened themselves.

 

[Punk Hazard]

Idt that the Uzumaki clan was in Konoha. That's why Kushina was transported to Konoha. So Oro really could've done this at any time.

But it's in Konoha that he got the mask. He lacked the power to go into Konoha and get it.

 

[FitzChivalry Farseer]

stay calm and kishi

 

[Uchiha izien]

Still, Orochimaru was able to invade the Leaf once because he had spies everywhere and a lot of resources. I'm guessing it would have been easy for Oro to send someone, like Kabuto, to do it for him, even if the Konoha was in a good condition.

wrong.dont u get it oro not allied with kabuto

 

[Strata Uchiha]

Well Orochimaru was not only sick for awhile, but before he could go there...

1. Sasuke wanted his revenge on Itachi so he had to train him for that.
2. Sasuke ended up betraying him.
3. Then Orochimaru gets sealed up by Itachi's Tousuka Blade.
4. He is just now on the move again with all of his jutsu restored to him.