Orochimaru (大蛇丸, Orochimaru) As one of the most powerful ninja Konohagakure ever produced and one of the "Three Legendary Shinobi" (伝説の三忍, Densetsu no Sannin), he operated as an ANBU shinobi within the Root faction prior to his defection from the village. Sealed away during the battle between Sasuke and Itachi, he was later revived using his genetic material that was within Kabuto and the portion of consciousness he stored within Anko Mitarashi's Cursed Seal of Heaven.
