__Height:__ 179.4 cm - 172 cm
__Affiliations:__ Konohagakure (Leaf), Root, Akatsuki, Otagakure (Sound)
__Classification:__ Sannin, Sage, S-rank, Missing-nin
Orochimaru is a major antagonist of the Naruto series. They are a missing ninja from Konohagakure, who is recognized as one of the most powerful ninjas and known as one of the "Legendary Sannin" (Legendary Three Ninja), which was a title that was given to them and their former teammates, [Jiraiya](https://anilist.co/character/2423) and [Tsunade](https://anilist.co/character/2767), by [Hanzou](https://anilist.co/character/23055) during the Second Shinobi World War. Their main goals are to capture [Uchiha Sasuke](https://anilist.co/character/13) as his new body to gain possession of the Sharingan and to destroy Konoha.