Why does Orochimaru put cursed seals on people?
We've seen that Orochimaru put cursed seals on some people like Sasuke, Sound Four and Anko. I never really understood why he did it. What did he get from it?
At first I thought that it had to do something with body compatibility, but the origin of the cursed seal is Jūgo, not Orochimaru.
Could someone explain better about the relation between Orochimaru and the cursed seals and why he put them on people?
Best Answer
You might already know that Orochimaru was not able to achieve Sage mode, so this was his alternate way to achieve it in his minions. From naruto.wikia.com:
During his research of J?go's clan, Orochimaru eventually tracked down the power source at the Ry?chi Cave and senjutsu. Although he lacked the body and chakra reserves strong enough to learn Sage Mode,[18] Orochimaru developed another use for senjutsu chakra: the cursed seals.[57] These seals contained some of Orochimaru's senjutsu chakra mixed with the enzyme produced by J?go, triggering a change similar to Sage Transformation, but with different side effects. These cursed seals can be used to enhance the power of one's techniques,[58] and serve as anchors to Orochimaru's consciousness, allowing him to observe events through anyone branded by the seal. He can even be revived any number of times through the Evil Releasing Method, provided there are enough cursed seals and DNA.
His minions did become stronger with this seals. It's a shortcut to
get stronger minions as mastering sage mode naturally is not that easy. And he gave it to Sauske to trick him by helping him to give more power but his motive was to make him his next vessel.
And this cursed mark can be used like his CCTV camera and horcrux at the same time. He can be revived form the cursed mark and also get all the knowledge of event from the host, as he did with Anko in Fourth Shinobi World War.
Also know as Orochimaru's Juinjutsu.
So it's a win win situation for Orochimaru, so it's god for him to give it to so many people.
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Why did Orochimaru give Curse marks?
Orochimaru typically gives his cursed seals to either his more powerful followers or those he would like to use as his host body.Why didnt Orochimaru give himself a curse mark?
Even it can be argue that Orochimaru revival to the good side was due to the action of Kabuto. So he didn't give him the cursed mark because he never wanted to use him as a pawn as much as he done with others. He might even sympathies with Kabuto for his past from childhood shown in Anime.What kind of seal did Orochimaru put on Naruto?
Orochimaru performed this technique to tamper with Naruto Uzumaki's seal. The original seal allowed a small amount of the Nine-Tails' chakra to always mix into Naruto's, but the additional seal disturbs this, preventing Naruto from using the Nine-Tails' chakra or even controlling his own chakra properly.The Curse Mark EXPLAINED!
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