What Was Orochimarus Initial Impression Of Jiraiya And Tsunade?

What was Orochimaru’s initial impression of Jiraiya and Tsunade?

// Oh, dear. XD His initial impression of Jiraya was that he was very energetic and had a tendency to be loud and a little obnoxious, but was otherwise tolerable. He had a much better opinion about Tsunade, since he could see straightaway that she was smart like he was, though he didn't really care for her temper tantrums. But his quiet, studious, and overall sensible nature tended to balance out his teammates' more boisterous personalities, and they helped him come out of his shell a little, getting out and about when he probably otherwise would have just stayed at home. The adage "opposites attract" I think really fits their dynamic well.

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Assorted Media Sentences, Vol. 16

(Sentences from various pieces of media. Adjust phrasing where needed)

"You're out of control."

"If you want to live to see another day, you'll be out of town by nightfall."

"Look at you! You're a mess!"

"In the events that anything should happen - which it won't! - I want you to tell the world that I did something."

"I do understand. Don't talk to me like I'm a monkey."

"You've gotten good and greasy with your words, haven't you?"

"Want to get drunk and fool around?"

"You think I'm dumb, don't you?"

"The world is not as black and white as you think."

"Say what you want, but I promise you, you'll be dead by dawn."

"I'm not human. Humans don't drink blood."

"Our glory days are long gone."

"I threw stones at the stars, but the whole sky fell."

"I never can please you, can't I?"

"Do not fire at the spacecraft! You may inadvertently start an interstellar war!"

"Why do you have to be special? Why can't you just be you?"

"Why am I just seeing this now?"

"I've come for answers. I'm not leaving until I get them."

"Even the most painful memories can become familiar. A refuge, if you'd like."

"You're going to need a bigger boat."

"You're not going to hit me again, are you?"

"You know nothing. Hell is only a word. The reality is much, much worse."

"Our livelihood depends on our ability to blend in at our discretion."

"You've lost track of the greater good here."

"Once he's got whatever he needs, he'll cast you aside."

"Sooner or later, the thirst always wins."

"Does it disturb you at all that the most logical explanation for all of this is that he's an alien?"

"I'd like to tell you everything, but I can't. Not ever.,"

"Endings are a strange thing. You know it's coming, and yet everything ends."

"Do I need to remind you what happened last time you pushed me too far?"

"I'm not being modest. I'm really good at what I do."

"What the eyes sees, the mind believes."

"I know you're lying, I just can't figure out why."

"You can't keep denying what you are."

"It's a fine line between standing behind a principle and hiding behind one."

"Vampires with machine guns. What's not to love?"

"'I don't know' isn't good enough! You're supposed to be the expert!"

"Do this right and this job will put us back on the map."

"I hate to say it, but your life sounds a hell of a lot more interesting than mine does right now."

What event solidified Orochimaru’s belief that power and knowledge are more important than bonds?

// Nawaki and Dan's deaths. @senjutsunade and I have talked about this at length. She headcanons that Orochimaru and Jiraiya were at the Senju compound so often that Nawaki became like their joint nephew, so it was a devastating blow when he died, especially since it was so senseless. Nawaki had a bright future ahead of him, and then he just...wasn't there anymore. All it had taken was one trap to erase him from existence, a child robbed of what surely would have been a long and distinguished career. But it was Dan's death in particular that drove Orochimaru over the edge. It seemed Orochimaru was always a little closer to Tsunade, and my personal headcanon was that he quietly carried a torch for her, so standing there, on that night, in that tree, hearing Tsunade screaming in desperation as she tried again and again to save Dan's life and watching her collapse into hysterical tears destroyed Orochimaru, because this was now the second person Tsunade had lost. He started becoming all the more painfully aware of how fragile human life was, and he swore to himself that he'd never EVER succumb to that weakness. And the thoughts churned and grew, and the little seed Sarutobi had planted in his mind that day in the cemetery took root and bloomed into a sickening obsession to cheat death in any way he could, even if it meant killing other people. And so gradually people became irrelevant. He grew distant from his friends, caring only about acquiring more and more knowledge and more and more power. And then, ultimately, those were the only things that mattered.

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