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Orochimaru (大蛇丸), featured in theJapanese folktaleJiraiya Gōketsu Monogatari (The Tale of the Gallant Jiraiya), is the archenemy of theninjaJiraiya.[2] He was once named Yashagorō (夜叉五郎) and was one of Jiraiya's followers but was overtaken byserpent magic. Having changed his name to Orochimaru, he gained the ability to turn himself into a giant serpent. He poisonedJiraiya andTsunade the slug princess by pouring hisvenom on them as they slept, only for another follower to save the couple's lives afterwards.[citation needed] "The story, first recorded in 1806, was adapted into a mid-19th-century serialized novel (43 installments, 1839–1868) and a kabuki drama, based on the first 10 installments, by Kawatake Mokuami, in 1852. In the 20th-century, the story was adapted in several films, in video games, and in a manga."[3]
Orochi means "big snake" or "serpent".[4]
The manga and anime franchiseNaruto features the charactersJiraiya,Orochimaru andTsunade, where Orochimaru is portrayed to be the legendary ninja with the power of the snakes.[citation needed].
In the 2013 video gameMuramasa Rebirth, one of the alternate endings has theIga ninja Arashimaru getting possessed by his final opponent's spirit and taking on the name "Orochimaru". In a desperate act of defiance, Arashimaru's ally Shirohebi has the ninja's former master Shiranui spirit away a rival clan's last surviving heir during Orochimaru's attack who, when grown, takes on the name "Jiraiya" to fight Orochimaru.
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