Naruto: Why wasn’t Orochimaru interested in the Rinnegan?

Why didn’t the Sannin try to steal Nagato’s power?

Orochimaru was Naruto’s first major villain, seeking to learn all the techniques in the world. For this Legendary Sannin attempted to possess Sasuke’s body in order to have access to the Sharingan, a technique that allowed, in addition to several abilities, to copy the position of the enemy’s hands at the moment they used the technique. Even with this goal, the villain never tried to possess the Rinnegan, the most powerful eye ability in the anime, what is the reason for this?

Anime doesn’t explain why Orochimaru didn’t try to wield the Rinnegan, but fans have created several theories as to why. The first suggestion is that perhaps the ninja did not believe that skill really existed, as for many years she was considered a legend. After all, when Rinnegan more present in the anime, the villain had already given up on his quest and had other plans.

Payne with his Rinnegan

The second theory is that Orochimaru knew he couldn’t win. akatsuki leader steal his Rinnegan since he was unable to subdue Itachiwhich is much weaker than pain. Finally, other fans feel that he didn’t want the eye’s ability, unlike Sharinganshe would not help the villain in his quest to find out all ninja techniques.

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