Formation of Ten Thousand Snakes

With this technique, Orochimaru can release a torrent of countless snakes from his mouth, forming a wall of snakes. The snakes will then rise and rush towards his target, being almost impossible to stop or evade. While crawling together the snakes form a defensive wall blocking almost any attack. The snakes can also open their mouths to extend Kusanagi-like blades.

Trivia

 * Mandara is the Japanese pronunciation of the word mandala, a concentric diagram with great spiritual and ritual significance in both Buddhism and Hinduism. It's written as 曼陀羅 in kanji. The first kanji is pronounced the same as the kanji for and actually overlaps somewhat in meaning. The second kanji bears a strong resemblance to the kanji for . The last kanji is the same in both words and means silk, or gauze. However, it is only used for its sound.