Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-24891154-20140604032717/@comment-24067511-20140604041309

And on a more personal note, I don't think Orochimaru was really trying to kill Naruto. I think that he was either trying to test him to see how strong he was in the attempt to get over to his side or he was trying to capture him for Kurama's power, just in a way that wasn't completely obvious.