Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-4437326-20150702120212/@comment-1894786-20150703001721

ScruffyC wrote: Edward Zachary Sunrose wrote: ...and Orochimaru has seemingly perfected his immortality jutsu, no longer looking 40-something. I wouldn't say he's perfected it. His aim was to live forever, not look young. As for why he does, I'm pretty sure it's just because he took the body of someone that age. Not at all. Orochimaru possessed that hot blonde guy during the Sasuke Retrieval Arc who was clearly a young adult around Part 2 Naruto's age. And when his host's face was exposed while fighting Hiruzen, it looked like a teenage girl. So he still looked mid-40's while possessing young adults. Looking far more younger suggests refining the possession process, which further suggests he's perfected it.