Board Thread:Versus Debates/@comment-32617252-20180624185603/@comment-26107879-20180630184747

Actually, Sasuke stated and I quote "Orochimaru was already weak" and that was it. Nothing about him being sickly the only reason for his victory as you seem to suggest. Nor did he say he would've died. Chapter 363, page 15. I wouldn't solely rely on the wiki without checking the source behind it. It also doesn't change the fact he couldn't even beat a 70 year old alone, and needed two Hokage to put the guy down. So without his perfect body, he has too much of a handicap.