Board Thread:Episode Discussions/@comment-1181222-20180913151539/@comment-25122992-20180915081845

I'd say people are overthinking too much. Orochimaru explicitly mentioned White Snake Sage and Ryuchi Cave as his residence, there's no reason to think it's not the same White Snake Sage mentioned by Kabuto as his mentor in learning SM long ago. It seems that the confusion stems from Orochimaru calling the Sage "a man", but it's obviously either a mistake in choosing the word or Orochimaru intentionally avoiding to mention that the Sage is a giant serpent instead of human so that Boruto and Sarada will have to face it by themselves. Plus, Orochimaru specifically stated that the Sage will be able to extract some knowledge from Mitsuki's snake, something he failed to do by himself. I mean, who would be more skillful in communicating with the snakes than Orochimaru? It obviously should be their snake leader in-charge and not just another human contractor of the snake summoning like Kabuto.