Board Thread:Versus Debates/@comment-32617252-20180624185603/@comment-1512913-20180709140601

People should stick with manga facts instead of inserting headcanon into these discussions.... facts:
 * Orochimaru's host body was indeed rejecting him already by the time he fought 4-tails v2 Naruto. The body was already dying, soon after, he couldn't even move from bed and needed Kabuto's drugs to keep it alive.
 * He didn't even have his entire Ninjutsu arsenal while fighting 4-tails v2 Naruto, all he had were his body modifications and summoning tattoos.

In other words, healthy body Orochimaru with his arms should be a whole league entirely more powerful than the state he fought Naruto in. So imagine that Orochimaru + Kage level Ninjutsu arsenal on top of his body modifications and snake summons. I mean, the dude is one of the few characters that can use all nature transformations.

His Hydra technique is a beast as well...

But even though in my opinion Orochimaru is considerably more powerful than Minato ever was, Minato still takes this one for one simple reason: Death Demon Consuming Seal ^_^

Just an interesting fact, we have never seen 'prime' Orochimaru fighting at full power. He was holding back considerably and just psychologically toying with Hiruzen in Part I. (but he let his guard down because of that and that was a mistake) and he had considerable handicaps in Part II.