Board Thread:Theories and Speculation/@comment-27928710-20160306213637/@comment-1512913-20160307100401

This entire "is Orochimaru a Sage?" "Can he use Sage Mode?" thing is bullshit. Let's see at what the 4th databook says: "The Power of the White Snake is conferred by the White Snake Sage of Ryūchi Cave, by biting a person and injecting them with its natural energy. Those who survive are deemed worthy of being taught Sage Mode" considering Orochimaru survived and was said to have Power of White Snake, it's most likely that he can use Senjutsu with his own body and it's only his host bodies that can't handle it, hence why he bothers to brand them with Cursed Seals, which are Senjutsu. If someone survives the Cursed Seal, he or she can also in theory learn Sage Mode and handle it, thus is adequate host body for Orochimaru.