Advantage

Because of his intervention, Orochimaru had not given Sasuke the Heaven's Curse Mark as he had in the original manga. Although Orochimaru had still disguised himself as a Kusagakure examinee and entered the second stage of the Chunin Exams, he had not made a move. He had only observed Sasuke from afar. Orochimaru truly wanted Sasuke's body—or rather, a body that possessed the Sharingan. But compared to obtaining Sasuke's body, he was even less willing to offend Richard now.