Father Sees Son Not Dead

Inside Ryūchi Cave. Orochimaru compared the data of every past successful Ryūchi Cave Sage Technique practitioner against Jiraiya's data. Unfortunately, Orochimaru had been unable to obtain the First Hokage's Sage Technique training data. Tsunade did not have it either; otherwise, the results would have been even better. The differences between the Sage Techniques of these two great sacred lands were the key to Orochimaru breaking through his impasse.