Orochimaru’s Research Breakthrough: Cursed Mark

"Ever since I first saw that man, I've always felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity from him, yet I couldn't remember why. Now that I think about it, if it was him, the timing does line up." Hiruzen Sarutobi gripped the Adamantine Staff and muttered to himself. When he was eight years old, during Konoha's first year, the Sarutobi Clan and the Shimura Clan had joined the Konoha founded by the Senju and Uchiha. Then, shortly after he turned ten, Madara defected from Konoha.