Sasuke vs Orochimaru | Naruto 

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Sometimes nothing beats a good old fashioned taijutsu fight in naruto

The nostalgia is unbelievable.

The yellow text hits different

The Snake took an interest in a small Bird. Tested it, Trained it, Raised it... only for the Snake to one day find out the small Bird he took an interest in was actually a Hawk.

1:16 - 0.25 speed, sasuke cracks his head

1:04 it makes me kind of sad we never got to see speed portrayed THIS cool and fast again in the series, and orochimaru isnt even raikage speed

Ah the good ol naruto run, nostalgia for the win

Sasuke is such a great fighter, and he’s so intelligent

There's something about this fluid motion and animation that no modern episode has achieved since. Not that the animation is bad in the newer fights, it's actually pretty good in a lot of places but there's a very specific kind of flow to these older scenes that are timeless. Every movement carries weight. Every attack drags the wind with it. You can see the clothing shift and flutter and the warping distortions of people moving at truly amazing speeds. They actually showed characters moving and behaving in superhuman ways so the odd body movements don't seem so out of place. Something fluent that isn't there anymore. They put so much care into every key frame, countless of them in fact. It's much harder and slower to animate like this, I know. Even still, it shows how hard they worked back then to make this show stand out and every one of these fights are burned into our memories. I don't think we'll remember a lot of the scenes in the modern shows as well as we do these ones. It could be nostalgia but one thing is undeniable; The action sequences of the original series (including ones with less fluent animation) had an incredible amount of beauty and depth put into them.

I forgot how cool the animation was.

Goddamn, I can't get over how these fights in part 1 make me feel. So raw. So inspiring. I've been rewatching the series on Netflix before I sleep at night, and I've got to hand it to these animators who put in the extra work to make these fights so damn fluid.

1:17 it pretty dope when sasuke did this i wish he did it more in the series

Naruto is just the best anime. The change in soundtracks is also so nuts

He looks so tiny lol. I forget how young they were at the start of the series.

wish there were more flights like this one. fluid and EPIC

Seeing Sasuke with a headband is something that needs to happen for nostalgia purposes

The only thing Sasuke saw this arch were Orochi's nutz.

I swear Taijutsu is by far the most interesting thing they implemented here and with Sasukes early Sharingan developments…the good old Days 🥲

To be honest I miss the old hand drawing animation style.

I barely remember when fights in Naruto were insane. Now its all about who is more overpowered for the next 3 episodes.

The music, the tension, the coreography, mistery.... OG Naruto was the best!

I really like the animation on Sasuke breathing for his fire jutsu.

0:12 the best scene in Naruto Classic

One word: NOSTALGIA

His exhale towards the end is so legendary

This song made the fights look 🔥 lit💀💀

I like this kid, I hope he doesn’t desert his village

Oh shit, they even got those old'krusty looking yellow subtitles. Really going for that nostalgia

This whole forest arc stressed me out as a kid

Damn, this fight still looks really impressive

When Orochimaru was creepy as f*** and the main villain. I am feeling so old right now... thanks !

Technically this is Sasuke and Orochimaru's first training session

Watching the early episodes of Naruto, you get so excited by any kind of ninjutsu, but watching the early episodes of Naruto after finishing the full series and Shippuden, you now get excited by any kind of taijutsu.

“I can see” “I can see” “I can see” “I CAN SEE YOU” Always gives me the chills haha

Back then when orochimaru put fear into people’s heart

*Hear the old Naruto battle OST in the distance* Me : Oh no. *Get hit by the nostalgia truck*

Sasuke: I need to live so I can kill my brother Obito: *chuckles*

I love how this is a moment where he’s like “Revenge is stupid. I’ve gotta help my friends.” but it’s the last one before getting bitten

Back when fights were clever and well written - and not devolve into who has the biggest haduken.

Naruto exam : possibility of death Boruto exam : remember to bring your pens back ok?

I really didn't appreciate this quality of animation when I was younger

I just love how sasuke is fighting not knowing at all that he's fighting someone at a hogake level 😂

One of the most underrated fights in the entire series, and Crunchyroll cuts off the most badass part of it.

Back when we all thought Orochimaru was the most dangerous ninja in the shinobi world

So awesome watching this fight. Sasuke is a kid here and just says “f*ck it I’m gonna fight this guy” not even knowing he’s fighting a Sannin, and doesn’t realise why he’s doing so well. Masterpiece

His repeated "I can see!" Moments are glorious and that sort of reflection isn't something we usually see in anime. Also I think this was one of the first times we saw hands get thrown!

If he had the 6 bowls of ramen, he would’ve killed orochimaru in seconds

"I can see... ...I can see you!" Such a simple line, but that was one of the best parts of this fight. I got chills. I wish they included the piledriver.

Forest of Death and the Sasuke Retrieval Arc were the greatest periods of the whole show.

Orochimaru, the snake preyed on Sasuke, the bird. Later, the weakened snake Orochimaru got preyed by Sasuke, the hawk.

1:04 my dad when I was born.

"I can see!" "I can SEE!" "I SEE YOU!" "very good. you can see me can't you?"

Chunin Exams was a legendary arc

Back when everyone didn't have overpowered abilities. It was just tajustu,ninjustu,Genjustu,Sharingan and Byakugan.

Why didn’t Sasuke use his Susanoo or summon some meteors out of the sky?

Back when I was actually scared of Orochimaru

Scenes like this always clarified why Naruto was so damn Amazing this anime will and forever be one of one

1:17 ah yes the fire ball jutsu the jutsu that was so over used but never did any damage

I even remember the name of the episode, cause it's said by Sasuke. "The Sharingan Revived: Dragon-Flame Jutsu!"

Orochimaru casually moving as fast as Lee with the gates open. Don’t underestimate

Mom:are you really going to fight because a slice of cake? Me and my brother: 0:53

1:06 Mom: Honey, Naruto is on TV

I now have depression.

“i can see” always gives me goosebumps

Naruto series: Oh God, we’re dying out here! Boruto series: Wanna go grab some hamburgers?

Ah yes back when Sasuke had a functioning left part of his body.

This was peak Naruto. Jutsu’s weren’t ridiculous so the animation beautifully blends hand to hand combat and Ninjutsu along with an amazing sound track. This was what made every one love OG Naruto that Shippuden couldn’t compare to

0:40 pause

Sasuke looked hella adorable there. Plus everything about this fight was epic, the music, Sasuke, hes sharingan and of course Orochimaru.

That monologue from 00:15 that ends when ''the beat drops'' is lowkey one of the coolest and smoothest moments the show has to offer.

The boruto anime needs better soundtracks like damn

This was my favorite sasuke in the entire series. He cared about his team, he was known for being among the best Genin and everyone wanted to fight him(including naruto), he didn’t want to take over the world over anything like that and this moment right here made him have courage to not back down from anyone.

I remember thinking Sasuke really had a chance with Orochimaru because he was always a badass and contains the sharingan

0:49 is beautiful. Orochimaru *clearly* is faster than Sasuke. but just by that brief second of seeing Orochimaru move Sasuke instantly copies and this is noted by that little after shadow (every step Orochimaru had one) that Sasuke had. wasn’t a big detail but little things like that are nice

1:15 a moment where many people pause and complain about "animation" quality. If the characters were drawn in perfect proportions for every frame it wouldn't look half as good. Instead they should watch the whole thing and feel the epicness.

I can always thank this channel for reminding me of legendary fights, such as this one.

Idk why, but this fight is WAY more intense now knowing that Orochimaru could've legit killed them all if he actually wanted.

OMG The Nostalgia !! This is what got me into the series !!

Wow back then when Orochimaru wasn't so pale and wasn't depressed about not knowing Kabuto's blood type

I love the animation, the choreography and the OST

0:52 I love how in sync the music was with everything after here

When naruto was about ninjas

What's your favorite fight in Naruto?

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When boruto is so boring you gotta hit us with those OG naruto feels.

Hear the old Naruto battle OST in the distance Me : Oh no. nostalgia: *Oh yes*

This is what Naruto is about. Naruto or Sasuke fighting the villain with some lit music

One of the best scenes in Naruto... too bad sasuke was fighting an sannin 😭

1:15 never forget when sasuke unleashed the Most insane Fireball Jutsu second to only Madara

I find it hilarious how Sakura calls out Sasuke for not doing anything while she just stands back the whole time

When times were simpler waking up in the morning to a bowl of cereal and turning on the tv to watch one of the best animes of all time Naruto excited to see what was going to happen next :/

When they fought like ninjas and not gods

You know it's about to be a good show when sasuke says "I can see"

How did we go from this cool ninja fighting to people throwing differently coloured bombs at each other with subtlety of an elephant performing ballet?

people just ignore the fact he threw hands with a sanin when he was still a genin. I know orochimaru wasn’t going all out but still a pretty impressive feat for part one.

Unpopular opinion: OG Naruto was much better than Shippudden.... (And obviously boruto as well)

This was peak Naruto man. Such world class animation. End to end action.

Those hand-to-hand combat tho. One of my favorite things I like in Naruto, and that ost .. damn those were the good old days!

Kinda weird seeing Sasuke with a headband again.