soramaru was the vessel for the orochi! which is pretty par for the course when it comes to strength of the yamata no orochi legend etc. it couldnt be killed but sealed, took 300 years to respawn and always took a vessel in a family member of families that opposed it. they ended up cleaving ita soul from his but under the catch 22 that an inhabited vessel becomes "the main body"!! so he
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