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Originally Posted by Vicious

Uh... no.
Oro actually doesn't want to beat Itachi.

Spoiler:

What Orochimaru wants is to become the strongest man in the world. And you know Oro considers strenght the number of jutsu a ninja has. That's why he wants Sasuke's body, this way, he obtains the Sharingan, thus obtaining all jutsu and being the strongest. He doesn't want to beat Itachi at all, even if he'd most likely do that if he posses Sasuke's body, to avoid problems later.

Oh, soka. I learned something new today. Coz Oro has always been weary of Itachi so I thought he couldn't be #1 unless he gets rid of him. I apologize for the confusion. I only read the manga once so I'm a bit keen on the specifics.