Board Thread:Theories and Speculation/@comment-3568954-20180914003134/@comment-1458758-20180914013734

Alrighty, couple of thoughts on that one.


 * The Naruto world might have an alliance, but it doesn't have a UN, so any rules that apply to real world organizations of similar build don't necessarily apply here.


 * While world peace is important in the new era, world security is also a key factor, making an argument for Orochimaru being a threat to that to place him under arrest isn't a hard sell since he was already an international criminal.


 * Putting pressure on the nation isn't just a matter of military force, they can pressure it politically and economically, we're talking about the five most powerful nations in the world as we know it, no other nation has the sway to match them and the downsides far outweigh the benefits.


 * You're correct, Orochimaru is scary smart, but he's also a pragmatist, Putting curse marks on the Daimyo isn't a sound plan cause replacing one leader isn't a problem, and public unrest can lead to that ruler being deposed, same with building up its military or curse marking the whole army, they just arent't feasible plans for controlling a nation especially when said nation was just a means to an end. Orochimaru has a tendency to discard things he doesn't need, and once the Sound "Village" served its purpose, he didn't really bother with it anymore.

Long story short, he doesn't need the sound village or the nation anymore, and clearly didn't put any effort into holding political sway in the first place. While the Sound village might now be legitimizing itself on the world stage, Orochimaru's involvement in it is debatable at best, and it's clear by his constant guard of Konoha ninja, that he's basically under glorified house arrest. Don't get me wrong, I'm happy to give the dude his props, but let's not pretend there's a bigger story here than we're seeing, Orochimaru isn't in custody because he serves no purpose under lock and key, and the surveillance he's under now is adequate for the Alliance's purposes. If things change, either Orochimaru will see no purpose in keeping up his air of appeasement and book it, or the Alliance will decide he's too dangerous to let be, but as of right now, it serves both sides to let him stay where he is and work.