Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-30881771-20170815144139/@comment-5085906-20170820123709

It's as Orochimaru said in Sasuke Shinden - the leading powers let people like Orochimaru free because they are mavericks and the only ones able to deal with unorthodox problems should any arise in the future. Therefore, I don't think they'll mind him bending some of the established rules, but people like Naruto will never allow for him to cross the line in any way.