Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-30881771-20170815144139/@comment-734582-20170817115314

IXaith wrote: True, didn't think about that. But I guess he created Mitsuki and Log because he wanted his own "kids"? Correct me if I'm wrong, but there's never been a reason stated why he created them. Yes. It's hidden quite well behind his weird wind/windmill analogy, but basically Orochimaru felt that the world should be in motion for things to matter, and that he himself had to be the wind that did that. Sasuke showed him that even with the convictions that they shared, he took a different way. Whereas Kabuto tried to copy him, Sasuke went his own way. This opened Orochimaru's eyes to his legacy, and that his wish for eternal life may directly contradict his wish for eternal motion. Basically, he became afraid that he was missing something, which is why he aided Sasuke unconditionally and then created children to take up his work and interpret it in their own way. Which is why Mitsuki had to chose his own third option.

It's a lot more obvious if you read Orochimaru's statements about "the wind that turns the windmill" back to back, when he says it to Hiruzen (i think) and when he says it to Tsunade/Taka.

IXaith wrote: And Shin is something else, he literally tried to copy the (Mangekyo) Sharingan, which would make Yamato think he's stil obsessed with obtaining the Sharingan, don't you think.

He always wanted to take over first Itachi's and then Sasuke's body, so him "creating" a Sharingan should make Yamato get suspicious of his actions. Orochimaru's intentions were to lay bare the workings of Ninjutsu, which apparently set him on the path to the Rinnegan. his research clearly was intended to recreate such power, but failed because he thought he lacked a sufficiently strong eye. Hence he wanted Itachi's eyes and later, as the sole Uchiha, Sasuke's.

However, Shin was experimented upon willingly, and as far as i'm aware, there's absolutely no law forbidding such experiments. Besides, it's not clear when Shin broke out, it's possible this happened before orochimaru's pardon.

Anyway, it's clear Orochimaru is allowed to experiment. And as long as his subjects give consent, i don't see why it should be forbidden.