[quote=@desdamin]
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Oh, Orochimaru is still around. He's quite literally the only one of the three Sannin that exists! The Sound is a bit more of a village than it is in the original, though it's still pretty fledgling and not completely built yet. It's piecemeal, but with amazing research facilities. Just... top notch. The rules are a lot more loose there too. Just... don't get in the Otokage's way and don't cause trouble or, y'know, y'could get dead.
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Oooh~, this actually sounds (lol) pretty good. If Konoha remains off the table, I think I could throw something together that works for having them in Sound. The fact that Orochimaru still exists actually only makes my character concept even more viable I think.