[Theory] Does Orochimaru command hordes?

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Firstly, think about this: In the world of Naruto, being a shinobi is the catch-all big job. You're a soldier, celebrity, public servant and sports star all in one. So all the percentages that are normally go to those careers in the real world go into that line of work in Naruto. That's logically at least 50% of the population being trained towards being a shinobi.

Secondly, we are not told that academy graduation is too difficult. The guy with the BIGGEST LITERAL DISRUPTION to his energy systems managed to do it. He was also untalented as hell, at that stage. Now, it is more difficult to go from Genin to Chunin, but achieving Genin rank is not noted to have a high failure rate on its own. So logically, almost everyone who tries achieves it.

Thirdly, in the 4th War the SA had 40k soldiers in total. Now if that is approximately 50% of the world population, that means there are 100k people in total. Wait, there are also the other nations. Since they are small, small enough for individuals to decimate, they are unlikely to even come close to matching any of the 5 great nations, since they'd just band together as the Sixth Alliance (or something like that) if they could match even 1 of the 5. So there should be no more than 20k people in total there.

So the world of Naruto has a grand total of 120k people. If that number seems low, keep in mind it has been less than 150yrs since the first village was formed! Peace is a relatively new thing and even that is only on the surface.

With that number in mind, remember that after his Leaf Invasion, Orochimaru lost most of his forces. This, combined with the fact that his Sound Village was more of a secret organisation than a solid state means that he can't have had too much manpower to call on.

With all that in mind, think about this:
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As well as the stories of the Four Gate Champions (Jirobo, Kidomaru, Sakon and Tayuya) and of Team Snake, which tell of it that Orochimaru had many hideouts with many people inside.

The question is this: Where did Orochimaru find all these people?

Now, it could be argued that the sacrifice for Manda (100 people) is noted as substantial and that the 1000 fodders used for Sasuke training were an easy sacrifice because Orochimaru valued Sasuke above everything, but the matter of getting them with the implied ease still stands. In facf, the ones Sasuke killed were all fully trained shinobi. This means Orochimaru could casually sacrifice 1000 FULLY TRAINED SHINOBI! THAT IS 2% OF THE ENTIRE ALLIED SHINOBI ALLIANCE.

So looking at that, it seems Orochimaru is a commander of hordes, capable of summoning a portion comparable to a world platoon casually. That implies that he could match or contest the full ASA if he went all out. Keep in mind that at no point does he mention losing a significant portion of his forces during any of these sacrifices.
That is one thing on its own. Another matter is the one of where on earth he gets these forces. Considering that it is only Chunin who wear uniform, that means he casually sacrificed 1000 special talents, which implies he has many more as Genin based on the success rate of the Chunin Exams.
The thing is, Naruto world population numbers do not allow for there to be another 50k people out there. It is possible, but highly unlikely that Orochimaru could just take that many people. As for how i arrived at 50k, thats from 1k Chunin who themselves should not be the only Chunin Orochimaru has, seeing as he so easily sacrificed them which leads to about 8k+ Chunin forces, plus at least 30k Genin based on Leaf ratios plusall his non-ninja (experiments, captives etc) forces to give me 50k. Of coure the quality of his sub-Chunin forces should be much weaker than the ASA counterparts, but the pure numbers are still there.
Since it is unlikely for those to be natural numbers, are they not more likely to be unnatural, literally artificial?
Firstly, remember Mitsuki? His story is one of genetic manipulation. Not only, but at such a high level that he uses Sage Mode! So if by Boruto he can create SM using clones with their own personalities, then during Naruto it should not be too much trouble to craft normal people with shinobi potential. Hmm, i may have been wrong actually. It could easily be that all his forces are Chunin level at least. The stories of his Genin from the CE Arc only make it more likely that most of his people are not normal people because those guys were specifically outcasts of normal society.
Secondly, remember his main power after having his arms sealed? His Snake Hands were created using his own energy, some of them being of higher quality than actual snakes. His White Snake Heads follow the same principle. So we know that Orochimaru can create artificial life forms with flesh and bones. This also makes sense in terms of the Sannin Deadlock. What each Sannin specialises in, their counter perfects. Tsunade specialises in close combat, Jiraiya perfects it with Sage Mode. Orochimaru specialises in life force shenanigans, Tsunade perfects it with Strength of a Hundred. Likewise, Jiraiya specialises in summons, Orochimaru perfects them with his Hydra form. Not only, but Orochimaru crafts his own summons - even people.

So with Orochimaru we have not only a powerful shinobi, but one who can command hordes in large enough numbers to make a dent on the entire world population!

What say you?
 
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I did not even have to read what you put to say yes but I will eventually. It’s a lot. But Orochimaru is literally insane in terms of power, strength and intellect. I believe he controls plenty edos, has an army and a village (still. Mitsuki already said this along with village elder co-signs that he hails from the Sound village and is an a change student), an edo army, also edo backup bodies not including bodies he needs for rebirth. Orochimaru is goated.
 

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i love this theory ....its like reading a interesting book...

also i tink orochimaru want have utopia..and rule over it..he'has some kind of moon plan idea i guess..
Preparing this thread forced me to re-read his absorption arc. There, he speaks only of wanting to understand nature and coveting the Sharingan.
So i don't think he has much in terms of authoritative lust, but he could integrate it into his bigger goals. Especially now that . . .
 
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