In part 1 how was the sound allowed to participate in the chunin exams?

[slashestranged]

How come orochimarus village was just allowed to participate? i thought it was only for allied villages?

 

[manna912]

Weren't they allied with the Sand? Cause they were plotting together.

 

[Koibito]

Weren't they allied with the Sand? Cause they were plotting together.

^^ this, they were recognized as an official village

 

[slashestranged]

but the leaf allowed them inside their village? the leaf didnt even know where the sound village was

 

[HBKJames]

The Leaf had no idea who was really behind the Sound Village. As far as they knew up until the time of the invasion was that it was a legite village

 

[slashestranged]

yeah but how could they allow villagers from a village that they dont even know the location of to enter?

 

[lostintheocean]

yeah but how could they allow villagers from a village that they dont even know the location of to enter?

leaf was allied with sand
sand was allied with sound
they trusted the sand judgement
but the sand betrayed them

 

[Finn]

the sand f*cked them over

 

[shogun973]

i dnt get it either orochimaru was the founder of the sound village i thought

 

[shogun973]

kakashi saw orochimaru in a sound village headband

 

[slashestranged]

not to mention that kabuto was not a leaf ninja so someone shouldve noticed that some random guy is wearing a leaf headband