

I've been trying to figure out when time-wise (rather than chapter/episode-
wise) that Orochimaru was kicked out of the village. I know that it must have
been after the Yondaime was killed (given that it was the Sandaime who kicked
him out), and at least in the anime he watched Itachi train, but I can't
figure it out beyond that.

Is there a canon answer for when (say, in relation to the Kyuubi's
attack/Naruto's age) Orochimaru was kicked out of the village and for how long
his human experimentation occured inside the village before then?


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When was Orochimaru kicked out of the village?


I do not recall it ever stating how long
[Orochimaru](https://naruto.fandom.com/wiki/Orochimaru) was conducting
experiments while in Konoha (my memory is fuzzy and could not find any
sources). However, Orochimaru began his experiments sometime after finding the
shedded skin of a white snake as shown in Chapter 344. Hiruzen goes on to
explain that this was a sign of good fortune and rebirth. According to the
wiki, it was at this moment when Orochimaru became interested in kinjustu.

[![Orochimaru finds shedded's snakes
skin](https://i.stack.imgur.com/J3f65.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/J3f65.png)

As for Orochimaru's defection from Konoha, this occurred **shortly after
Minato was chosen to become the Fourth Hokage.** In Chapter 116, during the
Sand's invasion in the middle of the chunnin exam, another shinobi asked Ibiki
why Orochimaru was considered a missing-nin.  
[![Orochimaru's
defection](https://i.stack.imgur.com/me3zcl.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/me3zcl.png)


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