Thread:Shinigami of the North/@comment-142748-20141014184021

The manga hasn't redeemed him yet. He hasn't been deleted yet since he hasn't tried to actually REDEEM himself. Hell here is his article:

Orochimaru was the series' first monster, and one of its worst. Formerly one of the three Sannin, and a hero of the village, Orochimaru was driven out when it was revealed that he was a Serial Killer and Mad Scientist, who had performed sick experiments on captured villagers, genetically altering infants in order to create super soldiers, and murdering others in an effort to unlock the secrets of immortality. He joined up with the Akatsuki, but was expelled after he tried to bodyjack Itachi Uchiha, and struck out on his own, recruiting lost children into his Hidden Sound Village with promises of power. He infiltrates the Chunin exams, corrupts Sasuke with the curse mark, and then triggers a war between the Sand and Leaf Villages. During his battle with his former mentor, The Third Hokage, Orochimaru sacrifices three of his men in order to summon the the First, Second, and Fourthnote to fight against the third, resulting in the Third's death. He later does his best to kill his former friends Jiraiya and Tsunade, completes Sasuke's turn to the dark side, and is defeated while trying to steal his body. Having long ago shed any good qualities he once had, Orochimaru shows how low even those with once good intentions can fall, having reached the point where he does not even remember them anymore. 