The Blacklight Clan had its own territory in Konohagakure, or rather, a clan compound.
The price was that some of them had to become ninja.
Although not everyone in ninja clans chose to become ninja, that did not mean they lacked the potential.
Take the Hyuga Clan as an example. Many members of the branch family possessed ninja talent. They had not attended the Ninja Academy or become official ninja, yet they remained an important force within the Hyuga Clan.
Konohagakure was well aware of this, but ever since Hashirama Senju's era, no one had tried to change the situation. Now, with the changes of the times, it had become even harder to alter. Even Shimura Danzō's Root merely selected a small number of talents from these ninja clans to build its ranks.
Chang Wei naturally agreed, so the weakest members, Blacklight Bai Chi and Blacklight Zhi Zhang, became Konoha genin.
They did not even need to take an exam and received their ninja forehead protectors directly.
Using his status, Orochimaru issued a mission. After observing for a long time, he had discovered that these outsider bloodline-limit ninja clans were very interested in missions involving ninjutsu scrolls and hostile ninja.
He happened to see two members of the Blacklight Clan accepting missions, so Orochimaru used this mission to draw their attention.
The mission contact was also one of Orochimaru's own subordinates.
He still had quite a few followers. However, as Namikaze Minato's reputation grew louder and louder, it was not quite a case of people abandoning him once the tea had gone cold, but there truly were not many left.
How many remained out of loyalty, and how many because of sunk costs that made leaving impossible, was impossible to say.
Orochimaru now paid them no mind, allowing them to