Having no desire for anything more than regular updates, and a stipulation that the man would need to be turned loose to the village at some point once they were sure he wasn't about to die, with supervision of course, Orochimaru headed out to deal with... other issues within the village.

Such as procuring a new residence outside of his lab space, as well protected and hidden as it was. Not to say he didn't visit, he was obviously quite fond of his pet Uchiha, but... well. He was unconscious. Where was the fun in him being unconscious?