When Ye Feng arrived at Orochimaru's Laboratory, Orochimaru was, unusually, not conducting experiments. Instead, he sat in a chair, lost in unknown thoughts.
On the nearby operating table lay Urashiki, but by now, there was no life left in him.
Ye Feng could not help frowning at the sight. With Orochimaru's discernment, he should have known that a living Urashiki had far more experimental value than a dead one.
Just then, Orochimaru sensed Ye Feng's arrival and said quietly:
"You're here!"
Ye Feng pulled over a chair and sat down in front of Orochimaru, asking in confusion:
"What's going on here?"
At his words, Orochimaru gave a bitter smile:
"I was careless. I never expected Urashiki to be able to kill himself even with his chakra sealed. He even left this on me!"
With that, Orochimaru held out his palm, revealing a diamond-shaped Black Mark on his hand.
The sight of the mark sent a shock through Ye Feng's mind. Orochimaru was not the only one who had been careless; Ye Feng had been careless too:
How did I forget about this? The Ōtsutsuki Clan all have the ability to resurrect themselves through Kāma. Urashiki clearly knew that his life would be worse than death, so he implanted Kāma in Orochimaru. Besides, Orochimaru is powerful. If Urashiki could take over his body, he wouldn't be losing out.
Although Ye Feng knew about Kāma, he could not reveal that information now, so he asked:
"Have you felt anything wrong?"
Orochimaru said:
"There haven't been any problems for now, but I can sense what seems to be another person's will inside this mark. Presumably, it's a contingency Urashiki left behind. But no matter how I try to remove it, it doesn't react at all. Even when I gouge out the flesh of