In mere moments, Ye Feng sensed that the natural energy inside Orochimaru had grown somewhat, seemingly devouring his physical energy. Orochimaru's skin color was changing as well. Clearly, he was struggling to withstand the natural energy's erosion. Ye Feng hurriedly absorbed half the natural energy inside him and continued observing his changes.
In fact, Ye Feng had not drawn over very much natural energy at all, yet Orochimaru had still run into trouble. This showed just how weak his tolerance for natural energy was. It was unclear whether Orochimaru simply had poor aptitude or whether human constitutions in the world of Naruto had all been affected by the Ōtsutsuki.
Afterward, the natural energy inside Orochimaru remained at a steady level. It seemed he had managed to endure it, so Ye Feng asked:
"Orochimaru, how do you feel?"
"For a while just now, I felt myself starting to become something other than myself, unable to control my own body. I feel much better now. The natural energy has barely managed to merge into my cells."
"Then maintain this state for three days. I'll come back in three days to check on you. If things look promising, I'll increase the natural energy input next time. Your body won't be fit for combat over the next few days, so don't go out for now. Also, keep these two Spirit Talismans to save your life in an emergency." As Ye Feng spoke, he gave Orochimaru a Fire Spirit Talisman and an Invisibility Spirit Talisman.
Since Orochimaru had acted for his sake before, Ye Feng gave him the two Spirit Talismans as repayment.
"What are these?" Orochimaru took the Spirit Talismans and studied them for a while, but even after some time, he could not figure out what they did. He could, however, sense powerful