"Hahaha, Orochimaru, put some more power into it! I can handle a hit like that!"
It was the same testing ground, and the same arrogant laughter.
There was no doubt about it: Owl was testing his abilities in the testing ground again. But unlike before, this time his opponent wasn't just anyone—it was Orochimaru, who had also undergone the ritual.
The researchers around the edge of the field were all dumbstruck.
Watching two fighters at the Six Paths level clash at close range was a rare sight, even at the Research Institute.
And to establish his authority, Owl wasn't holding back in the slightest. He attacked with broad, forceful movements, looking very much as if he intended to take Orochimaru down.
Bam.
They exchanged another fierce punch, then each retreated.
"Orochimaru, how about showing me your 'Divine Technique Chakra Mode'?" Owl beckoned to him and laughed. "Hahaha! I want to see whether my true Divine Technique is stronger, or your half-baked, fake one!"
Hearing Owl's taunt, even Orochimaru, who was used to concealing his emotions, couldn't hide the flicker of anger in his eyes. "You're nothing but a bandit. Looks like you don't know your place."
Owl laughed loudly. "Hahaha! I am a bandit, and I really don't know my own limits. Why don't you, one of the Sannin, come and measure them for me?"
"Hmph. You're asking for it!"
Orochimaru gave a cold snort and attacked again.
When it came to combat experience and technique, he truly outclassed Owl. But Owl's Divine Technique, "Conversion," made up for his shortcomings to a great extent, rendering Orochimaru's ninjutsu and genjutsu all but ineffective.
The only thing that worked was taijutsu.
But "Conversion" also had some effect against taijutsu. It could convert the impact Owl sustained into other forms of force, neutralizing