After Shinji left the Research Institute, Amado immediately summoned Orochimaru, Tsunade, Scorpion, and the other senior researchers for a meeting.
Once everyone had arrived, Amado said, "We need to start preparing for the next ritual!"
Everyone except Orochimaru was stunned.
Tsunade spoke up at once. "Owl is still wreaking havoc in the Shinobi World. How can we move on to the next experiment without dealing with him first?"
"Exactly!"
"We haven't even dealt with Owl yet. If we create another one, we'll be in real trouble!"
"Right. We should handle Owl's defection first!"
Everyone voiced their agreement, supporting Tsunade's position.
A madman like Owl, with Six Paths level strength, posed an enormous threat to the Research Institute and even the entire Shinobi World. No one dared to take that threat lightly.
Amado raised a hand to quiet the discussion, then said, "You don't need to worry about Owl anymore!"
"What do you mean?" Tsunade asked.
"He's been dealt with," Amado replied. "The people above took care of him."
"Was it 'A'?" Tsunade asked.
"Yes." Amado nodded. "So that matter is settled. The topics we need to discuss now are preparations for the fourth ritual and how to prevent another uncontrollable test subject like Owl from appearing."
When they heard that Owl had been dealt with, everyone at the meeting breathed a sigh of relief.
Orochimaru alone wore a gloomy expression. Even with the divine technique 'Transmutation,' Owl still lost to Shinji Uchiha? What a shame!
He had long expected Owl to lose, but hearing the confirmed result from Amado still left Orochimaru feeling regretful.
If Shinji had arrived just a little later, his plan would have succeeded.
Then he could have used his divine technique, 'Absorption,' to absorb Owl's divine technique, 'Transmutation,' into himself.
The thought of losing a divine