"Kehehehe."
Yamada Juichi chuckled eerily as he strode through the mountain rubble, slowly closing in on Orochimaru, who had fallen among the ruins.
Orochimaru pushed himself upright, his expression solemn.
The other man's strength was clearly abnormal. There was only one explanation: a Divine Technique!
He still couldn't tell whether the other man had awakened a Divine Technique that directly enhanced his strength, or whether this terrifying power was merely a side effect of activating one. Some Divine Techniques had already reached a conceptual level, and depending on how they were used, they could produce unexpected results.
Ada's "Charm," for example, was essentially just one effect of the Divine Technique "Omnipotence."
Standing before Orochimaru, Yamada Juichi grinned. "So, are you satisfied with my Taijutsu?"
"Hmph!"
Orochimaru gave a soft snort and slowly rose to his feet.
Yamada Juichi surveyed the wreckage strewn across the mountainside. "Honestly, even I didn't expect things to turn out like this. People like us really shouldn't throw punches lightly!"
Orochimaru's eyes flickered. "How did you do that? Is it a Divine Technique?"
"A Divine Technique?" Yamada Juichi paused, then laughed. "Of course not. This is just my own strength!"
Orochimaru didn't believe him at all. "Interesting!"
"Interesting? Looks like I haven't hit you hard enough yet!" Yamada Juichi gave Orochimaru a wicked grin. "You'll soon find out that facing me isn't interesting at all!"
With that, Yamada Juichi strode toward Orochimaru.
Orochimaru said nothing and hurried to meet him.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The two were soon locked in battle again, like a pair of bulls that had wandered into a china shop, smashing the surrounding mountains to pieces as if they were fragile porcelain.
Now that he understood the extent of Yamada Juichi's strength, Orochimaru changed tactics. Rather than continuing to meet him head-on, he