Faced with Orochimaru charging straight at him with a smile on his lips, Owl reacted at once. He activated his divine technique, "Transformation," and his body rapidly swelled, as if he had converted Chakra into kinetic energy. Then he threw a fierce punch at Orochimaru.
Thud.
Their fists collided with a muffled boom, unleashing a violent shockwave that swept in every direction.
Orochimaru and Owl were swept away along with it.
Orochimaru stumbled back a few steps, then quickly steadied himself, his gaze fixed on Owl and a smile still lingering at the corner of his mouth.
Owl, however, staggered back more than ten meters. His right arm, the one he'd punched with, had twisted and warped like a piece of rope. Fortunately, he had the divine technique "Transformation," and his mangled arm was already healing at a visible speed.
Clearly, even after activating "Transformation" and gaining a boost in kinetic energy, Owl was still no match for Orochimaru's strength, enhanced by the divine technique "Great Strength."
Owl's face turned cold. "Get him!"
At his words, the convoy's guards sprang into action, joining the fight to surround the suddenly appearing Orochimaru.
"Heh!"
Orochimaru chuckled.
In the next instant, his hand emerged from Owl's body and seized him by the neck.
Owl lowered his head with difficulty, only then noticing a Claw Mark on his body. The hand gripping his neck had emerged from that very mark.
"What!?"
The surrounding shinobi stared in shock. Even the usually defiant Zabuza hesitated, unwilling to attack rashly.
It wasn't cowardice. Orochimaru's methods were simply too bizarre. The Claw Marks looked tangible, yet Orochimaru could move through them freely, making him impossible to guard against.
"I'll take your divine technique!"
Orochimaru himself appeared in front of Owl through a Claw Mark, then grinned savagely and