Instantly, Orochimaru made a decision and entered a special state, his entire body enveloped by a layer of cyan chakra.
"That is..."
"Some kind of Chakra Mode?"
"What a strong aura!"
The onlookers who had been blown away by the blast wave earlier, as well as the researchers who were rushing over from the research institute, all exclaimed upon seeing this scene.
The research institute today had gathered almost the most elite group of researchers in the shinobi world, so Chakra Modes, which were considered secrets in the shinobi world, were not some high-end secret in the research institute.
For instance, the Cloud's 'Lightning Release Chakra Mode', the 'Nine-Tails Chakra Mode' Naruto had displayed before, and so on, were all within the scope of the research institute's research.
So quite a few researchers recognized at a glance that Orochimaru must have activated some unknown Chakra Mode at this moment.
Amado refused the medical personnel preparing to treat his injuries, staring intently at Orochimaru in the air, murmuring: "It seems he hid quite a lot!"
Undoubtedly, like the flight ability, this special Chakra Mode Orochimaru was displaying now had also not been shown in the previous few tests!
In the air.
Facing Orochimaru who suddenly activated a special Chakra Mode, Shinji was neither surprised nor delighted, and the punch he threw out had not the slightest hesitation!
Orochimaru, pulled towards Shinji by 'Almighty Pull', could not avoid it and had to steel his heart, crossing his hands in front of his chest for protection. At the same time, the cyan chakra enveloping his body transformed into several ferocious large cyan-scaled snakes, pouncing towards Shinji.
Bang...
A low, muffled sound exploded in the air!
Then, in everyone's eyes, whether it was the few large cyan-scaled snakes Orochimaru transformed or Orochimaru himself, all were blasted apart by Shinji's punch. Even the Chakra Mode on Orochimaru's body was extinguished by Shinji's punch!
Boom...
Immediately after, amidst a roar, Orochimaru crashed heavily onto the ground, smashing out a new large crater at the edge of the testing ground's large crater!
"It... it's over?!"
"Solved with one punch?"
"Didn't even last a second, this... this is too exaggerated!"
Everyone present looked at each other in blank dismay.
The speed, strength, and even chakra intensity Orochimaru displayed had already surpassed the conventional level. In the eyes of many, he could already be mentioned in the same breath as Isshiki Otsutsuki from before. Yet even so, Orochimaru couldn't even block a single punch in front of Shinji. This greatly exceeded everyone's expectations.
"So strong!"
Eida's expression changed. Even with her 'Senrigan', she couldn't quite understand Shinji's strength at this moment.
One must know that in the battle between Shinji and Isshiki Otsutsuki a few months ago, she could still deduce Shinji's approximate strength. But she didn't expect that just a few months later, Shinji's strength would suddenly increase so much, to a point that made her tongue-tied.
Daemon shrank his head even more, not daring to look at Shinji.
Previously, after being disciplined by Shinji in the Hidden Leaf Village, although he was very wary of Shinji, he did not fear him deep down because he felt that although he was slightly weaker than Shinji, he was not completely without a chance of winning. If he had helpers, Shinji was also a defeatable opponent in his eyes.
But now he no longer dared to harbor such thoughts, because Orochimaru, who was stronger than him, was blasted apart by Shinji with one punch.
...
Amado was currently receiving treatment. Being an ordinary person, he was injured quite badly from being blown away by the shockwave just now. However, he was not distressed by the injuries on his body; on the contrary, he gazed into the air, his eyes flickering.
Obviously, he also discovered the terrifying increase in Shinji's strength.
If the increase in Orochimaru's strength after undergoing the ritual already made him feel fearful, then Shinji's increase completely exceeded his understanding. He really found it hard to imagine how Shinji, who was fighting back and forth with Isshiki Otsutsuki not long ago, suddenly became so strong!
Of course, if he knew that Shinji had consumed two 'Chakra Fruits' in succession during this period, he wouldn't have such doubts.
In the distant sky.
On the external terrace of the flying fortress, Karin, Hikari, and Toneri Otsutsuki lined up, gazing at the research institute's testing ground from afar.
They naturally knew about Orochimaru's great increase in strength through the ritual, and they also sensed Shinji's return to the shinobi world, so they were all secretly paying attention to this test of Orochimaru by Shinji.
Seeing Orochimaru blasted apart by Shinji's punch, Karin said: "Let's go back!"
Toneri sighed with emotion: "Leader has become stronger again!"
Hikari smiled: "There's no need to worry at all!"
Having said that, the three turned around together and walked towards the inside of the flying fortress. And if someone were here, they would discover that behind Karin and Hikari, several ink-black 'Truth-Seeking Balls' were floating behind each of them.
Undoubtedly, while Shinji was busy planting trees, Karin and Hikari successively broke through the shackles and finally successfully broke through to the 'Six Paths Level'.
On the testing ground.
Compared to the gasps of admiration from the people around, under the mask of Shinji standing in the air like a god, there was an additional expression of contemplation on his face.
To outsiders, the punch just now looked like Shinji easily blasted Orochimaru apart, but only Shinji himself knew how much resistance that punch encountered!
Just those few large cyan-scaled snakes transformed from chakra released by Orochimaru made Shinji feel a very great resistance. If Shinji wasn't currently a 'Kekkei Mora', and a high-ranking 'Kekkei Mora' who had consumed two 'Chakra Fruits', an ordinary 'Six Paths Level' might not necessarily be able to deal with those few large cyan-scaled snakes of Orochimaru.
After crushing the cyan-scaled snakes, Shinji clearly felt a sense of stagnation from the fist striking towards Orochimaru.
Even now, Shinji was still savoring that feeling, like punching into a quagmire; every inch of advance required double the force than normal!
"Interesting!"
Shinji finally smiled.
Others might not recognize the special Chakra Mode Orochimaru used just now, but Shinji recognized it at a glance; it was Mitsuki's special Sage Mode from the original timeline.
Of course, the two were not exactly the same.
In Orochimaru's Chakra Mode, it not only contained high-density natural energy but also possessed extremely high-intensity chakra, causing Orochimaru who activated this Chakra Mode to possess the ability to interact with everything around him to some extent.
In other words, everything around could follow Orochimaru's will; water, earth, trees, and even the pervasive air could be controlled by him to a certain extent.
So Orochimaru might not have reached the realm of Yin-Yang unity yet and cannot condense 'Truth-Seeking Balls', but his combat power is solidly at the 'Six Paths Level'...