Orion smiled slightly.
"Maybe I'm just more interested in this kind of jutsu, so I understand it better."
Kakashi Hatake obviously didn't believe that.
After all, Chidori was an A-rank technique—and not an ordinary one at that.
Lightning Release jutsu were already harder to learn than other nature transformations. On top of that, Kakashi had developed Chidori at a young age, so its theoretical structure was extremely complex.
Even Kakashi himself hadn't found it easy to understand back then.
Yet Orion had grasped it after hearing it just once—not only understood it, but even refined and simplified parts of it.
That wasn't something "a bit better comprehension" could explain.
Still… Kakashi was pleased.
To him, Orion was like a bottomless treasure vault—always revealing new surprises.
After a brief pause, Kakashi said:
"I'll demonstrate how to actually use this technique."
"Watch carefully. This jutsu is extremely dangerous. One mistake can lead to serious consequences."
Orion nodded.
Of course he knew—it was an A-rank technique.
Kakashi walked toward a massive boulder over two meters tall.
The rocks near the lake were extremely dense and durable.
Standing before it, Kakashi's gaze sharpened.
His hand formed a claw—
Chakra instantly gathered in his palm.
"Chi—!"
In an instant—
Blue lightning arcs burst into existence.
The chakra condensed into visible form, growing denser and denser.
It quickly transformed into writhing currents of electricity, crackling violently like a nest of serpents.
The sheer intensity of the lightning scorched nearby leaves into ash.
Kakashi stood within the storm—
Lightning twisting and writhing like restrained snakes struggling to break free.
Orion was stunned.
Since arriving in this world, this was the first time he had seen such a terrifying jutsu.
The power of Chidori far exceeded his expectations.
The dense lightning illuminated everything within dozens of meters.
Even standing more than ten meters away, Orion felt his hair stand on end.
His entire body reacted instinctively to the overwhelming energy.
He swallowed.
For the first time—
He truly understood the terror of an elite jōnin.
And all of this—
Happened in the blink of an eye.
Kakashi formed the lightning instantly.
The sound was like a thousand birds screaming—no, even more intense.
"Lightning Release: Chidori!"
"CRACK—BOOM!!"
With a low shout—
Kakashi vanished into a blur of light.
A flash streaked forward.
He appeared dozens of meters away—
And the massive boulder before him had already exploded into fragments.
Countless shards flew outward.
The explosion echoed through the valley.
Even the calm lake surface rippled violently.
Orion froze.
He had already retreated dozens of meters—
Yet even from that distance, he could feel the destructive force.
"…This is insane."
"This is the power of an A-rank jutsu?"
"It's unbelievable that something like this was created by a twelve-year-old…"
At that moment—
He finally understood what it meant to be a true genius.
Kakashi stood up and shook his hand slightly.
He glanced at Orion, who had retreated far away, and chuckled.
"You're pretty fast."
"Well? Did you understand it?"
"Want me to demonstrate again?"
To Kakashi, this level of power was already routine.
But Orion—
Was still shaken.
The destructive range alone extended dozens of meters from the point of impact.
And that was just the aftermath.
If someone were hit directly—
They'd likely be torn apart instantly.
Orion leapt down from the tree.
Earlier, fearing the impact, he had used a crude body flicker to retreat to a distant branch.
Looking at the shattered remains of the boulder, he sighed.
"This jutsu is way too powerful…"
Kakashi nodded.
"And that's why it consumes a lot of chakra."
"An average chūnin would probably be completely drained after one use."
Orion nodded in agreement.
Kakashi asked:
"So? Did you get anything from that?"
Orion closed his eyes.
When he opened them again—
A sharp light flashed within.
Despite the complexity—
He already knew how to perform it.
He looked at Kakashi and nodded.
Kakashi paused.
Then shook his head with a bitter smile.
"…Right."
"This technique may be difficult for others… but not for you."
"Go ahead and practice it tonight."
"If you have any questions, ask me."
He stepped aside and leaned against a tree, watching.
Orion walked toward another large boulder.
There were plenty of them around the lake.
Kakashi's gaze locked onto him.
He wanted to see—
Could Orion really learn it in one night?
Orion wasn't sure either.
But he felt as though he had already mastered the core principles.
It even felt—
As if he had practiced this jutsu for decades.
He didn't say it out loud.
He assumed it was just an illusion.
Standing before the boulder—
Orion began gathering chakra into his right hand.
In an instant—
The chakra within his body surged and condensed.
Then—
A sharp crack sounded.
"Crackle—!"
Suddenly—
Dozens of lightning arcs erupted around him.
Each one was as thick as an adult's arm.
Far thicker than Kakashi's earlier demonstration.
Kakashi's lightning had been about the thickness of chopsticks—
But Orion's…
Was on an entirely different level.
Even more shocking—
The color was different.
Not blue.
But golden.
Kakashi froze.
"This… what is this?!"
"What kind of chakra is that?!"
Normal chakra, when manifested, appeared blue.
But Orion's chakra—
Was golden.
Which meant—
Even his lightning was golden.
Even stranger—
The sound.
Instead of the sharp, piercing screech of Chidori—
Orion's version emitted only a faint, subdued crackling.
Quiet.
Controlled.
Yet far more terrifying.
The golden lightning moved like living creatures—
Coiling and slithering around him like giant serpents.
Fast.
Wild.
Alive.
"Zzzzt…"
Orion didn't notice anything unusual.
His full focus—
Was locked onto the boulder ahead.
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