Although Kakashi Hatake still wanted to talk a bit more,
he knew Orion needed rest.
"Get some proper rest," Kakashi said.
"We'll continue training when you've recovered."
Orion nodded.
Without another word—
Kakashi vanished from the room.
Only after Orion could no longer sense Kakashi's chakra—
Did he finally let out a breath.
Looking at his hands, he frowned.
"What exactly is going on…?"
"With that level of control…"
"How did it still go out of control?"
"The chakra inside me… is definitely strange."
After a moment—
He slowly gathered chakra into his palms.
Very quickly—
The chakra materialized.
But—
Unlike before—
It wasn't blue.
It was golden.
Orion's eyes narrowed.
"…So my chakra really is different from everyone else's."
"Is this what Kakashi meant by senjutsu chakra?"
"But…"
"Even senjutsu chakra is supposed to be blue, right?"
"And this density…"
"It feels far heavier… far stronger than normal chakra."
For the first time—
Orion felt unfamiliar with his own power.
"And my control should already be extremely precise…"
"So why did it go berserk last night?"
He couldn't understand it at all.
"My system is way too rigid…"
"I can't even ask it questions."
"…Looks like I'll have to figure this out myself."
Meanwhile…
After leaving Orion's house—
Kakashi went straight to find Kibamoto Dōichi (Wood-Root Dōichi).
When Dōichi heard that last night's destruction—
Was caused by Orion—
He froze.
"…It was really Orion?"
He couldn't believe it.
Yes—
Orion was talented.
But last night's level of destruction?
Even he couldn't achieve that.
There was no way a freshly graduated genin could produce something comparable to a Tailed Beast Bomb.
But—
Kakashi nodded.
Confirming it.
Dōichi's mind went blank.
"…What exactly is Orion…?"
This was completely beyond his understanding.
At first—
He had assumed last night's chaos was caused by
Naruto Uzumaki losing control.
Although the Third Hokage claimed it was an ANBU experiment—
Most jonin in the village already had their own guesses.
\Almost all of them believed—
It was the Nine-Tails going berserk.
The truth?
The Hokage had sealed the information—
To protect Naruto.
Because—
A jinchūriki was already feared and hated by villagers.
If they learned that Naruto had caused such destruction—
The consequences would be disastrous.
People might even turn violent.
This wasn't unusual.
Other jinchūriki had suffered far worse.
For example—
Killer B
had even been assassinated by his own village.
Compared to him—
Naruto's situation was already far better.
No one threw stones at him.
No one tried to kill him.
At worst—
They just avoided him.
And he still had friends—
Shikamaru, Chōji, Kiba, Shino…
Even Teuchi and Ayame from Ichiraku Ramen treated him kindly.
But if the truth came out—
Everything would change.
No one would want to live near a ticking bomb.
They would demand—
That Naruto be locked away.
Even revealing he was the son of
Minato Namikaze
wouldn't help.
Because no matter how great a hero—
If his son could destroy the village at any moment—
People wouldn't risk their lives.
That's why—
Even jonin believed the Hokage had deliberately covered it up.
But now—
The truth was far more shocking.
The one who caused everything—
Was Dōichi's own student.
For a moment—
His mind couldn't process it.
Then—
Panic hit.
"Who else knows about this?"
That was his biggest fear.
If Orion's identity was exposed—
His fate wouldn't be much better than Naruto's.
Kakashi hesitated briefly.
"…Only me and the Third Hokage."
Dōichi's eyes widened.
"You told the Hokage?!"
He exploded in anger.
He knew exactly what that could mean.
For a moment—
He almost attacked Kakashi.
Kakashi quickly explained:
"Relax. The Hokage didn't take him."
"And he actually values Orion highly."
But Dōichi wasn't convinced.
"You know how unreliable his promises can be."
As a former ANBU—
Dōichi had seen the dark side of Konoha far too clearly.
Kakashi sighed.
"In that situation…"
"If I kept hiding it…"
"Would that really protect Orion?"
"If the Hokage discovered it himself…"
"Orion might spend his entire life under ANBU surveillance."
"At best—watched."
"At worst—eliminated."
Kakashi's tone became intense.
"The only way forward…"
"Is for Orion to quickly master that power."
"Gain the ability to protect himself."
"And prove his value."
"Only then…"
"Can he live freely under the sun."
For once—
Kakashi wasn't calm.
When it came to Orion—
He couldn't stay indifferent.
Dōichi fell silent.
He knew—
Kakashi was right.
If the Hokage investigated seriously—
Orion would inevitably be exposed.
And once labeled a threat—
His life would never be his own again.
After a long pause—
Dōichi finally asked:
"…What exactly is that power inside him?"
"How can it be that terrifying?"
He had seen the aftermath.
That destruction—
Was on the level of the Nine-Tails' Tailed Beast Bomb.
If it had happened inside the village—
The main residential area would've been wiped out.
Not an exaggeration.
At the center—
Was a crater hundreds of meters wide.
The shockwave spread for kilometers.
Everything—
Trees, rocks, soil—
Turned to dust.
That level of power—
Could only be explained by a Tailed Beast Bomb.
Which was why—
Almost every jonin had reached the same conclusion.
Last night—
The Nine-Tails had gone berserk.
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