The water dragon Orion unleashed plunged into the lake—
And for several full seconds—
Its massive body continued extending.
By the end—
It had grown to over a hundred meters long.
A thunderous dragon roar echoed across hundreds of meters—
As if a real dragon had descended.
The once calm lake turned violent.
Waves surged wildly—
Rising several meters high—
Spreading outward for hundreds of meters.
Water overflowed onto the shore—
Flooding the surrounding land.
Even the ground within a wide radius trembled.
The sheer destructive power of the jutsu was terrifying.
After releasing the technique—
Orion felt his chakra drop slightly.
Lowering his hands, he muttered:
"As expected of a B-rank jutsu… the chakra consumption is pretty high."
Neither Kakashi nor Zabuza heard him.
If they had—
They would've been furious.
Because what Orion had just done—
Was completely abnormal.
He hadn't even used the lake's water.
He created all of that water purely from chakra.
That level of water volume—
Would completely drain an ordinary jōnin.
Even the Second Hokage's water techniques had amazed elite shinobi—
Yet Orion's version—
In terms of scale, power, and difficulty—
Surpassed them.
And yet—
Orion casually said it consumed "a lot" of chakra.
The truth was—
Because Orion's chakra was essentially natural energy, far more efficient—
The actual cost was drastically reduced.
Otherwise—
That technique would've drained far more than just one-tenth.
Still—
Calling it "a lot" was absurd.
Nearby—
Sakura stared at him in shock.
"Orion… your jutsu was way stronger than Zabuza's…"
She had witnessed everything clearly.
During the clash—
She and Tazuna had been surrounded by a protective layer of water—
Formed from Orion's dragon.
An elite jōnin's technique—
Completely overpowered.
At first, she thought Orion only excelled in taijutsu.
But now—
Ninjutsu.
Chakra.
Everything—
He far surpassed them.
And what shocked her most—
Was something else.
Orion was this strong—
Yet back in the academy—
He had been completely unnoticed.
She hadn't even remembered his name.
Orion shook his head calmly.
"It's just because it was my first time using it. I didn't control it well."
Sakura froze.
"…First time?"
Orion nodded.
"That's impossible!"
"Your hand seals were so fast and precise—how could it be your first time?!"
Orion didn't explain further.
There was no point.
She wouldn't understand yet.
But that silence—
Made it even more shocking.
First time.
And already this powerful.
Then what would it look like—
Once he truly mastered it?
Would he even need hand seals?
The thought sent chills down her spine.
The gap between them—
Was no longer something she could even measure.
Kakashi walked over.
Looking at Orion, he said with a faint smile:
"Your control has improved."
"At least this time, the power didn't spiral out of control."
"You're progressing quickly."
Orion nodded.
"Maybe it's because this jutsu is simpler. It doesn't require that much control."
Kakashi almost choked.
Simpler?
That was a B-rank jutsu.
Even chūnin struggled with it.
But compared to Orion's previous Chidori incident—
Kakashi understood what he meant.
That night—
Orion's Chidori had been catastrophic.
If used here—
Everyone except Orion might've died.
This time—
The Water Dragon—
Was powerful—
But controlled.
That made it far more useful in real combat.
Still—
Calling a B-rank jutsu "easy"…
Only Orion could say that.
Kakashi looked at him.
"Your chakra consumption must be high, right?"
Orion nodded seriously.
"Yeah. It took about one-tenth of my chakra."
Kakashi froze.
"…Only one-tenth?"
Orion frowned slightly.
"Isn't that a lot?"
Kakashi's mouth twitched.
"I thought it would take at least one-third of your chakra."
"If it really were just one-tenth…"
"…that's terrifying."
Orion couldn't understand.
To him—
Losing one-tenth of his chakra felt like a lot.
But to Kakashi—
That kind of consumption—
For that level of power—
Was beyond absurd.
After all—
This was just a B-rank jutsu.
If it were an A-rank or S-rank technique—
Then maybe—
That level of cost would make sense.
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