After the attack subsided, the golden barrier slowly faded.
Standing inside—Orion.
After enduring such terrifying lightning bombardment, he remained completely unharmed. Not even a speck of dust stained his clothes.
He calmly looked at the distant Raiga Kurosuki.
"So that's all the Lightning Blades can do?"
That single sentence instantly enraged Raiga.
"You brat! Don't think blocking one Lightning Feast means that's all the Seven Ninja Swordsmen are capable of!"
"I'll show you the true power of the Lightning Blades!"
Raiga charged forward.
Blue lightning surged along his twin swords as he rushed in at high speed.
To ordinary ninja, his speed was terrifying.
But to Orion—
Too slow.
Orion stood still, completely calm.
Even though his opponent was an elite jōnin and a former member of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, there was not a trace of panic in his eyes.
Clash!
The two collided.
"Clang! Clang! Clang!"
"Crack! Crack! Crack!"
Close combat erupted instantly.
Raiga's twin lightning blades, wrapped in blue electricity, clashed repeatedly against Orion's single kunai—glowing with golden lightning.
Sparks flew.
Blue and gold lightning arcs collided violently.
Minutes passed.
Raiga's expression changed.
Shock.
Horror.
Orion's taijutsu… was not inferior to his at all.
In fact—
Orion's strength surpassed himOrion's speed surpassed himOrion's flexibility surpassed him
The only reason Raiga could still keep up—
Was his superior combat experience.
But even that advantage was disappearing.
Because—
Orion was improving mid-fight.
At first, Orion relied purely on physical power.
Now—
His combat techniques had already caught up.
That realization sent a chill down Raiga's spine.
"This… this is insane…"
"If this continues, I'll lose!"
Raiga tried to create distance—
But Orion pressed relentlessly, giving him no chance.
On the other side, Orion remained expressionless.
This battle, for him, was learning.
After all, Raiga—like all Seven Ninja Swordsmen—possessed strong taijutsu refined through years of combat.
And Orion…
Was copying and mastering it in real time.
After several more minutes—
Raiga clenched his teeth.
"Lightning Release: Lightning Ball!"
At the moment their weapons clashed—
He released the jutsu at point-blank range.
A condensed sphere of lightning shot straight toward Orion's face.
But—
Orion vanished instantly.
"BOOM—!!"
The lightning ball struck a massive rock behind him, shattering it into fragments.
Using that opening—
Raiga finally pulled away.
The moment Orion looked up—
Raiga had already formed his next technique.
"Lightning Release: Lightning Dragon Tornado!"
"Crackle—!"
"ROAR—!"
A massive lightning dragon, over ten meters long, materialized and surged toward Orion at terrifying speed.
Orion's eyes narrowed slightly.
He clasped his hands.
"Wind Release: Storm Dragon!"
"WHOOM—!"
"ROAR—!"
Behind him, a massive wind dragon formed instantly—without even a full set of hand seals.
An A-rank Wind Release.
The two dragons collided mid-air.
"BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!!"
After several violent clashes—
The wind dragon opened its jaws—
And devoured the lightning dragon whole.
"BOOOOM—!!!"
The explosion shattered the ground across dozens of meters, leaving cracks and ravines everywhere.
And yet—
The wind dragon still had power left.
Like a living creature, it surged toward Raiga.
Raiga's eyes widened in disbelief.
"How… how is this possible?!"
"He uses Wind Release too?!"
"And it's this strong?!"
He had been observing Orion for days.
All he saw—
Was Lightning Release training.
He never imagined—
Orion had mastered Wind Release as well.
And both at such a high level.
"This… this isn't a genin…"
"This is a monster…"
"BOOOOM—!!"
The wind dragon swallowed Raiga whole.
The impact blasted a massive crater into the ground.
A violent storm spread outward, snapping trees and flattening the forest.
Moments later—
Orion looked calmly to the side.
"As expected of a jōnin… good escape instincts."
In the distance—
Raiga appeared.
His clothes were torn.
His body was covered in cuts from wind blades, blood dripping from multiple wounds.
He looked nothing like a proud member of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen.
He looked—
Defeated.
Raiga panted heavily, staring at Orion.
His hands trembled as he gripped his blades.
"Monster…"
"This kid is a monster…"
"Is he really a genin…?"
"What kind of monster has Konoha produced…?"
He realized it clearly now.
He was no match.
At first, Orion lacked experience.
Now—
He was completely outclassed.
Especially in speed.
Orion was so fast—
Raiga could barely track him.
At times, he even wondered—
If Orion was using space-time ninjutsu.
Raiga's confidence crumbled.
"He could kill me anytime…"
"He's just… playing with me…"
But—
He didn't know.
Orion wasn't playing.
Orion was cautious.
This was his first true battle against a jōnin.
He still believed—
Raiga must have a final trump card.
So Orion held back.
Saving chakra.
Waiting.
Meanwhile—
Raiga thought something entirely different.
"He's humiliating me…"
In reality—
Raiga had no trump card left.
Except one.
A suicidal technique.
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