The Hidden Mist Technique cast by the two chūnin together was far denser and covered a much wider area than usual.
Raiga Kurosuki laughed.
"As a ninja of the Hidden Mist, moving freely in fog is basic training."
But just as he finished speaking—
A cold voice sounded beside his ear.
"Coincidentally… this technique doesn't restrict me either."
"Crackle—"
"Slash—"
"Ahhh—!!"
Raiga froze for a split second.
A golden flash streaked past him.
The next moment, the shrill cry of lightning rang out—followed by the screams of his two subordinates.
His body trembled.
"Damn it… he's too fast!"
Sensing danger, Raiga immediately leapt backward, widening the distance.
Within the mist, Orion stood calmly.
At his feet lay the two Hidden Mist chūnin—dead, lifeless, blood pooling beneath them.
Instant kill.
In a single moment, they had been eliminated without even the chance to resist.
The moment the lightning-coated kunai pierced them, the current spread through their entire bodies, destroying all life instantly.
Lightning-enhanced attacks were far deadlier than simple strikes.
Raiga's expression darkened.
He already knew Orion was strong.
But not this strong.
"That distance… he crossed dozens of meters instantly, and I couldn't even react!"
"His movement speed… it's insane!"
For a moment, a terrifying thought crossed his mind—
"Is he… a disciple of the Yellow Flash?"
A legend from the Third Great Ninja War.
A shinobi whose mere presence could make enemies abandon missions.
Orion's speed, combined with that golden lightning, made Raiga mistake him for someone using the Flying Thunder God Technique.
Even Raiga, a Lightning Release specialist, couldn't track him.
But shock quickly turned into rage.
"Don't get cocky just because you killed two chūnin!"
"There's a world of difference between chūnin and jōnin!"
"Lightning Release: Lightning Feast!"
He crossed his twin blades and drove them into the ground.
Instantly—
Dozens of lightning arcs erupted.
"Crack—!"
"BOOM—!!"
Like serpents of thunder, the lightning tore through the mist and surged toward Orion.
"Lightning Release: Thunder Net."
"Crackle—!"
Orion clasped his hands.
Golden lightning burst forth around him, forming a radiant barrier.
Blue lightning collided violently with the golden shield.
"BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!!"
The surrounding ground collapsed, rocks shattered into dust, and blinding white light illuminated the battlefield like daylight.
Shockwaves spiraled outward, forming a violent sandstorm.
Hundreds of meters away, Sakura shielded her eyes.
The storm still reached her, whipping her hair and clothes.
"That's… terrifying…"
"Is this the power of a jōnin…?"
"Can Orion hold on…?"
Beside her, Inari clenched his fists, eyes fixed on the battlefield.
Tsubasa whispered in awe,
"This… this is like gods fighting…"
At the center of the battlefield—
Dozens of massive lightning arcs continuously bombarded Orion's barrier.
Yet—
The golden shield did not move even an inch.
This was Orion's self-developed technique:
Lightning Release: Thunder Net
A defensive ninjutsu of terrifying precision and power.
Even Kakashi Hatake had admitted he couldn't use it.
The technique required:
Extreme mastery of Lightning ReleasePrecise chakra controlEnormous chakra reserves
One mistake—and the user would be obliterated by their own technique.
It was essentially a forbidden-level jutsu.
Raiga, confident, stared at the battlefield.
"Hahaha! You should've died earlier!"
"Now you've probably been blasted into pieces!"
He trusted the power of his blades.
But—
As the smoke cleared…
There was no blood. No remains.
Only—
A glowing golden barrier.
The ground around it had collapsed into a web of cracks, scorched and smoking.
Yet inside—
Orion stood unharmed.
Raiga's eyes widened.
"Damn it… that technique again!"
"That's how you survived the explosion earlier!"
"What kind of jutsu is that?!"
"How can it block my Lightning Release?!"
For the first time—
Fear crept into his voice.
A mere genin…
Had just completely nullified his attack.
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