Sasuke Uchiha was finally convinced by Orion. The restlessness in his heart gradually calmed down.
On the side, Naruto Uzumaki was also persuaded by Orion's earlier words—that if he could control the Nine-Tails' power, his strength would skyrocket.
After the two stopped pestering him to teach them ninjutsu, Orion secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
He truly didn't want to get entangled with them—it was way too troublesome.
Meanwhile, Kakashi Hatake and Sakura Haruno were stunned.
Even though they hadn't known each other long, they clearly understood that Naruto and Sasuke were both extremely stubborn.
Convincing them was incredibly difficult.
Yet Orion had done it.
The mission was essentially complete after that, and the following days were peaceful.
Gatō did not send any more ninja to cause trouble.
Still, to be safe, Kakashi decided to stay until the bridge was fully completed.
During this time, whenever Orion wasn't protecting Tazuna with Sakura, he stayed at Tazuna's house learning sealing techniques from Kakashi.
Day or night—he was constantly busy.
During the day, he either protected Tazuna or trained in sealing techniques.
At night, he had to deal with Inari.
Ever since Orion saved him—and Inari personally witnessed Orion killing Gatō's hired ninja—he began to idolize Orion.
He kept clinging to him, asking Orion to play with him.
In Inari's eyes, Orion was a true hero.
If not for the fact that Orion wasn't from his village, Inari would have already tried to become his disciple.
Orion didn't really want to deal with him… but he couldn't bring himself to refuse.
So every night, he would still spare some time to accompany him.
Tsunami also treated Orion extremely well, often cooking his favorite meals.
In Tazuna's household, Orion received respect equal to—if not greater than—Kakashi.
After all, the strength Orion displayed that day had been overwhelming.
To them, Orion even seemed stronger than Kakashi.
Over the next few days, Orion learned more sealing techniques:
Contract SealEvil Sealing MethodFire Sealing MethodAnd others Kakashi knew
He mastered all of them.
At the same time, his chakra reserves had doubled again.
However, compared to before, the growth had clearly slowed down.
Earlier, his chakra had been increasing at an almost absurd rate—doubling nearly every day.
Now, in more than ten days, it had only doubled once.
Still, Orion didn't mind.
Even at this rate, his chakra was firmly at Kage-level, and even among Kage-level shinobi, it was considered exceptionally high.
Combined with his unique chakra nature, his actual capacity might even exceed typical Kage-level standards.
At this point, what Orion lacked was:
Combat experienceTaijutsu
Experience would come with time and battles.
As for taijutsu, it required long-term training.
He didn't aim to reach the level of Might Guy—that level was top-tier even in the ninja world.
As long as it didn't hold him back, that was enough.
By now, Orion's chakra reserves far exceeded Naruto's—excluding the Nine-Tails, of course.
Among all beings, only a few could rival the Nine-Tails in chakra:
Madara UchihaHashirama Senju
Compared to them, Orion was still far behind.
Even Naruto only had half of the Nine-Tails, yet Orion still couldn't match even that half.
Still, his chakra was already ridiculously high.
At this point, aside from Jinchūriki and Tailed Beasts, very few in the ninja world could surpass him.
Of course—Orion himself didn't know any of this.
He only knew one thing:
His chakra was enormous. Much more than Kakashi's.
Despite his massive growth in strength, Orion's mindset remained unchanged.
He was still:
CalmLazy about unnecessary mattersAvoidant of troubleUnwilling to use force unless absolutely necessary
That's why—even when Naruto, Sasuke, or Inari kept bothering him—
He would complain a bit…
But ultimately still go along with it.
That was also why Inari admired him so much.
A powerful ninja… willing to play with him.
In reality?
Orion was just too lazy to refuse.
That night, inside the room—
Kakashi sat cross-legged in front of Orion.
Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura sat nearby, forming a circle.
All eyes were on Orion.
He felt helpless.
"Do we really have to do this now? I think we should wait until we return to the village."
Kakashi patted his shoulder.
"If we wait until then, it might cause a bigger disturbance."
"So it's better to do it now."
After Kakashi spoke, Naruto bowed seriously.
"Orion… please."
Sasuke and Sakura watched curiously.
Orion sighed.
But deep down… he was also curious.
He wanted to test the results of his recent training.
"…Alright. I'll give it a try."
The reason for this setup was simple:
Now that Orion had learned sealing techniques, Kakashi wanted him to reinforce the seal inside Naruto—
To prevent another rampage.
Of course, Kakashi was placing a huge amount of trust in Orion.
He had only just learned sealing techniques, yet Kakashi was already letting him operate on a Jinchūriki.
If anything went wrong…
And the Nine-Tails broke free—
No one here could stop it.
But since Naruto himself requested it, Orion decided to proceed.
Naruto sat cross-legged in front of him, exposing the sealing formula on his abdomen.
For the first time, Sasuke and Sakura saw it clearly.
Orion began forming hand seals.
Since it was his first time working on a real person, even he felt a bit nervous.
"I'll enter the sealing space first and check the situation."
As he prepared the technique, his consciousness sank inward—
In an instant—
Orion entered the space where the Nine-Tails was sealed.
The sound of dripping water echoed.
He looked around.
It was dark.
Water covered the ground beneath his feet.
In front of him stood a massive iron gate.
Orion raised his head slightly.
"So this is where the Nine-Tails is sealed…"
"This place really isn't great. No wonder it's so irritable."
The environment resembled a damp underground sewer.
If Orion had remembered what it was like when the Nine-Tails was sealed inside Kushina Uzumaki or Mito Uzumaki—
He would have realized:
This was already a much better situation.
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