The Five Kage Under Pressure

Mei Terumi, the Mizukage, was the only one among the Five Kage who had never fought Gigue. However, she understood Gigue's strength. In fact, she was the only person present who had truly witnessed Gigue fighting seriously.

After all, when she first encountered Gigue, his opponent had been Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, a being whose strength stood at the peak even among Six Paths-level fighters.

To Mei Terumi, even the casual punches and kicks they had exchanged in Taijutsu possessed power no less than a highly destructive ninjutsu. Therefore, among the remaining four Kage, she found it easiest to accept that Gigue could pull down a meteor.

A the Raikage suddenly glanced at Ōnoki and asked,

"Are you confident you could stop a meteor that large?"

Ōnoki rolled his eyes and snorted.

"If this old man went all out, I could still..."

Before Ōnoki could finish, Hiruzen Sarutobi interrupted him.

"That meteor is probably not even a killing move for Gigue, much less a significant expenditure."

Ōnoki frowned and declared,

"Impossible! Creating a meteor that massive would consume an amount of chakra no human could possibly..."

"That Gigue is not human at all. Killer B already told me that he is a being like the legendary Sage of Six Paths."

Ōnoki was interrupted again, this time by A. With a grave expression, A recounted what Killer B had told him about Ōtsutsuki Kaguya and the Sage of Six Paths.

Everyone in the council chamber was stunned. After a while, Hiruzen Sarutobi slowly nodded. He glanced at Jiraiya beside him and said in a low voice,

"The power of a sage... no wonder he is so powerful!"

Jiraiya's face was still filled with shock. He knew about the Sage of Six Paths, and he knew it was not merely a legend. The Sage