"Alright, let's stop talking about this. The Kazekage and Mifune are here. Shall we head straight to the Trial Tower?"
As the strongest and most senior among the Kage, Ōnoki naturally took the lead in making suggestions.
"Alright, then let's go."
The Kazekage and Mifune had only just entered the room and had not even had a chance to rest before leaving the apartment again.
"This is a rare opportunity. It's the first time our four villages have fought side by side, isn't it?"
Everyone nodded. "That's right. It's never happened before."
The leaders of four villages walking shoulder to shoulder through Konoha's streets made for an exceptionally unusual sight.
The villagers all wondered where they were going.
"Say, are you all prepared? That enemy is incredibly strong. Liusha and I didn't even last a second last time—we were killed by a roar. Can you believe that?"
The others immediately grew serious.
Along the way, Ōnoki and Liusha had already told them much about the Ōtsutsuki Clan.
The others were rather surprised by how much those two knew about the Ōtsutsuki.
"With the Tsuchikage's strategies, maybe we can actually win."
Karatachi Yagura spoke excitedly. Fighting the Ōtsutsuki Clan would definitely be interesting.
However, Ōnoki did not follow up with any encouraging words.
Instead, he immediately poured cold water on the idea.
"You'd better not treat this like a game. Otherwise, you'll get beaten badly. Our goal is to better prepare for the crisis ten years from now."
"The Ōtsutsuki stages in the Trial Tower are extremely difficult. Even if all our strength were doubled, it would probably still be a struggle."
The gap between Six Paths Level and Kage-level was like an insurmountable chasm. It could not be casually erased.
Nor could it be crossed through numbers alone.
Without Six