Genma held a senbon between his teeth and said dismissively, "Is some relic from the Warring States Period really worth this much attention, Lord Jiraiya?"
Sage Fukasaku and Sage Shima stood on Jiraiya's shoulders. Hearing Genma, they snapped, "Leaf Ninja, he's no mere relic!"
"One of his eyes is a Mangekyo. The other is the Sage of Six Paths' Rinnegan."
"He can summon a Hundred-Meter Giant. His power rivals Madara Uchiha's. If he comes to Leaf Village, none of you will be able to stop him."
"What?!"
The others were stunned by Sage Fukasaku's words, though some were skeptical.
It sounded too outrageous. The old figures of the Warring States Period had long since begun to fade from the scene.
But two elders of Leaf Village's Conservative Faction, Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura, could not sit still after hearing that someone possessed power comparable to Madara Uchiha's.
Koharu and Homura stepped forward. Koharu asked gravely, "Two Sages, is it true? Does that ancient Uchiha really have power equal to Madara Uchiha's?"
Koharu and Homura had not lived through the Warring States Period. They had grown up during the transition to the era of the Five Great Nations, and they knew all too well what Madara Uchiha was capable of.
It was no exaggeration to say that without the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju, Madara would have destroyed all of Leaf Village—perhaps even the entire Land of Fire.
Those two had surpassed the limits of what a Ninja could be. They were figures of myth.
Sage Fukasaku nodded. "I'm not lying to you! There's also intelligence on Akatsuki's leader, but that can wait!"
"First, I'll tell you what we know about that Uchiha from the Warring States Period!"
"According to Mount Myōboku's intelligence, the giant he summons is a Complete Susanoo."
"Only