uhm sir context ??
they talk abt jogo cause he was the only person sukuna used his flames on other than mahoraga
thats the only fuckin reason they talk abt him
Did you even read the panel you shared? Here let me write the words for you.
“If he does use that firepower
which was capable of exorcising a certain volcano-headed spirit.”
Kusakabe is literally talking about the capability of the fire using Jogo as a measuring stick.
And in the TCB he says WE not I, so he’s no just using Jogo as a reference to himself but the whole group:
https://tcb-backup.bihar-mirchi.com/chapters/7580/jujutsu-kaisen-chapter-246
" the difference would be this great "
he knew there was a difference but it was greater than he expected
The most straightforward interpretation is that the gap between 8-9 fingers and 15 fingers is bigger than Jogo thought, not that Jogo isn’t worth 8-9 fingers.
The “oh but Jogo admitted he isn’t 8-9 fingers, Kenjaku was messing with him” (we literally have an author statement that Kenjaku genuinely thinks Jogo would be tough) is headcanon and a reach to cope at best.