In the Heavenly Screen...
The video continued playing, and Gaara waved his arms, causing sand waves to surge like living things, rapidly weaving into a Momoshiki Otsutsuki web in mid-air, enveloping Momoshiki Otsutsuki!
"Sand Binding Coffin - Spider Web Array!"
The sand net rapidly contracted, attempting to block Momoshiki's movement space. Meanwhile—
Lightning Release: Black Spotted Blade!
Darui stepped onto the sand net, his body moving like lightning, Black Lightning crackling around his greatsword. He leaped forward, aiming straight for Momoshiki's head!
"Tsk!" Momoshiki dodged to the side, a hint of impatience flashing in his Rinnegan. "Annoying bug..."
He didn't want to engage in close combat with Darui, but the latter relentlessly pursued him, each slash of his blade carrying deadly precision.
A golden figure suddenly attacked from the side! Naruto charged forward, his hands forming hand seals, a signature bright smile on his face:
You're late!
However, just as he was about to hit Momoshiki—
"Dad, wait a minute!"
Boruto suddenly appeared and ran next to Naruto.
"What is it, Boruto?" Naruto quickly stopped.
Boruto's expression turned serious. "We can't use Ninjutsu on him!"
"It's very simple."
Sasuke appeared before Momoshiki like a ghost, his Kusanagi Sword pointing diagonally at the ground, his Rinnegan flashing coldly.
"You can absorb and unleash Ninjutsu, but those attacks... are just one-time consumables."
"Tch!" Kinshiki, surrounded by the crowd, spat out with an ugly expression.
Gaara, arms crossed, stood high in the sky looking down at Ōtsutsuki Momoshiki, and calmly added, "Then this matter is simple."
Darui, carrying his large sword, sighed lazily, "No need for Ninjutsu, just win with Taijutsu..."
He glanced at his aching arms and muttered to himself, "It's tiring."
Momoshiki Otsutsuki was surrounded by the crowd, his face extremely gloomy. He glanced at Kinshiki, who was trapped in the distance by Kurotsuchi's Lava Release clay, and a resolute look flashed in his eyes.
"Let me show you... how our clan does it!"
He suddenly raised his left hand, and the Rinnegan in his palm emitted an eerie red light!
"Boom--!"
The spot where Kinshiki was standing suddenly trembled violently, and the solid Lava Release clay was torn apart by an invisible force!
"What?!" Kurotsuchi's pupils constricted sharply. "How is this possible?!"
Kinshiki broke free of his seal and charged towards Momoshiki without hesitation, his voice deep and resolute:
"Come, Lord Momoshiki! The time has come for you to devour my Chakra!"
"Just as my fathers bestowed their strength upon me... Come, do not hesitate!"
Momoshiki replied with a sneer, "Of course!"
"Ahhh--!"
As Kinshiki's body flew toward Momoshiki, it began to twist and disintegrate, eventually transforming into a dark red Chakra Fruit that landed steadily in Momoshiki's left hand!
"He... ate his companion?!" Boruto's eyes widened, his face filled with disbelief.
Sasuke's expression changed drastically, alarm bells ringing in his mind: (Damn it! This is bad!)
He wielded the sword with one arm, leaped into the air in an instant, Kusanagi Sword, wrapped in Chidori Lightning, slashed straight at Momoshiki's neck!
"Clang--!"
The blade struck Momoshiki's neck with a metallic clang, leaving not even a scratch!
"It's... too late."
Momoshiki slowly turned his head, his golden Rinnegan coldly staring at Sasuke, a cruel smile curving his lips.
"Boom--!"
A terrifying Chakra storm suddenly erupted, Sasuke to retreat hastily! When the dust settled—
The fully evolved Momoshiki Otsutsuki floated in the air, his form completely transformed:
The Byakugan of his eyes turned into a dazzling gold.
A third golden Rinnegan opened in the center of his forehead.
Her long, pale hair cascaded down like a waterfall, the ends shimmering with a faint light.
Black Cursed Seal patterns appeared all over his body, like the markings of a god.
The two horns on its head stand straight up, revealing its sharp edge.
The real Shinobi World...
Land of Snow
"Damn it!! How could there be such a guy?!"
Naruto's roar exploded across the icy plains, his Chakra overflowing uncontrollably, and spiderweb-like cracks appeared in the ice beneath his feet. He stared intently at the scene of Momoshiki devouring Kinshiki in the Heavenly Screen, his azure pupils contracting violently with rage.
"He... he ate his own companion?! Bastard!!"
(Comrades are more important than life itself!!)
The thought of Momoshiki's cold and cruel attitude made Naruto tremble with anger, his fists clenched so tightly they cracked.
"If I ever see that guy again—" He swung his fist into the air, "I'll definitely beat him to a pulp!!"
Jiraiya, unusually, abandoned his nonchalant expression and fixed his gaze on Momoshiki Otsutsuki had completed his evolution in the Heavenly Screen.
(I thought they were nothing special just now...)
(Compared to the despair-inducing gap between them and Six Paths Madara in the previous content, these two extraterrestrial visitors seem manageable...)
But at this moment, the oppressive aura emanating from Momoshiki even caused the scene in the Heavenly Screen to begin to distort!
"They actually evolve by devouring their own kind..." Jiraiya and somber. "If we ever encounter such an enemy in the future, we must act swiftly and decisively—we must not give them any chance!"
He subconsciously touched the scroll at his waist, his mind already racing with tactical maneuvers.
Karin, standing to the side, covered her mouth, her stomach churning. The image of Momoshiki devouring Kinshiki instantly brought back painful memories of being used as a "medical tool" in Kusagakure —the feeling of those ninjas biting her skin and draining her Chakra —which eerily overlapped with the scene in the Heavenly Screen at this moment.
(A monster... truly a monster...)
But the next second, her gaze fell on Naruto.
The blond boy was jumping up and down, cursing at the Heavenly Screen like a fox with its fur standing on end, but that suddenly calmed her down.
(Fine...)
(Luckily, I mustered up the courage to find him.)
She would always remember the feeling she had when she first saw the Heavenly Screen from a corner of the Kusagakure — Naruto Uzumaki, who was fighting desperately for his comrades, was like a ray of light piercing through her dark world.
"Pfft..." Karin suddenly burst out laughing as she looked at Naruto's puffed-up profile.
(How could someone like that possibly lose to that cold-blooded "god"?)
Land of Water - Secret Island
In the laboratory
"Interesting... so interesting!"
Orochimaru's golden snake eyes were fixed on the transformed form of Momoshiki Otsutsuki in the Heavenly Screen, a sickly excitement appearing on his pale face. His tongue unconsciously licked his lips, as if he could already see countless possibilities for experimentation.
"That ability to refine comrades into Chakra Fruits... it's simply perfect!" he murmured. "If only we could analyze this transformation mechanism... no, if only we could obtain his cell samples..."
The Kabuto Yakushi beside him adjusted his glasses, the lenses reflecting the cold light of the Heavenly Screen.
"These extraterrestrial visitors seem to have a clear class distinction. And their Byakugan— "
"It's exactly the same as the Hyuga Clan's."
Upon hearing this, a glint of light flashed in Orochimaru's eyes.
"Heh... indeed." He chuckled coldly. "This Kinshiki is like an enhanced version of the Hyuga Main Family's —relying on powerful bloodline limits and Ninjutsu, but his Taijutsu seems somewhat weak."
His thoughts raced, piecing together the scattered information from the Heavenly Screen—
The appearance of the Sage of Six Paths...
The arrival of the Ōtsutsuki Clan...
The origins of rolling one's Byakugan...
"I see." Orochimaru suddenly narrowed his eyes. "The Sage of Six Paths was very likely also a visitor from outer space. In that case, the origin of Chakra in the Shinobi World makes sense..."
But the next second, his expression suddenly turned gloomy.
(If the Chakra itself is the "fruit" of their sowing...)
(Then wouldn't all our lifelong cultivation of power be just a way to benefit others?)
This thought made him tense up, a rare occurrence for him, and the air in the laboratory seemed to freeze.
However, the image of Naruto rebuking Momoshiki in the Heavenly Screen suddenly flashed into my mind—
"Heh... I almost fell into a trap." Orochimaru suddenly relaxed, letting out a hoarse laugh. "Want my Chakra? Not so easy..."
(A snake is never content to be prey.)