Netherworld Soul Chase, One After Another!

Neji's fist, brimming with hatred and killing intent, pierced through Momoshiki Otsutsuki's... heart!

"!" Blood seeped from Momoshiki's lips. Using the last of his strength, he seized Neji's wrist, struggled to raise his upper body, and fixed him with his Byakugan. "The one who kills a god will no longer be mortal... One day, you will understand!"

Thud!

As his words fell... Momoshiki's raised body dropped. The light of life gradually faded from those Byakugan, finally going completely dark!

Crack!

"Huff, huff, huff..." Neji pulled out his hand and stared at the unidentified diamond-shaped mark on his blood-soaked palm.

"..." After a moment of thought, he lowered his hand. His entire body went limp, and he swayed before falling onto his back with a thud.

Outside the city, Urashiki stood atop a mountain, observing the situation within through his Byakugan.

"'Little Momo' really was taken out. What I didn't expect was... that 'Isshiki' would interfere and give Chakra to Little Momo. Too bad he still couldn't turn the tide. Little Momo was careless too. If he hadn't used the Chakra he received on Heavenly Obstacle Quaking Star and had simply fled, no one could have stopped him."

"Fortunately... he left behind Karma. That brat from the Hyuga Clan has become a 'vessel.' Heh heh, one day, he will become a powerful Ōtsutsuki, but perhaps he will no longer be himself... Because Karma is not merely proof that mortals can slay gods; it is also the ladder by which fallen gods rise again!"

"So, while the shinobi are immersed in the joy of defeating a powerful enemy and have completely let their guard down, this is the perfect chance to reclaim Little Momo's Rinnegan. That one called Orochimaru should retrieve Little Momo's corpse, right? Heh heh, to be safe, I'll make