The moment Jigen woke up, he sensed Code's life force gradually weakening. He thought someone had gone to the Alternate Dimension to steal the Ten-Tails, but after teleporting over with Yomotsu Hirasaka, he found the perfect vessel he had dreamed of day and night-Kawaki.
"Oh? Kawaki. I finally found you."
Jigen's sudden arrival terrified everyone present. Kawaki was practically shaking like a leaf. He couldn't help it; the man before him was responsible for all the painful experiences of his childhood.
The powerful aura coming from Jigen was almost too much for the children present to bear. Even Itachi's expression grew grave. This was definitely not an enemy he could handle.
As Jigen unleashed his oppressive aura, Momoshiki could no longer sit still inside Boruto. Since when had anyone dared treat him like this?
He immediately neutralized the pressure Jigen had put on Boruto. The mountain-like weight vanished in an instant, and Boruto could finally catch his breath. He had nearly suffocated.
Jigen also sensed the change in Boruto.
"That feeling just now... was that an Ōtsutsuki?"
Momoshiki, inside Boruto, had already recognized Jigen's true identity: Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, who had been sent to Earth on a mission as part of the previous team.
Hearing Momoshiki name Ōtsutsuki Isshiki outright made Boruto curious about Isshiki's true strength.
"Hey, Peach Loudspeaker, is that Ōtsutsuki Isshiki guy really strong?"
Momoshiki seemed unbothered by Boruto's nickname for him. He had little regard for Ōtsutsuki Isshiki.
"Heh. How strong could someone be if he let his own subordinate screw him over?"
Listening to Momoshiki, Boruto nodded with only a vague understanding. Whether he had actually understood was anyone's guess.
Jigen studied Boruto uncertainly, unable to shake a familiar feeling.
"Is that Momoshiki? Why is there a trace of Kinshiki too?"
Still uncertain, Jigen appeared beside