The moment Jigen saw that Itachi had no chakra left, he had already decided to kill him.
He hurled the Black Rods, shrinking them with Sukunahikona until they instantly vanished from everyone's sight.
He would enlarge them again just before they struck Itachi, making them impossible to dodge. Even if someone else tried to shield him, they would have a hard time stopping them.
But the Shinobi World had never lacked men who could make a stylish entrance to save the day.
In a blur, a figure clad in black suddenly appeared and caught the Black Rods Jigen had thrown.
When Boruto saw who had arrived, he immediately cheered.
"Great! Uncle, you're finally here!"
Indeed, the newcomer was none other than Meihui Uzumaki, and everyone's reactions to his arrival were quite a sight.
Swaying unsteadily, Code felt that the newcomer seemed strangely familiar, but he couldn't place him right away.
When Jigen saw this Ōtsutsuki killer, his body instinctively trembled with fear. He didn't know whether he was imagining it, but for a moment, he seemed to see countless Ōtsutsuki souls coiling around Meihui.
"You're Meihui Uzumaki?"
Jigen was somewhat startled that the newcomer could catch his Black Rods barehanded. This man was powerful. He seemed to know the answer already, but asked anyway.
Meihui shrugged, unsure what Jigen was trying to do.
"As you can see. The genuine article."
Having received the answer he wanted, Jigen felt tempted to test whether Meihui Uzumaki really was as powerful as the rumors claimed.
Without another word, Jigen charged straight at Meihui, who merely smiled faintly.
The moment Meihui appeared, Momoshiki sat obediently inside Boruto. When he saw that idiot Isshiki actually dare to charge at Meihui, he knew how this would end. Another unlucky fool was about to get beaten down