XX-level Hokage

Sasuke and Naruto rushed towards Momoshiki to try and stop his attack, but it was too late.

An invisible current of energy began to spread from Momoshiki as the center.

In an instant, the divine tree was severed in half, and Sasuke and Naruto were blasted away by the air currents, smashing through tree roots and rubble. Immediately afterward, Momoshiki appeared beside Darui, who was riding on the Gaara cloud.

"So fast!" Darui looked at Momoshiki, who was almost within reach, and before he could react, he kicked out and Darui was thrown to the ground.

Seeing this, Gaara hurriedly summoned sand to attack Momoshiki, but it was easily broken by Momoshiki's hair, which then tightly wrapped around and bound Gaara.

With a single punch, Gaara nearly fainted and crashed to the ground. "Lord Kazekage!" Chojuro was just about to rush to his aid.

Momoshiki instantly appeared beside him and Kurotsuchi. With a swift kick, Chojuro was sent flying.

Seeing this, Kurotsuchi quickly unleashed her Rock Fist, throwing a punch at Momoshiki, but Momoshiki easily caught it and then swung his arm, striking Kurotsuchi. Kurotsuchi instantly lost consciousness and collapsed to the ground.

"They spotted us in a second... This is terrible." Boruto watched everything unfold from the tree roots, utterly terrified.

On a huge rock in the distance, Mashiro also looked at Momoshiki with great interest. Compared to Kinshiki, Momoshiki was undoubtedly more like a Ōtsutsuki.

"So it has this ability? Cannibalism, and I didn't expect the Rinnegan's color could change. How interesting." Mashiro said softly, opening Momoshiki's system panel.

Name: Momoshiki Otsutsuki Gender: Male

Age: ? ? ? Affection Level: 0 Relationship: Hostile

Favorability Bonus (50): Sacrifice and Mutual Devouring Technique

Affection Reward (90): All of Momoshiki Otsutsuki's Rinnegan techniques.

"What an enticing reward! What a pity, it's a pity he's about to die," Mashiro said with a light laugh. The complete defeat of the four Kage was entirely within Mashiro's expectations; they were already quite capable of holding on this long.

"Next, those two guys should get serious, right? Is it because they're getting old that they like to pull this kind of thing now?" Mashiro muttered to himself.

In her opinion, even though Momoshiki is strong now, he is still not as strong as Kaguya. He is only about as strong as Madara when he had two eyes. As for Naruto and Sasuke, they had seen Madara and Kaguya before they were even 20 years old.

Just as Mashiro had predicted, at the beginning, in hand-to-hand combat, Naruto didn't use the Nine-Tails' power, and Sasuke didn't use the power of his eyes. The two could only barely defend themselves against Momoshiki.

But after fully understanding Momoshiki's current power, the two became serious. "I see." Getting up from the ground and gently wiping his mouth, Naruto said, "He's like a completely different person compared to before." Sasuke also said softly.

“No, it’s less about becoming a different person and more about becoming a monster,” Naruto suddenly said with a laugh. “Damn it, if we’re talking about monsters, you and I are the same,” Momoshiki said to Naruto.

In an instant, Naruto and Sasuke attacked Momoshiki from both sides. However, Momoshiki caught the attack with both hands.

Just as Momoshiki was about to make a sarcastic remark, Naruto spoke up, "Let me teach you a lesson, Sasuke!"

Naruto instantly activated Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox Mode. "Okay!" Sasuke responded.

The Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan and the Rinnegan with tomoe simultaneously shone. The battle escalated.

The battle was incredibly intense. With Naruto and Sasuke working together at full power, Momoshiki's training began to falter. Finally, after a combination attack, Momoshiki was sealed into Chibaku Tensei by Sasuke.

But before he could even relax, Momoshiki launched an attack from within the Chibaku Tensei. "Inukai Kenmei!"

In an instant, two dragon-headed, snake-bodied monsters surged out from the Earth-Exploding Star.

But they were instantly obliterated by Sasuke and Naruto, one with a sword and the other with a punch. "Damn it!"

As Chibaku Tensei shattered, Momoshiki landed on the ground, and instantly, five dragon-headed, snake-bodied monsters emerged from the ground.

The monsters continued their rampage, knocking Naruto away. Sasuke, wielding the Kusanagi Sword, used Chidori to cut down three monsters, but was bitten in the mouth by one of them from behind.

Momoshiki then leaped up and landed on the monster that was biting Sasuke, pressing down with his hand and channeling fire-style chakra. He intended to severely injure Sasuke, but was torn apart by Naruto's perfect Nine-Tails form who suddenly appeared.

"Are you alright, Sasuke?" Naruto asked with concern.

"Yeah, it's nothing." Sasuke regained his senses, got up from Naruto's arms, and said.

"The Nine-Tailed Fox has finally appeared, and its power is mine now." Momoshiki said, looking at Naruto's complete Nine-Tailed Fox form.

Momoshiki then used fire and earth chakra to create a lava giant. "Saru-Iwata" (Sarutobi Rock)

"Stop dreaming!" Naruto, controlling the Perfected Nine-Tails, instantly charged out and threw a punch at Sarutobi, but it was easily caught. Then Sarutobi began to beat the Perfected Nine-Tails mercilessly.

Just then, Sasuke reached out and placed his hand on Naruto's shoulder. "Take the power of your Susanoo, go." Sasuke said calmly. "I see, that's good." Naruto smiled.

Purple armor appeared on the fully-formed Nine-Tails, and the Nine-Tails Susanoo reappeared. The Nine-Tails Susanoo conjured a Susanoo sword, and with a single strike, Sarutobi was cut in half at the waist.

Immediately afterward, the Sarutobi Rock shattered and exploded, and Naruto and Sasuke also released the Nine-Tailed Fox, landing on the ground. "Hokage, is it all done?" Darui, supported by Gaara, asked.

"No, it's not over yet," Naruto said, looking at Momoshiki lying in the air not far away. At this moment, Momoshiki had lost all his power and could only float in the air.

"He's really troublesome. Let's just unleash our ultimate move and finish him off." Kurotsuchi and Chojuro arrived, and Kurotsuchi said impatiently. "Please don't make it sound so easy." Chojuro said helplessly, clutching his chest wound.

“If our chakra is drained again, all our efforts will have been wasted,” Gaara said. “Looks like everyone’s alright,” Naruto said with a smile.

On the other side, seeing Momoshiki defeated, Shinji stretched and said lazily, "What an interesting show. Should I go and save Momoshiki?"

As Mashiro hesitated, she suddenly noticed something, looked into the distance, and after a moment, laughed. "How interesting, it's that guy. Looks like this show isn't over yet."

Chapter 247: I am Otsutsuki Goshiki

Just as Naruto and Sasuke were about to finish off Momoshiki, Katasuke arrived with a reporter. "Great, we finally made it!" Katasuke exclaimed excitedly.

"Katasuke? What are they doing here?" Naruto asked, puzzled. "Did they sneak over?" Darui said, frowning.

“Make sure you film the power of the scientific ninja tools properly,” Katasuke said to the reporter, then aimed the scientific ninja tools at Momoshiki. “Watch me take him down with the scientific ninja tools!” Katasuke shouted, launching his attack.

"Idiot, stop!" Seemingly understanding what Naruto was about to do, Naruto hurriedly shouted, "Uncle Katasuke, you can't use that one!" Boruto also shouted urgently.

But Katasuke acted as if he hadn't heard, activating his scientific ninja tools and unleashing a barrage of ninjutsu at Momoshiki. Then, it was instantly absorbed.

"Thank you for the power you sent, however crude." With that, Momoshiki stretched out her hand, unleashing a barrage of attacks. The earth shattered, and smoke filled the air.

Just as Naruto and Sasuke were about to launch an attack, they found themselves suddenly unable to move.

"This is Shikamaru's Shadow Binding Technique," Naruto said, frowning. Looking down, he saw black shadows binding them firmly in place.

Immediately afterwards, Momoshiki summoned black rods, which shot out instantly and pierced Naruto's limbs.

"Naruto!" Sasuke cried out in alarm upon seeing Naruto being attacked. "Oh no!" The four Kage also sensed something was wrong.

“You need to be especially careful with this,” Momo said.

"This is really bad." Naruto knelt on one knee, the black rods blocking the flow of his chakra. "That's right, if you understand, then die." With that, Momoshiki pointed his palm at Naruto, Sasuke, and the four Kage.

"Looks like it's time for me to make my move," Mashiro muttered to herself, preparing to enter the fray. But just then, Boruto suddenly threw a Rasengan at Momoshiki.

"It's good to be alive, why bother standing out?" With that, Momoshiki stretched out his other hand, preparing to absorb Boruto's Rasengan.

Strangely, Boruto's Rasengan suddenly disappeared halfway through. "What, it couldn't hit him?" Chojuro asked.

"It's ridiculous that you can't even touch it. But don't worry, you'll all end up in the same place." Momoshiki had the same thought as Chojuro and withdrew his hand with a mocking laugh.

Immediately afterwards, the Rasengan appeared and slammed heavily into Momoshiki's face.

As Momoshiki moved, the Shadow Binding Technique was released. "The Shadow Binding Technique is released," Kurotsuchi said after regaining her mobility.

Boruto rushed towards Naruto. "Dad!"

"Boruto, when did you...?" Naruto asked, beginning to pull out the black rods stuck in his body.

At this moment, Sasuke walked over and explained, "I told him that if he could learn the Rasengan, I would take him as my student. He learned it in just a few days, and even incorporated Lightning Release into his palm, subconsciously changing the nature of the chakra in the Rasengan, creating a new technique, the Vanishing Rasengan."

"What did you say?! Based on this?!" Momoshiki stood up from the ground, shouting incredulously.

“Momoshiki Otsutsuki, you seem to be omnipotent, yet you seem unable to absorb ninjutsu that you can’t see,” Sasuke said.

"You bunch of trash, don't misunderstand. So what if I can't see it? As long as I have it, I can do whatever I want." With that, Momoshiki took out a chakra pill and swallowed it in one gulp.

Immediately afterwards, his body erupted with a massive amount of chakra once again.

"He also has some medicinal pills hidden away," Chojuro exclaimed in surprise.

"This kid's trying to decide the outcome with one last blow," Darui said, noticing that Momoshiki's body was nearing its limit. Watching Momoshiki unleash his power, Naruto chuckled and looked at Boruto, saying, "Boruto, one more Rasengan."

“But my strength is too weak,” Boruto said uncertainly. “Damn it,” Naruto said softly.

Upon hearing this, Boruto nodded and unleashed the Vanishing Rasengan.

Just then, Naruto placed his hand on Boruto's hand and infused his chakra into Boruto's Rasengan. As Naruto's chakra was infused, figures seemed to appear before Boruto's eyes.

The father from his childhood, a middle-aged man with white hair, a woman with red hair, a young man with white eyes, a blond man wearing a Hokage cloak, his uncle Sasuke in his youth, and his young mother—everyone's expressions were gentle and warm. (In order: Jiraiya, Kushina, Neji, Minato, Sasuke, Hinata)

By the time Boruto came to his senses, the Rasengan in his hand had become enormous.

Through the giant Rasengan, Boruto saw a scene that was both incredibly familiar and incredibly strange.

Naruto then withdrew his hand, and the giant Rasengan landed in Boruto's palm. For a moment, Boruto's body trembled slightly.

"It's so heavy. This is Dad's. How much effort must it have taken to make it like this?" At this moment, Boruto seemed to be curious about his father for the first time.

"I'm going to win." Boruto said firmly, glancing at Momoshiki.

Then, with the combined efforts of Naruto and Sasuke, the giant Vanishing Rasengan collided with Momoshiki's Crimson Chakra Bullet, and finally, the giant Rasengan struck Momoshiki's body.

"Now, it should really be over, right?" Mashiro murmured, sensing the disappearance of Momoshiki's life force. She stood up, preparing to leave the space.

"No!" Just then, Mashiro felt a familiar yet strange sensation. Mashiro instantly activated the Rinnegan, initiated the Dyeing Abyss Dust, and entered the "Undyed" mode.

Then, everything around them stopped moving. Time stood still.

"Can you sense my presence, son of humanity?" Momoshiki's voice rang in Boruto's ears. Boruto opened his eyes and found himself suspended in the air, yet unable to move his body at all.

Suddenly, Momoshiki floated in front of Boruto and stared intently into his eyes. "What?!" Boruto was terrified as he looked at Momoshiki.

"I see. You have inherited the power of the Otsutsuki, but you are too immature and cannot see your own destiny. But I can clearly see your destiny. Remember, those blue eyes of yours will one day take everything away from you!" Momoshiki said coldly.

"And be prepared, those who defeat gods can never go back to being mortals." Momoshiki grabbed Boruto's hand and said sarcastically. "What are you talking about?" Boruto asked.

“Fate… um? This is…” Momoshiki’s gaze towards Boruto changed once again.

"How could this happen?" For the first time, a look of confusion appeared in Momoshiki's eyes.

"What are you talking about?!" Boruto continued to shout. Ignoring Boruto, Momoshiki floated off in one direction.

At this moment, Mashiro was looking at Momoshiki and Boruto floating in the air in the distance.

If she wasn't mistaken, this should be a unique eye technique of the Momoshiki Rinnegan: time stop.

Under this technique, only Momoshiki can move freely, and only those recognized by Momoshiki can regain consciousness.

Mashiro, however, was able to move freely for ten minutes beyond the normal time limit due to Ranya Tianchen's influence, thus allowing her to remain in a state of time freeze for an additional ten minutes.

The clock, however, doesn't know how long the state of time standing still can last.

Just then, Momoshiki flew straight towards her.

Seeing this, Mashiro did not dodge; she was confident that she could defeat Momoshiki in the remaining few minutes.