XX-level Hokage

"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.

"You are... a member of the clan?" Momoshiki asked, looking at Mashiro with some confusion. "I am Otsutsuki Goshiki," Mashiro replied calmly.

"Wu Shiki, I've heard of your name. Why didn't you show up to help me just now?" Momoshiki asked.

“I have my reasons. This world is very special. Its chakra energy is incredibly powerful, and its natives are also very troublesome. Therefore, we cannot deal with them like we deal with other planets. We must proceed slowly,” Mashiro said.

Momoshiki remained silent. Being defeated by an inferior race from a planet was an incredibly humiliating thing for him.

Chapter 248: The Smugglers

"Besides, you're not going to die, are you?" Mashiro continued.

"Hmph, can't they die? That's true. With the presence of Karma, it's difficult for any Otsutsuki to kill them. However, without proper preparation, successfully releasing the pressure sphere is not an easy task," Momoshiki said irritably.

Wedge? I've used this word before in my memories of Otsutsuki Goshiki.

Mashiro's statement, "Anyway, you won't die," actually refers to Momoshiki's ability to stop time.

Momoshiki's statement that "all Otsutsuki are difficult to kill" refers to the unique ability of the Otsutsuki clan's wedge.

Realizing this, Mashiro chuckled lightly and said calmly, "Then that's none of my business." "How cold-hearted," Momoshiki said calmly, unconcerned.

Almost all Otsutsuki are cold and ruthless like this; it's already quite kind of him that his clansman is even listening to him finish speaking. "Is there anything else?" Mashiro asked.

She could tell that Momoshiki had specifically sought her out not out of surprise.

It's important to understand that even if time were to stop now, it wouldn't change the fact that Momoshiki is already dead.

"There's something I need to ask of you," Momoshiki said, looking at Mashiro with utmost seriousness. "To help you revive through the Karma?" Mashiro countered.

"That's only one aspect. With or without your help, my resurrection is already a foregone conclusion. The thing I need to ask of you is to find someone who has illegally crossed the border," Momoshiki said.

"People who cross the border illegally?" Mashiro asked, seemingly puzzled.

"At the start of the battle, I used my Byakugan to observe the fox son's Pure Eye, and at the moment before my death, I simultaneously activated the powers of stillness and observation. Through my observation, I saw the future; that eye would bring disaster to this world."

But just when everything seemed set in stone, a new production surged in, and from then on, the future of this world began to blur, to the point that nothing could be seen. "Momoshiki explained."

"You mean a guy who smuggled himself in changed the future of this world?" Mashiro seemed to understand Momoshiki's meaning and chuckled.

That's right, that guy smuggled himself from another time to this time. I sensed an ominous aura emanating from him, and my Otsutsuki intuition told me...

"Tell me, he/she must be destroyed," Momo said somewhat uneasily.

“I understand, but in return, give me that thing.” With that, Mashiro pointed to the red ring floating not far away. (The image is of) Ōtsutsuki Kinshiki's Poijin.

"Kinshiki's power? It doesn't matter. In any case, if no other Otsutsuki takes over, this power will disappear with my death," Momoshiki said.

He planted a wedge in Boruto, and once the pressure is released, all his abilities will reappear in Boruto. But Kinshiki is different; without the wedge planted, his death is truly death.

Momoshiki beckoned, and Povey floated into his hand. He glanced at it and then tossed it to Mashiro.

"Infuse your power into it, and as Otsutsuki, we Sekiro will be able to accept the power of our own kind," Momoshiki said softly. Hearing this, Mashiro nodded and silently put away the Povey God.

Momoshiki agreed to give Bowei to Mashiro for two reasons: firstly, to gain Mashiro's trust, and secondly, because he probably didn't want Kinshiki, who had followed him for so long, to disappear without a trace of power.

"Alright, time's almost up. You can go find Otsutsuki Fumashiki; he can help you." With that, Momoshiki vanished into thin air. Immediately following was a massive explosion; Momoshiki's body dissipated into nothingness in the Rasengan's explosion.

"That kid succeeded." Darui's brow relaxed, and he said softly. "Beautiful!" Gaara said with a smile.

"I succeeded?" Boruto seemed to have no recollection of what happened when time stood still.

“Just as you said, the essence of a ninja will not change, no matter how times change.” Sasuke walked to Naruto’s side and said softly. “Yes,” Naruto replied with a smile.