Even though Momoshiki had already suffered heavy injuries, with all his followers gone, maintaining his current form was becoming increasingly difficult.
Yet, as a god, the sheer difference in the very level of life between him and those before him was immense!
It was like a mouse encountering a cat — the suffocating, overwhelming pressure made it hard for those present to even get their energy flowing.
Roar!
With a bellow from Momoshiki, a powerful shockwave burst outward.
Sarada, who had thought she could still put up a fight, saw her Susanoo shatter on the spot. Even her so-called absolute defense, the space-time dōjutsu Ōmikami, was destroyed outright by this crushing wave of power.
It felt as if she had been struck by thousands of kilograms of force. Blood streamed from her eyes as she was sent flying, losing consciousness instantly. Fortunately, Mitsuki, who was holding position in the rear, managed to catch her in time and shield her with senjutsu — though he didn't come out unscathed either.
Even at a distance, the flow of his own senjutsu chakra was heavily disrupted by Momoshiki's shockwave, leaving him, for a short time, capable of only Kage-level attacks.
By contrast, Naruto and Boruto, who were closest to Momoshiki, were affected far less.
Naruto's current body was one Orochimaru had recreated — a vessel whose life level already approached that of the Ōtsutsuki. Coupled with the teachings of a Sage from one of the Sacred Lands in sealing and barrier techniques, he could suppress this force to the bare minimum.
Boruto, meanwhile, had once been taught the Sage of Six Paths Mode — a method that merged chakra, Sage Mode, and even a breathing art, constantly raising the level of life itself.
It came from the Sage of Six Paths himself, and was paired with the Jōgan — a supreme ocular power even within the Ōtsutsuki clan.
Because of this, the divine suppression Momoshiki emitted not only failed to disrupt Boruto's internal energy flow, it actually helped to further awaken the Jōgan's potential.
An identical shockwave was unconsciously compressed by Boruto, then released.
Bang!
The blast from the Jōgan struck Momoshiki's head, severely injuring him. One of his Tenseigan burst instantly, and his already-shattered body contorted, becoming even more hideous.
At that moment, the nine great Tailed Beasts, having recovered from the earlier shock, joined forces. All unleashed their Tailed Beast Bombs — their greatest attacks — at the half-man, half-monster in front of them.
Mitsuki, regaining his strength, wove several senjutsu serpents together, merging the nine Tailed Beast Bombs into one.
Compressed into a single massive beam, it shot straight toward Momoshiki's throat.
Boom!
The detonation was so powerful that even in the emptiness of space, its crushing force could be felt.
Naruto, who had already finished preparing, slammed his palms together. Countless seeds he had set aside were scattered behind and around him.
From those seeds, towering Thousand-Armed Buddhas sprouted, followed by diamond-hard chains of gold.
Each Buddha, including the one behind Naruto, extended not only a thousand hands but also thousands of golden chains.
In every palm and at the end of every chain spun a gigantic senjutsu chakra sphere, each nearly half the size of a football field — Rasengan taken to the absolute peak!
And inside each of these colossal Rasengan, in addition to the cell-destroying power of senjutsu and Wind Release, was a coating of Magnet Release energy leaking from the golden chains.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
A barrage of Rasengan detonated almost simultaneously across Momoshiki's body, their light rivaling the sun, illuminating the entire night sky of the Shinobi World.
Yet Momoshiki couldn't resist. He could only let these insects keep attacking his ravaged body — because his consciousness was being dragged down by this badly damaged, inferior vessel. Ever since the Slug Sage had ambushed him from the Dragon Vein and dealt a critical blow, he had struggled to act.
"Heh… Go on, little insects. Use your power to destroy this ugly body for me."
Even under such a fierce assault, Momoshiki remained confident. This was not just the arrogance innate to the Ōtsutsuki clan's nobility, but also a precise understanding of his own condition.
He had once suffered an attack that should have killed him, forcing him to fuse with the God Tree and twist into a godlike form. For ages, his consciousness had been tangled with the will of the God Tree, often unable to maintain self-control, and even moving his own body had been a struggle.
Let alone abandoning the body to reincarnate into another.
But with the power of faith on his side, his consciousness had regained dominance. If not for the Slug Sage's ambush, he would already have found a suitable host and been reborn.
Now, however, with this vessel nearing destruction, the God Tree's remaining power would also be weakened.
"Heh…"
Under Naruto's overwhelming assault, Momoshiki's body crumbled inch by inch. Even as a god, he could not withstand this fusion of technology and ninjutsu. At this moment, Naruto stood as the pinnacle of the shinobi world's synthesis of ninjutsu and technology.
Momoshiki's soul, however, remained calm.
At this point, he had completely suppressed the will of the God Tree. He could abandon this body at any time.
The only reason he was delaying was to wait for their guard to drop — and to pick a host that truly satisfied him.
His gaze swept over Mitsuki and Sarada. Both were strong, but their bloodlines were not pure enough; reviving in them might not restore his former strength.
That left only Naruto and his son.
From what he could see, Naruto's body had been fully developed to its utmost potential. Its power far surpassed his former self. If used for reincarnation, it might allow him to exceed his old limits and, combined with that innate sealing power, perhaps even strike down the gods themselves.
Yet that same sealing power filled Momoshiki with dread. As a god, his eyes naturally saw the location of the soul — and he had already recognized this red-haired young man as the Naruto who had once been possessed by Kinshiki.
But where had Kinshiki gone? Could it be that he had perished because of Naruto's overwhelming sealing ability, making Naruto even stronger now?
Momoshiki, who himself possessed alchemy capable of turning targets into resources, began considering the possibility.
So, he shifted his target to Boruto. Boruto possessed a breathing art even greater than Neji's, one Urashiki had once sought. Paired with what seemed to be a supreme Ōtsutsuki dōjutsu — the Jōgan — in one eye, Boruto became his chosen vessel.
In that instant, Momoshiki's broken body erupted in a light beyond words, scattering like the dawn of creation.
There was no deafening explosion — only a deep, uncanny silence.
Momoshiki had self-destructed his vessel.
From the remains, his soul coalesced — and shot straight toward the utterly unprepared Boruto!