Ah… my head hurts.
Momoshiki Otsutsuki pressed a hand to his forehead as a dull pain throbbed through his skull.
Where am I?
Everything around him was pitch black.
The moment the thought left his mouth, the darkness suddenly brightened. Light flooded the space so quickly that Momoshiki realized something was wrong.
"Stop turning it up! My eyes are going to go blind!"
As if responding to his protest, the light immediately stopped intensifying. Momoshiki exhaled in relief and began sorting through his thoughts.
Did I… transmigrate? If that's the case, where exactly did I end up? It would really help if I had a mirror to see what I look like right now.
The moment the thought crossed his mind, a mirror appeared in front of him, standing at exactly his height.
Momoshiki instinctively glanced at it.
Then he froze.
Pale skin. White hair. And those unmistakable Byakugan eyes.
This… isn't that the Otsutsuki clan from Naruto?
Judging by the appearance, it had to be Momoshiki. But what exactly was the situation now? Where was Momoshiki at this moment?
The scene in the mirror suddenly shifted.
The reflection changed until another figure appeared.
Blond hair. Blue eyes. Two whisker-like marks on his cheeks. His right hand wrapped in bandages.
There was no mistaking him.
Boruto Uzumaki.
Oh no.
I actually became Momoshiki's Karma.
That's… incredibly awkward.
Memories of Boruto's storyline surfaced in his mind, and after piecing things together, he quickly realized when this must have happened. It was after the battle with Momoshiki Otsutsuki.
The realization instantly made him feel much better.
That gave me quite a scare. If this had happened during the Kara organization arc, or during the activation of Omnipotence, things would have been impossible to handle. Right now there's still some room to maneuver.
But before anything else, I should redecorate this place a little.
First came a stretch of green grass.
Then a table with two chairs.
After that, a large parasol.
Finally, a teapot and two teacups.
It might not be an exact replica, but anyone who looked at it would immediately recognize what it was meant to resemble.
Momoshiki gazed at the scene before him, now eerily similar to the domain of a certain famous witch. A smile crept across his face. When the time was right, he planned to recreate a classic scene for Boruto.
But first, I need to pull Boruto Uzumaki's consciousness into this space. The question is… how do I do that?
As Momoshiki sifted through the original Momoshiki Otsutsuki's memories, something suddenly struck him.
If I'm currently inside the Karma… does that mean the real Momoshiki Otsutsuki is actually dead?
According to his earlier theory, when Momoshiki implanted the Karma into Boruto and arrived here, his own soul must have replaced the original one directly.
But if that was the case… where did the real Momoshiki's soul go?
Forget it. I can't figure that out right now.
It's better to bring Boruto in first and talk things through. Otherwise, judging by their relationship in the original story, who knows how long it would take for them to build any kind of trust.
While digging through Momoshiki Otsutsuki's memories, he discovered that many of them had been sealed.
Information about the coordinates of the Otsutsuki clan's home planet, along with details about clan members who held higher status than Momoshiki, had all been locked away.
The Otsutsuki clan was extremely cautious.
To prevent captured subordinates from revealing secrets, they even placed seals directly on their memories.
Even so, the biological technology and chakra applications used in these seals were incredibly sophisticated.
Just like that, Momoshiki continued flipping through Boruto's memories as the boy prepared for bed. Only when Boruto finally drifted off to sleep did Momoshiki snap back to attention.
Haha. Boruto finally fell asleep.
Now I can bring him in.
Momoshiki immediately began trying to pull Boruto's consciousness into this space.
Not long after, a blond-haired, blue-eyed boy appeared before him.
Seeing this, Momoshiki calmly walked over to the table and sat down. He poured a cup of tea as if he had been waiting for this moment all along.
Then he looked up and spoke.
"Boruto Uzumaki. You've finally arrived."