"Damn it!"
"These two brats are impossible to deal with!"
"I can't find a single opening to counterattack!"
Momoshiki roared in frustration, his face bruised and swollen after being relentlessly beaten by Naruto and Sasuke.
In the original timeline, fused Momoshiki had been defeated by the adult Naruto and Sasuke of the Boruto era.
Although the current Naruto and Sasuke had yet to reach that level naturally, the Sage of Six Paths' blessing had elevated them into Six Paths Sage Mode.
Combined with Sasuke's increasingly masterful control over Amenotejikara, Momoshiki found himself completely outplayed.
His teeth ground together in anger.
"Enough!"
Momoshiki stomped heavily onto the frozen ground.
BOOM!
The ice shattered as massive wooden dragons erupted from below, roaring toward Naruto and Sasuke.
Neither of them panicked.
Instead, they sprinted forward.
Using the charging dragons as footholds, they bounded from one enormous head to another, rapidly closing the distance.
High above the battlefield
Naruto stretched out his hand.
"Sage Art!"
"Wind Release: Super Giant Rasenshuriken!"
A colossal Rasenshuriken condensed in his palm before spinning forward at incredible speed.
Seeing the attack, Momoshiki's eyes lit up.
Finally!
A chance!
He immediately raised the Rinnegan in his palm to absorb the incoming ninjutsu.
But just before the Rasenshuriken reached him
Swish!
Sasuke activated Amenotejikara.
In an instant, he switched places with the Rasenshuriken.
The giant spinning sphere vanished...
...and Sasuke appeared directly in front of Momoshiki.
His sword thrust forward without hesitation.
Slash!
The blade pierced straight through the Rinnegan embedded in Momoshiki's palm.
"AAARGH!"
Pain twisted Momoshiki's expression.
He instinctively swung his remaining fist toward Sasuke.
But before the punch could connect
Naruto had already arrived.
"Too slow!"
BANG!!
His fist smashed squarely into Momoshiki's face.
Momoshiki's head snapped backward as blood and saliva sprayed into the air.
His body crashed violently into the frozen earth, carving out an enormous crater.
Silence followed.
Lying at the bottom of the crater, Momoshiki stared blankly at the white sky above.
A trace of confusion...
Then despair...
Filled his eyes.
Just like Isshiki before him...
He could no longer see any path to victory.
Naruto and Sasuke's individual strength was already terrifying.
Together...
They were nearly impossible to overcome.
A few moments later
Naruto and Sasuke landed beside the crater.
Sasuke looked down coldly.
"It's over."
He slowly raised his hand.
Brilliant blue lightning gathered around his palm.
A Six Paths-enhanced Chidori.
One strike...
And everything would end.
Die?
Me?
I...
...Momoshiki Ōtsutsuki...
...am going to die?
At the very last second...
A spark returned to Momoshiki's lifeless eyes.
He suddenly stretched out his hand.
Sasuke narrowed his eyes.
Was he trying to absorb the Chidori?
No.
His target...
...was Naruto.
Momoshiki grabbed Naruto's thigh.
Naruto blinked.
"...You're grabbing my leg?"
Momoshiki almost laughed.
"So what if it's pathetic?"
"It's better than dying!"
The instant his hand made contact
Dark markings rapidly spread across Naruto's leg.
By the time Naruto reacted and kicked him away...
It was already complete.
Karma had been engraved.
Momoshiki finally smiled in relief.
Success.
With Karma implanted...
His resurrection was guaranteed.
Sooner or later...
Naruto's body would become a perfect Ōtsutsuki vessel.
Naruto frowned at the strange black markings climbing across his skin.
He didn't know what they were.
But judging from Momoshiki's satisfied expression...
They were definitely bad news.
Sasuke's killing intent exploded.
Without another word, he thrust his Chidori downward.
Just before it struck
Thud.
A foot stepped squarely onto Momoshiki's face.
It was Chinatsu.
"Sister!"
"chinatsu-nee!"
Naruto and Sasuke exclaimed simultaneously.
Chinatsu stood on Momoshiki's face with folded arms before turning toward her two younger brothers.
"I told you two not to get careless."
"And look what happened."
"You still let him cause trouble."
Naruto scratched his head awkwardly.
"...Sorry."
Sasuke lowered his gaze.
"...Our mistake."
Neither argued.
Both quietly accepted the scolding.
Just as Chinatsu was about to continue
"Hahahahaha!"
Momoshiki suddenly burst into laughter beneath her foot.
Chinatsu slowly lowered her head.
"..."
"You really think you've won?"
She looked at him with completely emotionless eyes.
"Do you think carving Karma means you'll eventually get your revenge?"
Momoshiki's grin widened.
Karma...
Was the Ōtsutsuki Clan's ultimate reincarnation technique.
Once engraved...
The vessel would inevitably evolve into a complete Ōtsutsuki.
No one could stop that process.
At most...
It could only be delayed.
But...
That only applied to ordinary people.
Chinatsu had already inherited Kaguya's knowledge.
Standing upon the shoulders of both the Sage of Six Paths and Kaguya herself...
She already knew the solution.
The body could transform.
The bloodline could evolve.
The power could be inherited.
But...
The consciousness...
Could be sealed away forever.
She smiled gently.
"I wasn't even planning to take your power."
"But since you're insisting on giving it to Naruto..."
"...thank you."
The smile disappeared from Momoshiki's face.
Instead...
A smile worthy of a devil slowly appeared on Chinatsu's.
"Oh..."
"I almost forgot."
She turned toward Isshiki, whose body was gradually crumbling into ash.
"Isshiki."
Isshiki looked over.
"...What?"
Chinatsu smiled brightly.
"You're dying anyway."
"And after causing us so much trouble..."
"It's only fair that I collect a little interest before you go."
Her eyes narrowed.
"So..."
"I'll be taking your Karma as well."
She slowly extended her hand.
The meaning couldn't have been more obvious.
Isshiki's expression instantly darkened.
As the founder of Kara...
As someone who had spent centuries plotting every possible outcome...
He instantly understood what Chinatsu intended.
She wasn't just defeating him.
She was squeezing every last bit of value out of him before he died.
"...You're truly ruthless."
Isshiki couldn't help but sigh.
Naruto would inherit Momoshiki's Karma.
Sasuke would inherit his.
Momoshiki's divine techniques.
Isshiki's Sukunahikona...
Daikokuten...
Combined with Six Paths Sage Mode in the future...
The thought alone was absurd.
Chinatsu suddenly imagined the three of them standing shoulder to shoulder.
Naruto on one side.
Sasuke on the other.
The three of them striking an exaggerated JoJo pose together.
"Hehe..."
"That would be hilarious..."
She quickly coughed into her fist.
"I mean..."
"...that would be incredibly cool."
A smile spread across her face.
After today...
Naruto had a bright future.
Sasuke had a bright future.
Even she...
...finally had a future worth looking forward to.
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