Makoto now had very little natural energy left in his body.
The two new abilities brought by Urashiki and Momoshiki had nearly depleted all the stored natural energy within him.
It was also because Makoto allowed the natural energy to be absorbed by these two abilities, hoping to awaken them to the highest possible extent.
Dealing with Momoshiki wasn't a concern since he had another trump card.
As mentioned before, for him, this was the true "Sage Mode."
"You have no idea what true power is!"
Perhaps because he, a mere mortal, had altered the past and forced Momoshiki to the brink of disappearance, Momoshiki was furious.
After absorbing Urashiki's power, he began to vent.
"Super Ultra Big Ball Rasengan!"
Jiraiya, having charged his Sage Art with the two Toad Sages standing on his shoulders, directly confronted Momoshiki's.
Seeing this, Momoshiki initially raised his hand to absorb the Rasengan, but suddenly sensed natural energy and realized it was a Sage Art.
He lowered his hand and simply increased the raw power of his own attack.
This technique was entirely different in Momoshiki's hands compared to Urashiki's clumsy attempts.
The Super Ultra Big Ball Rasengan only held out for a few seconds before being shattered into sparkles.
"Die!" Momoshiki revealed a cruel smile.
After holding back for so long, he could finally enjoy himself.
Whoosh—
"Huh?"
Upon closer look, it turned out to be... a whirlwind?
"How is this possible?"
Momoshiki raised his hand, intending to absorb it, but found it was something he couldn't absorb again.
"I just don't overly rely on internal power. My power is all around you."
Under Momoshiki's stunned gaze, Makoto lifted his head.
At this moment, Makoto's eyes were completely shrouded in golden light, with no visible pupils.
This wasn't Makoto activating some ocular technique; it was simply the manifestation of an overflowing energy within his body.
Makoto waved his hand, and the originally faint breeze transformed into a towering tornado, carrying the massive energy sphere high into the sky until it disappeared from sight.
Only then did everyone look up and realize that the surroundings had been growing increasingly dark, as if the sun itself was being swallowed.
Initially, they thought it was the dark clouds needed for Sasuke's Kirin preparation, along with the massive purple phantom oarfish silhouette of Momoshiki's technique blocking the sunlight.
But now it appears that's not the case.
Upon closer observation, slender rays of light are converging toward Makoto like a hundred birds paying homage to a phoenix.
It's not that the sky has darkened, but rather Makoto is absorbing all the surrounding light into his body, and the absorption rate is incredibly fast.
They don't know what the speed of light is in the Shinobi World, or how many minutes it takes for sunlight to travel from the sun to Earth.
But as long as the absorption is fast enough, one could theoretically turn daytime into night.
Not to mention just partially darkening the sky as it is now.
"This teaches us that what brings darkness to the world isn't necessarily an evil being—it might also be someone who has absorbed all the light because their heart is overflowing with too much sunshine."
Jiraiya truly lived up to being a novelist, immediately coming up with such an oddly phrased perspective amidst the chaos.
"No, his situation is dangerous," Sasuke said sharply.
Sasuke stepped forward to help up Jiraiya, who had been knocked down and remained on the ground.
The two supported each other, looking like a weary duo of past and future.
"Dangerous?"
"Correct. This power is far too immense. His body simply can't withstand it."
Sasuke's eyes remained fixed on the situation in the arena.
During his final battle at the Valley of the End, he had once used Susanoo to contain the Chakra of nine Tailed Beasts.
That power directly caused Susanoo's armor to shatter and leak lightning everywhere.
As for Naruto, he had the Nine-Tails use Sage Mode to absorb natural energy, transferring vast amounts to his main body.
Even the Nine-Tails couldn't maintain its original form, transforming into a three-headed, six-armed avatar.
Those who became Jinchuriki of the Ten-Tails also underwent earth-shaking physical changes; otherwise, they couldn't have withstood the pressure.
In short, Sasuke understood perfectly well that Makoto's current situation was far from optimistic.
In terms of natural energy alone, Makoto had already surpassed Naruto during their final clash, and it was still continuously increasing.
The problem was that both he and Naruto relied on Nine-Tails Chakra and Susanoo to bear such immense energy, while Makoto was relying solely on his physical body.
And Sasuke was right.
Makoto's body indeed couldn't withstand the vast stellar energy and was continuously breaking down at a cellular level.
But Makoto's Crazy Diamond could repair itself.
Moreover, Crazy Diamond had another characteristic that had always been considered a weakness or drawback: it could only repair objects/bodies but couldn't restore consumed energy.
Just like a motorcycle that has run out of gas—Crazy Diamond can't magically refill the tank.
Similarly, for things like Chakra, mental energy, and natural energy, once consumed, they can't be restored through Crazy Diamond's repairs.
In most situations, this is a disadvantage.
Only in this particular circumstance is it an advantage.
The fact that energy levels can't be repaired essentially means that energy remains unaffected by Crazy Diamond.
In other words, energy increases also remain unaffected.
So Makoto could continuously repair his breaking body while rapidly absorbing the stellar natural energy—far more violent and intense than the earth's natural energy—without losing the charge.
"What?!"
Feeling the drastic changes occurring in Makoto below, Momoshiki wore an expression of utter disbelief.
Even after witnessing Tailed Beasts, Sasuke's Rinnegan, and various Ninja Techniques of the Shinobi World, he had never been this astonished.
These were all things derived from their Otsutsuki Clan.
But what Makoto was doing... was breaking the rules!
BOOM!
While Momoshiki was distracted, Makoto clasped his hands together, and two massive stone pillars surged from the ground, trapping Momoshiki between them and continuously compressing.
Though it appeared to be an Earth Style technique, it was actually the entire land being controlled by Makoto to capture Momoshiki.
Momoshiki could neither absorb nor break free from the crushing weight.
Trapped from the waist down by the stone walls, Momoshiki's upper body remained exposed, but he noticed the sky beginning to flash with lightning and thunder.
"Harm this land, and she will retaliate."
Makoto raised his hand and pointed above Momoshiki's head.
The next second, a lightning storm descended, continuously electrocuting Momoshiki.
Zap! Crackle!
Each moment of the attack was equivalent to the instantaneous burst of the Kirin technique.
Momoshiki was both shocked and furious!
"Wasn't it Isshiki and Kaguya who harmed the land?! What does that have to do with me?! I just got here!"
"Oh, my apologies. This move was originally reserved for Isshiki. I'm just testing it out on you now and accidentally recited the line."
"..."
As the wrath of nature continued to pour down upon him, Momoshiki could feel that even with part of the Karma unfrozen, Boruto's body was nearing its limit.
"Just die, inferior being."
Momoshiki was now completely enraged, settling into an eerily calm fury.
At this moment, Momoshiki would stop at nothing to eliminate Makoto.
After a brief mental discussion with Boruto, Momoshiki activated Time Stop and severed Boruto's body at the waist.
Slice.
This way, Momoshiki's upper half was freed from the stone trap.
However, even with part of the Karma unsealed, Boruto would undoubtedly die from such an injury.
Thus, Momoshiki directly abandoned the chance to fully resurrect by permanently occupying Boruto's body and used the power of Karma to restore Boruto's flesh.
Boruto didn't reclaim control of his body and continued to let Momoshiki manipulate it.
The two were now in perfect sync, truly entering a "Momo-Boru Jogress Mode."
As Momoshiki's Time Stop ended, he had already appeared in another direction in the sky.
He was waiting for the right moment.
The next time he activated Time Stop, he would disregard everything and directly slay Makoto.
'Huh?'
'Where's Makoto?' Momoshiki suddenly felt a shock in his heart.
Then he heard a voice behind him.
"One move short, Otsutsuki Momoshiki."
Clink!
Just as Momoshiki tried to move, his body suddenly stiffened and he lost control.
A disc was slowly extracted from Boruto's head, bearing the image of Otsutsuki Momoshiki.
White Snake's ability—Disc Extraction!
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