Having lost Momoshiki's power, Boruto crashed heavily to the ground.
Simultaneously, without Momoshiki, Boruto regained control of his body.
But this wasn't what he wanted.
He had voluntarily handed over his body to Momoshiki earlier, all to stop Makoto from changing the future and to save his loved ones and friends.
Momoshiki had even willingly given up his chance at true resurrection just to repair Boruto's severely injured body and win this silent war.
He had even decided to use his Time Stop ability to launch a fatal attack against Makoto.
This was a technique Momoshiki hadn't even used against his father or master, only deciding to use it at this most critical moment.
The cost must have been enormous.
But none of it happened.
Everything came to an abrupt halt.
Momoshiki had been physically extracted by the opponent like a bad tooth.
Boruto lay on the ground, lifting his trembling hand with vacant eyes to look at the vanished Karma seal on his palm.
Lowering his hand, he looked up at the "Main Villain" 'Demon Lord Makoto' slowly descending from the sky.
Without Momoshiki, he had no power left to oppose Makoto.
He could only choose to give up.
Makoto landed on the ground, storing away Momoshiki's 'disc.'
By now, he had long since deactivated his previous "Fuck Your Ancestors" mode.
As mentioned before, this mode was equivalent to Makoto's version of Sage Mode, but with severe time limitations.
In principle, while this ability only temporarily absorbed stellar energy, combined with Crazy Diamond's continuous restoration, it could theoretically achieve permanent preservation.
The problem was... Makoto is human.
He could shatter Hanabi's skull at extreme speed to remove the Caged Bird seal and restore her before she even felt any pain.
But in "Fuck Your Ancestors" mode, this wasn't possible.
During this period, Crazy Diamond's restoration wasn't instantaneous but continuous, making it impossible to rely on speed to avoid the body's pain perception.
This meant Makoto was constantly enduring the pain of his cells being ripped apart and stitched back together, millions of times a second.
This pain was extremely intense—so intense that Makoto felt he could change his name to "Pain" and start giving speeches about suffering.
Indeed, the duration of this mode depended entirely on how long Makoto could endure the torture and remain conscious.
Continuous severe pain would gradually blur one's consciousness—this was unavoidable.
And trying to "adapt" gradually? Impossible.
Back then, Makoto had neither allowed Kurotsuchi to step on him with her heels, nor let Mei Terumi strike him with water whips, nor permitted Konan to suffocate him with paper.
As a result, his tolerance for pain was virtually zero.
He was a glass cannon of pain tolerance.
This was precisely why Makoto, despite claiming this technique was reserved for Isshiki, decided to test it out prematurely on Momoshiki.
Without prior adaptation, he feared he might end up collapsing from the pain shock faster than when Naruto's Baryon Mode expired.
Thus, after controlling natural energy to strike Momoshiki twice and forcing him to use Time Stop, Makoto immediately ended the mode to save his own sanity.
With asymmetric intelligence—Momoshiki unaware of Makoto's abilities while Makoto knew Momoshiki's inside out—Momoshiki carelessly activated Time Stop without any precautions.
At that moment, Makoto's natural energy was nearly depleted because he had just acquired two new abilities.
The First Ability: Gained when Momoshiki used Time Stop to appear beside Urashiki.
This ability was remarkably simple: it mirrored Momoshiki's Time Stop.
The difference was that the duration of Makoto's time stop depended entirely on his natural energy reserve and mental strength.
If anything, there was an additional derived effect: Star Platinum logic.
If the opponent was also a Time Stop user, Makoto could maintain consciousness in their frozen world without consuming his own stopped time.
The Second Ability: Obtained when Urashiki attempted to hook away his chakra with the fishing rod.
Its effect allowed him to extract one of the target's abilities in the form of a Disc from their body.
To some extent, this ability was slightly weaker than the original White Snake stand from JoJo.
For instance, Makoto could currently only extract one disc at a time.
However, in the Shinobi World, this was a cheat code.
Normally, extracting a specific jutsu or Kekkei Genkai is hard.
But the Otsutsuki Clan's "Karma" essentially compressed all their abilities, genetic information, and even consciousness into a single zip file.
Instantly, that compressed package turned into a single Disc.
This move was the bane of the Otsutsuki Clan—a perfect, lethal counter to them!
If Makoto were a traditional villain, he'd now be holding the disc to his face, spouting lines like, 'It is the blood of the Otsutsuki Clan that elevates me to heaven!'
"Sasuke-san... why...?"
Boruto looked weakly at his master Sasuke, who had approached him.
He never expected that Sasuke wouldn't help him fight Makoto but instead side with him.
"No particular reason, Boruto. This is a necessary path to confront the Otsutsuki Clan," Sasuke sighed softly, looking down at his student.
"But... what about Sarada? If the future changes and she disappears, won't you care, Sasuke-san?"
Boruto clenched his fists, tears welling in his eyes.
"...Only the Sarada from your memories will vanish. In the new world, Sarada will have a better life. Even if she truly disappears completely... it's a necessary sacrifice."
"She isn't dying—she never existed in the first place, so how can we speak of 'death'?"
Sasuke shared his thoughts with Boruto coldly.
He didn't mention the deeper matters concerning Itachi, as Boruto wouldn't understand the trade-off Sasuke was making.
"Sasuke-san... you?!" Boruto was utterly bewildered.
What kind of twisted logic was this? How could his cool, protective master be such a cold-blooded person?
"Ah, sorry kid, but your Sasuke-san really is that kind of person. He just accidentally fell into the darkness before. Now he's back to he used to be," Makoto interjected cheerfully.
"If you're going to kill Boruto, then go ahead. Make it quick."
Sasuke turned his back to them, unable to watch.
"Killing him would be too wasteful. Besides, I'm not a murderer." Makoto waved his hand dismissively.
"It's just that what I plan to do next is exactly what a villain would do. And Sasuke... once you know about it, you'll definitely be shocked."
"What is it?" Sasuke asked, glancing back.
"I've made many new plans for the Akatsuki. One of our primary goals is—to unseal Kaguya Otsutsuki."
"?!"
"Do you realize what the fuck did you just said?!"
Sasuke stared at Makoto in shock, his composure breaking instantly.
The intelligence he had gathered these days only revealed surface-level information.
He truly didn't know about this part of the plan.
Kaguya Otsutsuki?
He and Naruto had given their all and nearly died countless times before finally sealing that Rabbit Goddess.
And now Makoto wants to bring the Final Boss back?