kingnovel Chapter 132 seems to be about the same type of ability.
Chapter 132 seems to be about the same type of ability.
Bai Mo knew that Momoshiki could stop time.
However, Momoshiki's ability to stop time is used at very unusual times.
He just doesn't use it when he's fighting.
Logically speaking, a bug-level ability like time stop should be enough to turn the tide of battle with just one use.
Because Banana-taro's physical abilities are still those of an ordinary person (really?), and because Star Platinum is a close-range Stand, if the enemy is too far away, he may not be able to reach the enemy in front of him to launch an attack, hence the saying "time-stop range".
Momoshiki is different. Even if he can only stop moving for two or three seconds, it's enough for him to get in front of Naruto or Sasuke and punch them through the chest.
Moreover, since Naruto and Sasuke knew that ninjutsu was useless against the Otsutsuki, they mostly engaged in close hand-to-hand combat, so there was even less need to worry about distance.
But Momoshiki was not used.
It wasn't until the Rasengan lost the battle and was killed by the Rasengan that a time stop, similar to a slideshow, occurred.
Therefore, we can speculate that there are three possibilities for why Momoshiki doesn't use time-stop combat.
First, Momoshiki's time stop is a semi-passive skill, similar to Bites the Dust, which can only be used when facing life and death.
The second possibility is that, like Bai Mo's Red King, Momo's time stop cannot interfere with the battle situation, or that interfering with it would cause spacetime disturbances that would affect himself, which is why it was not used in battle.
The third possibility is that Momo's use of time stop comes at a considerable cost, so he won't use it unless absolutely necessary.
The last possibility actually includes the second possibility.
This comes at a cost, such as consuming a large amount of chakra, rendering the pills he previously took useless.
For example, it requires consuming the "lifespan" that the Otsutsuki clan cherishes most.
If that's the case, then it's understandable that Momoshiki wouldn't use time stop unless it's a truly life-or-death situation.
The biggest problem with being killed by the Rasengan is that no Karma was left behind, so there's no way to revive.
So all you need to do is create a time stop and leave a wedge inside Boruto's body.
Later, when Boruto was fighting Kade, he stopped and woke up because Kade was preparing to sacrifice him and Boruto to the Divine Tree. Boruto was no match for him, so he had no choice but to appear.
Now, Momoshiki's use of time stop, regardless of the above situations, is understandable.
For Momoshiki, the impending disappearance from this timeline along with Boruto was indeed a matter of life and death, and he could no longer afford to hold back.
"It seems to be the same type of ability."
Bai Mo looked at Momoshiki floating in mid-air and spoke calmly.
"Same type? Inferior creature, you dare to utter such nonsense...?"
Momoshiki placed his hand on Urashiki's body, causing Urashiki's body to twist.
Just like the original Jin Shi, it was refined into a fruit.
The next second, without Momoshiki eating the fruit, the fruit in Momoshiki's hand disappeared, and black patterns similar to Urashiki's Crane Form appeared on Boruto's body.
Goodness, Momoshiki is definitely smarter than Urashiki.
This is to directly use time-stop to eat the fruit, preventing Sasuke from secretly switching it to a defense using Amenotejikara.
However, Bai Mo was still puzzled.
He was looking at the future through the Epitaph, and for a while, he still did not find any signs that Momoshiki would use time stop to launch an attack.
Is it that Momoshiki doesn't want to?
"Don't attack him indiscriminately. Ninjutsu is ineffective against him; only taijutsu and sage techniques are effective. Naruto, hide in the back. Make sure your chakra isn't absorbed by him."
Sasuke stopped Naruto and shielded him behind him.
"Celestial arts?"
"In other words, it's now my turn, the Toad Sage of Mount Myōboku."
Jiraiya clasped his hands together and began to gather natural energy to summon the two toad sages.
Thus, Jiraiya and Naruto, master and disciple, stayed away from the battlefield.
One was hiding, while the other was gathering strength.
"Fire Release: Great Dragon Fire Technique!"
Sasuke unleashed a burst of flames at Momoshiki in the air.
Momoshiki dodged it with a slight sidestep.
"I'm too lazy to absorb such low-level ninjutsu."
Momoshiki glanced back dismissively.
Sasuke looked at the gradually thickening dark clouds in the sky, feeling somewhat heavy-hearted.
The fact that Momoshiki can appear now and say things like "I'm too lazy to absorb" illustrates a point.
Boruto has reached an agreement with Momoshiki.
Otherwise, given Boruto's current condition, Momoshiki would be unable to take over Boruto's consciousness while he is conscious and has plenty of chakra.
Unexpectedly, he only used the Kirin a few times in his entire life. He used it once on his brother, once on Naruto, and this time he's going to use it on Naruto's son.
He respects Boruto's will and ideas, and he understands that Boruto wants to do everything he can to save the future, to save his sister, family, and friends.
However, Sasuke Uchiha also had his own will and ideas.
He is willing to do anything to protect the present.
In that case, only fists can settle things.
"Qilin!"
A bolt of lightning shot out from the sky.
The lightning-style Kirin, imbued with immense natural energy, lunged at Momoshiki in mid-air.
Apart from a small amount of chakra used for guidance, the Kirin contains the power of nature, which Momoshiki cannot absorb at all.
After using this move, Sasuke was panting heavily.
The chakra that the light had transferred to him was also depleted after several attacks.
Sasuke is such a pain in the ass. He only thinks of using Kirin when his chakra is almost depleted. After all these years, he hasn't even thought of developing a new "natural ninjutsu" to deal with the Otsutsuki.
"Leave the rest to me."
Bai Mo suddenly appeared in front of Sasuke and grabbed a black rod that was shot at him.
One Kirin is indeed not enough to solve Momoshiki's problem.
Even in the original story, when Urashiki transformed after consuming his own Rinnegan, the purpose of Kirin and Jiraiya's Rasengan was merely to disrupt and allow Naruto and Boruto to win the energy blast.
As expected, a figure emerged from the lightning and hurled a black rod at Sasuke.
This black rod is not a high-grade Truth-Seeking Ball, but a lower-grade chakra rod.
Payne can also be created.
"Are you alright? You're currently...?"
Sasuke frowned.
Being so close, and having just used the lightning of nature, Sasuke realized that the natural energy within Bai Mo's body was almost completely depleted.
It was completely different from the overwhelming feeling I had when we first met.
Although it's unclear what happened to Bai Mo, it's undoubtedly fatal now.
"Give it to you? You inferior creature, do you enjoy showing off so much? Arbitrarily altering the past and trying to destroy the future of the Otsutsuki clan—don't be so arrogant!"
"Natural energy? With that pitiful amount you have left in your body? You have no idea what true power is!"
Momoshiki, perhaps infected by Urashiki's Tang Shi after eating Urashiki, began to mock Bai Mo.
However, Momoshiki's hand movements did not stop.
A dark purple chakra surged from Momoshiki's palm, transforming into a giant phantom of an oarfish.
This is precisely Urashiki's ability—Amazuha Ryusei no Miko: Ryugu!