I do not own Naruto Shippuden or any of the characters. I thought Manga Momoshiki looked much more terrifying than movie Momoshiki so I went with him.


Monsters

Boruto stared at the two people before them. Both wore white and light-grey robes and both's skin was so pale it looked white.

"Get behind me now!" Naruto growled, pushing Boruto back. "Stay put."

"I can help," Boruto argued.

"No, you can't," Naruto said. "You're not a ninja."

"So a headband is what determines my ability to fight?" Boruto snapped.

"Hey, what's with you two barging in like that?" Katasuke asked, walking toward them.

"Stop! Just stay back!" Naruto ordered.

"I'm using this arena to show off my invention," Katasuke said.

As he spoke, the larger of the two white-skinned men reached back to a glowing red chakra horseshoe hovering behind himself, forming claws which he then slammed into the ground, the ground ripping apart and exploding outward. Massive cracks shot out to the stands, breaking it apart. The Kage and their guards scattered just before their seating box collapsed and when one of the stands' ceilings fell, Sakura punched it, breaking it into pieces before Temari blew the pieces away. Gaara used his sand to catch the rest of the ceilings as they broke apart and Kakashi and Kankuro pulled civilians that were falling through the cracks out of the way. Then, suddenly, the smaller of the two was behind Naruto and kicked him, blasting out through the wall of the stadium and then a ways away from it.

Boruto began to scramble away from him as he walked calmly past, following Naruto. Boruto raised his hand, firing a Lightning jutsu from the Kote. It tore the see-through shroud the smaller one was wearing and the smaller one turned toward him, glaring in disgust. As soon as the smaller one took a step forward, Boruto emptied the kote at him. Fire, water, lightning, even a Rasengan. The smaller one simply raised a hand, the jutsus being absorbed into his palm. Then, the smaller one walked over to Boruto only for Naruto to appear behind him, punching. The man stepped out of the way and Naruto spun, kicking at him and making him step back before grabbing Boruto and leaping away from him as Shikamaru caught him, also restraining the larger one, who had been about to plant a glowing red axe in Sasuke's face, Sarada over Sasuke's shoulder.

"How trivial," the smaller one said, a glowing red light appearing on his palm before the shadow was absorbed into it, breaking free of Shikamaru and the bigger one both. "Kinshiki."

"Right," the bigger one, Kinshiki, said as both began to float into the air.

"We can't use our power right here," Sasuke said. "Everyone'll get dragged in."

"It seems like I'm the one they're after," Naruto said. "I'll try to draw them away. Hey, who are you guys?"

"I am Kinshiki Otsutsuki," the larger one said. "And this is Lord Momoshiki Otsutsuki."

"Just what do you want from me?" Naruto demanded.

"We'll turn the scattered chakra into one fruit, and finish what Kaguya failed to do on this seedbed," Kinshiki said.

"The scroll said these guys would come to collect the fruit from the Divine Tree which is why Kaguya was amassing an army of White Zetsu," Sasuke said.

First Kaguya and now this," Naruto growled. "And this fruit stuff?"

"They want to use it to make pills," Sasuke said.

"Pills?" Naruto asked.

"A kind of medicine," Sasuke said.

"That's right," Momoshiki said, holding up a small sphere that radiated darkness. "As long as we have this we remain young, immortal, and invincible. You poor awkward Humans. Unless you train and persevere endlessly and pointlessly, you get nowhere at all. But me, just watch. With this pill I can acquire true power instantly, with no effort whatsoever."

Boruto stared at the kote. That's exactly why he had that. He was no better than these monsters.

"Don't make me laugh," Naruto said. "True power is something you have to earn."

"Vulgar creatures such as you wouldn't understand," Momoshiki said.

"What will you do now?" Kinshiki asked.

"I didn't want to soil my cloak, but it seems I shall have to," Momoshiki said, gathering a handful of the strange spheres. "I'll rearrange this seedbed and make it beautiful despite these annoyances." He swallowed the pills all at once and held up his left hand. "Here's a Jutsu I acquired earlier."

A Tailed Beast Ball began to grow out of his hand, a massive sphere of each of the five chakra elements spiraling around it. As they watched, the spheres of elemental chakra spiraled around Momoshiki as the Tailed Beast Ball grew to fill their view of the sky. Sarada fell to her knees and Boruto wasn't far off. That thing was easily as big around as the stadium. And it kept releasing bolts of black lightning that tore the ground around them and around the stadium apart. Boruto narrowed his eyes, clenching his fists and creating a clone. Momoshiki grinned.

"It's meaningless!" Momoshiki shouted as the fireball shot downward, transforming into a bird as it flew.

Then, it hit the ground and exploded, obliterating that side of the arena. When the smoke cleared, Naruto was enshrouded in golden chakra and there was a golden fox-head made of chakra around them. There were also nine clones of Naruto around them with groups of civilians, each clone with the same chakra shroud and a massive flame of golden chakra to protect the civilians, rather than more fox heads.

Is this...Dad's true power? Boruto thought, staring at him in awe.

"Take this, and this, and this!" Momoshiki cried, firing more and more jutsus at them, none breaking through Naruto or his clones' chakra.

Though, given the look of exertion on Naruto's face, he wouldn't hold long. Suddenly, Sasuke stepped forward, holding up his hand, the chakra around them turning purple.

"If the real you goes down, then it's gonna be all over," Sasuke said, purple armor made of chakra appearing from the base of the fox's head and covering it.

"Thanks for the help, Sasuke," Naruto said, turning back to Momoshiki just as more jutsus began to slam into it.

Above them, Momoshiki was hurling jutsu after jutsu, his laugh echoing even above the explosions. Around them, tornados tore at the arena, lightning blasted everything it could reach, and still the Tailed Beast Ball hovered ominously above. Suddenly, something hit the fox's head, blasting the left ear completely off, chunks of the armor going with it. A stray burst of chakra ripped a hole in Boruto's coat's shoulder, thankfully not hurting him, but Naruto wasn't pleased. Finally, all that was left was the Tailed Beast Ball. Momoshiki swung an arm and finally the massive sphere began to fall. Boruto felt his heart stop for a moment, fear filling him. They were going to die.

"Sasuke, take care of them," Naruto said, smiling at him.

"Understood," Sasuke nodded, stepping in front of Sarada and Boruto.

"Dad!" Sarada said.

"Uncle Sasuke!" Boruto said, pushing himself up as purple chakra surrounded the three.

"Let's go Kurama!" Naruto shouted. "You better not be out of shape now!"

Suddenly, the chakra exploded skyward, forming a massive fox and nine massive tails. The tails reached up, closing around the Tailed Beast Ball as the fox caught it, pushing back against it. Then, the sphere began to shine blindingly just as Naruto turned to look back at him, smiling. Suddenly, Boruto realized his plan.

"Dad no!" Boruto shouted, moving to step forward just as the explosion reach them and everything went black.


Boruto's eyes creaked open and he looked around. Sumire was beside him, eyes red and puffy and a bandage wrapped around her head. opposite her sat Sarada, with Mitsuki at the foot of the bed.

"Sumire," Boruto groaned, Sumire taking his hand instantly.

"You're awake!" Sumire smiled. "I was so worried."

"I'm alright," Boruto said. "You're hurt."

"I just bumped my head," Sumire said as Boruto began to sit up. "You shouldn't sit up yet."

"Where's my dad?" Boruto asked.

"They took him," Mitsuki said.

"And my mom and sister?" Boruto asked. "And Uncle Sasuke?"

"My dad's alright," Sarada said. "So is Himawari. But Hinata..."

"Mom?" Boruto asked just as Himawari shouted.

He threw himself out of bed, running over to find Sakura healing Hinata.

"What happened?" Boruto asked.

"She'll be okay," Sakura said. "She charged in after him."

"Why?" Boruto asked.

"She tried to get Naruto back," Sakura said.

Boruto felt his heart shatter. His father was gone. And the last thing he had said to him had been that he wasn't his father. Tears began to fall instantly he couldn't breathe. He had to get away. He turned, running down the aisle between lines of hospital beds. Through the waiting room where dozens of bandaged civilians were lying, nurses comforting those they could, passing out painkillers. Out of the hospital where there were tents outside where countless more people were being treated. Boruto didn't see this though. All he could see was the hurt in his father's face as he yelled at him, as he was discovered having cheated. All he could hear were his own words, cutting and hateful, meant to hurt, to wound. Meant to repay all the pain his father had unintentionally caused him. Finally, his foot hit something and he crashed to the ground, sliding along for a ways before stopping, tears still rolling down his cheeks.

As he pushed himself up, he realized he was still wearing the kote. He ripped it off, smashing it on the ground again and again, the small screen shattering, the metal denting and distorting. Finally, he hurled the remains aside, the device breaking apart as it landed. Boruto felt numb as he stood. Tears continued to fall, but he felt numb. His feet carried him without his consent, and before he knew it, he was in his father's office, standing before the desk. He had said so many awful things.

When Dad was a kid Grandpa Hokage wasn't even alive. So I guess Dad's just lucky that he never had to experience the joy of having a parent around. Why does my dad have to be the Hokage? He just sits around as his desk all day acting bossy! Anyone can do that!

He looked at the desk, and at his father's old jacket sitting on it. He picked it up, staring, no longer crying but still numb. As he picked up the coat, an image of his father appeared in his mind. Golden chakra shroud glowing, head turned to the side, and a smile on his face. He took off his coat, setting it aside and pulling on his father's. It fit, aside from the left sleeve having the end ripped off.

"I'm a failure," Boruto mumbled.

"You got that right," Sasuke said, walking in. "At the exam everyone scorned you. You were stripped of your headband and can't even call yourself a shinobi right now. On top of that, you made your little sister cry, your mother's been hurt, and your father is gone. Without the sister who adores you, and the mother who worries so much about you, you'd be just like how your father used to be. Well, what now?"

"You can take me to my father," Boruto said. "I'm not going to say goodbye to them. I don't have the heart for that. I already hurt my father. I can't watch my mother and sister's hearts break either. Or Sumire's. I'm going to rescue my father. Even though it means that I'm going to die."

"Now, what makes you think that I'd let my number one student die?" Sasuke asked.

"Aren't you two forgetting about the rest of us?" the Mizukage, Chojuro, spoke up, one hand on his sword.

"Look, if we don't help out, We'd disgrace the reputation of the Five Kage," the Raikage, Darui, said.

"Yeah, let's do it," the Tsuchikage, Kurotsuchi, nodded.

"Wow, the Five Kage," Boruto breathed.

"You look just like the old Naruto," Gaara smiled. "I feel my powers surging."

"No, there's still something missing," Sasuke said, walking over and holding out his own scratched out forehead protector.

Boruto shook his head. "I don't deserve it. I'm not a shinobi anymore. I'm just a son trying to save his father."

Sasuke studied him for a moment before nodding. Then, they all went to the roof, finding Shikamaru waiting.

"With my Rinnegan, the number of people I can transport is limited," Sasuke said.

"With our current battle strength, this is the best we can do," Shikamaru said as Sasuke opened a swirling purple portal. "Please, take care of Naruto."

The Five Kage walked through, but before Boruto and Sasuke could, Hinata called out to Boruto. They turned, finding Sarada, Mitsuki, Hinata, Sakura, and Sumire standing by the stairs.

"Boruto..." Hinata said but trailed off.

"I have to go, Mom," Boruto said. "I promise I'll bring Dad home."

Hinata nodded and Sumire walked over, hugging him. He hugged her back, feeling her trembling slightly.

"You had better come back to me," Sumire said, pulling back, tears running down her cheeks.

"I'll be back before you know it," Boruto smiled. "I promise."

She nodded, kissing him and he kissed her back. After a couple seconds, he pulled away, stepping back. She held out his harness and he accepted it, pulling it on and nodding, then turning and running through the portal, Sasuke just behind him. The next thing Boruto knew, he was falling past a massive twisted grey plant with some kind of flower at the top. Below them, Momoshiki and Kinshiki were floating in front of Naruto, who was tied to a branch of the odd tree.

"Let's do it!" Gaara shouted, his sand flying out and attacking the two, clearing the Kage a path past, the Raikage slicing off the branch Naruto was on on the way.

As the branch began to fall, Boruto landed on it, slashing the branches holding Naruto's hands and feet and leaping off with him. Sasuke caught both and they landed on the roots of the tree as the other four Kage landed around Kinshiki. Momoshiki raised a hand, trying to blast them but they scattered before attacking.

"Sasuke," Naruto said. "And Boruto. But, why are you wearing all that?"

"Things happened," Sasuke said. "And...well...he's now become a shinobi."

And with that, Sasuke took off, leaving the two behind.

"I'm so sorry for everything I said," Boruto said. "I was just so angry and I-"

He stopped as Naruto pulled him into a hug. Tears began to spill from his eyes again and he hugged him back, smiling.

"I'm sorry, for everything," Naruto said. "From now on I'll try to be there more."

"I know," Boruto smiled. "When you're around, I'd really like to hear stories from your past, okay?"

"Absolutely," Naruto smiled. "Now, I'm going to have to go and deal with him. Watch my back from here, okay?"

"Don't worry," Boruto smiled. "I know I'm way beyond outclassed here."

Naruto nodded and turned, leaving to help the others. As he did, Boruto looked to Momoshiki and Kinshiki. Kinshiki was behind restrained by several glowing chakra shards driven into his body by the Mizukage and what looked like obsidian covering his body courtesy of the Tsuchikage. Momoshiki, on the other hand, was fighting against the Raikage, Kazekage, and Sasuke using a strange black rod. After a moment, he stopped and the three surrounded him, along with Naruto, and Boruto grinned. They knew better than to use Ninjutsu. Genjutsu was most likely out too, which meant Taijutsu. Sasuke's specialty.

Suddenly, Kinshiki began to break free, one of the chakra spikes shredding his arm as he did. The two Kage left to deal with him simply weren't strong enough. But Boruto had been studying Fuinjutsu. And he had one that might help. He sprinted forward, leaping from root to root then landing on Kinshiki's head, slamming his right hand into his forehead. Black lines spread over his body instantly, forming into seal script and immobilizing him. A relatively simple one, yet when combined with the other two, more than enough.

"Renew yours, now!" Boruto said, leaping off.

The two Kage reacted instantly, blue chakra spikes driving themselves into him just before more obsidian shot up and sealed around him.

"What was that?" the Tsuchikage asked.

"It's a seal that counters any signals your brain sends," Boruto said. "The harder you try to move, the more your body resists. But in order to break out of your jutsus, he'd have to use every once of strength he has."

"Great job!" the Mizukage said.

Just then, Momoshiki appeared, kicking the Mizukage into Boruto and the Tsuchikage, launching all three before holding his hand out over Kinshiki, who was instantly sucked out of the seals, transforming into a massive glowing red fruit. Momoshiki began to eat it instantly and everyone fell back, recognizing the threat. As they watched, Kinshiki began to change. His skin turned rust-colored, and the small horns on his head straightened and began to grow large and round, reaching a foot and a half off his head before bending backward. Then, something black began to spread from his still-white hair, running halfway down his face before stopping, a Rinnegan opening in his forehead. At the same time, a similar black substance reached up from his robe, stopping around his collar bone and about halfway down his forearms and calves. Then, the black substance sank into his skin, becoming a part of it. Boruto swallowed. He looked like a demon.

He opened his mouth and roared, a massive blast of hurricane-force winds slamming into them, nearly blowing them all away. Finally it died down and they all stared in shock and awe. Then, Naruto and Sasuke began to walk forward, both grinning.

"Hm, it's like I'm looking at the old me," Sasuke said, removing his cloak and tossing it over his shoulder.

"Seriously," Naruto said as his golden chakra cloak blazed to life. "Come on, let's teach him a lesson Sasuke."

Then, they were all gone. Boruto stared in shock as a massive chunk of ground the size of the Hokage Monument suddenly tore free of the ground and stood on end and Momoshiki, Naruto, and Sasuke appeared at the base of it, Momoshiki holding Sasuke and Naruto's fists.

"They're so fast," Boruto breathed.

Suddenly, they were off, zipping around the battlefield, Naruto and Sasuke pummeling Momoshiki, each hit sending them flying across the battlefield, leaving Boruto barely able to keep track. At one point, Momoshiki used Kinshiki's ability to generate weapons to form a bunch in an attempt to stop Naruto, who had Sasuke's sword suddenly, then formed a sword and a weapon similar to a sword but with the blade being a crescent reaching toward Momoshiki then outward again. Naruto fought Momoshiki for a moment with the sword, easily fending him off until Sasuke caught up, disarming Momoshiki and sending him flying again. Once again, Boruto could barely keep up. Until the edges of his vision blurred. Momoshiki's chakra network began to shine in his right eye, his right palm shining brightest of all and when he closed his left eye, his right tracked the battle easily.

Momoshiki, now standing on the stump of the tree, which had been knocked over when Momoshiki had blasted through it and broken it off, clapped his hands, the ground around Naruto slamming closed. Sasuke charged, spikes of wood shooting out of the stump at him only for Sasuke to slash his way through all of them. Then, as he passed the last one, his feet were suddenly swallowed by the wood. Momoshiki formed a massive mallet to hit Sasuke and Sasuke drove his sword into the stump, lightning shooting along it. The mallet hit the sword and launched Sasuke free of the stump, Sasuke spinning toward him as massive glowing stones began to fly up at Sasuke, who suddenly had a glowing purple ribcage around him. Then, the glowing ball of white-hot stone began to shine before exploding and Sasuke flew out of the explosion, burned on his right side and barely conscious.

In response, a gigantic nine-tailed fox made of gold chakra burst out of the stone where Naruto had been, catching Sasuke before landing, Sasuke now floating in the head beside Naruto. The fox roared, lunging at Momoshiki just in time for massive wooden dragons to erupt out of the stump and latch onto the fox. As the fox grabbed them, and ripped them apart, a massive lava bird burst out of the ground beside it, screeching. The fox caught it by its wings, ripping it apart before purple samurai armor blazed to life over its body. At the same time, a massive humanoid construct of molten lava contained inside a layer of rock formed before the fox, throwing a punch. As it did, a katana formed over the fox's right hand, the fox grabbing it with both hands then ducking under the swipe and slashing the construct, splitting it across the torso. Its remains exploding, the head breaking apart and revealing Momoshiki inside. He crashed to the ground as Naruto and Sasuke let their chakra constructs fade, dropping to the ground before Momoshiki.

Suddenly, a stream of jutsus, everything from fire and lightning to a tendril of shadow, shot at Momoshiki from off to the side where Katasuke was standing, holding his arm out.

"Dammit, what's he doing?" Boruto growled.

"There they go again, interfering," the Raikage said.

Sure enough, all of the jutsus were quickly absorbed by Momoshiki, who grinned and held out his left hand.

"You're fools, but you have my thanks," Momoshiki said, firing several blasts of various chakra elements at the Kage and Sasuke.

Boruto, who was off to the side, opened his left eye, his vision overlapping. In his right eye, Momoshiki's right palm shone brightly. In his left, there was a glowing red Rinnegan.

"A rinnegan?" Boruto blinked. "Oh, I get it."

"Good," Sasuke said, landing beside him, his glowing purple ribcage growing a right arm and picking up Boruto in its palm. "Now, release your Rasengan."

"My Rasengan?" Boruto blinked. "But, it fizzles out. It won't even reach him."

"Trust your master," Sasuke said. "This is why I brought you along, after all."

Boruto nodded, holding his hands out and forming a Rasengan, then hurled it at Momoshiki, who was holding a sphere of lightning aimed at the four Kage who were bound by Momoshiki's shadow. Momoshiki looked over as the Rasengan streaked toward him, but just as he lifted his right hand, the Rasengan faded and he snorted, dropping his hand again. Then, some invisible force blasted into him, shredding his sleeve and flipping him onto his side. It wasn't powerful, but it was enough to stop his attack.

"When did you learn the Rasengan?" Naruto asked as Boruto and Sasuke landed beside him. "Do you know how hard it is to perfect?"

"His Rasengan adds a sudden change in Chakra Nature and then disappears," Sasuke explained, Boruto just as surprised as Naruto by this news.

"I see," Naruto said.

"Wait, I instinctively added one of my chakra natures to it?" Boruto asked. "That's why it's like that? Which?"

"Wind," Sasuke said. "Now, do it again."

Boruto nodded, forming a second Rasengan just as Momoshiki swallowed a handful of the chakra spheres. Suddenly, Naruto put his hand under Boruto's, the Rasengan growing, turning pure blue with golden chakra swirling deep inside it. Then, it began to grow even more and Naruto raised their hands, the Rasengan growing until it dwarfed them, about a hundred feet across. As it grew, Boruto caught snatches of memory from Naruto. An old man, a fight with Sasuke. A fight with a man that had silver hair and glasses. Neji's body. A fight alongside Minato Namikaze. Then, Naruto dropped his hand, leaving Boruto to hold up the Rasengan alone. Boruto smiled, nodding and looking to Momoshiki. As they watched, Momoshiki stood, a massive blood red Rasengan forming over his left hand.

"We've only got one chance, you understand?" Sasuke said. "Let's go."

"Wait," Boruto said. "I've got this handled. Just throw me."

Sasuke looked back at him before nodding, his purple ribcage and arm forming again, picking him up. Just as he did, a second Boruto appeared off to the side, firing a sphere of water off his fingers about as big around as a soccer ball. Momoshiki smirked, holding up his hand, but just as the sphere neared his hand, it exploded into smoke, a third Boruto slamming into the hand, driving a kunai into the eye and out the far side of his hand. Then, he and the kunai both exploded into smoke, Momoshiki screaming in rage as Boruto sailed through the air, Rasengan extended in front of him. Momoshiki shoved his out as well and the two crashed into each other, fighting against each other. Boruto shoved harder and his right sleeve exploded, the flesh of his arm up to his elbow sizzling as it burned. Then, his Rasengan blasted through Momoshiki's, slamming into Momoshiki's entire body. Boruto grabbed it and twisted, doubling its speed as it ground against Momoshiki. Then, it exploded away from Boruto, whom it sent flying backward. It blasted the stump into splinters as it flew, and then arched skyward, drilling through the clouds before exploding. Boruto crashed down hard, grinning as he lay there, staring at the hole he had put in the clouds.

He grinned just as his eye activated again. There was something on the tree, something he couldn't quite make out. A hazy spot. He jumped up to it, left hand holding his burned right one, and looked around. Suddenly, a weight seemed to press on his lungs. It was hard to breathe.

"What's this feeling," Boruto breathed, eye deactivating.

"So, you can feel our presence, human," a voice said up and to his right.

He spun toward it, finding Momoshiki sitting on the side of the trench he had blasted into the stump.

"I see, you have the blood of the one with the Byakugan mixed in you," Momoshiki said.

"Dad! Watch out! He's not..." Boruto stared in shock at the others.

All of them were frozen. All standing still as a statue. Gaara and Darui were mid-step, and there was a cloud of sand frozen in the process of being blown. Time was standing still, and yet, it wasn't. Boruto turned back to Momoshiki, swallowing hard. Then, his body stopped responding. Momoshiki was suddenly behind him.

"Even with all my power and the Byakugan, I am unable to see my fate," Momoshiki said. "However, I can see your fate quite clearly. Pay heed. That eye of yours is going to cost you dearly. And be self aware. Once one has defeated a god, one ceases to be a normal person." Momoshiki grabbed his right hand, squeezing it painfully. "Bite down on your fate firmly. Walk along the path without hesitation. And most importantly, for the sake of those you love, you must learn to walk outside of time. Or else it will swallow you whole."

Then, he was gone. Boruto fell to his knees, staring at the stump before him as Momoshiki's words swirled in his head. What had he meant? Boruto looked down at his hand, seeing a small black diamond mark in the center of his palm.

"Boruto!" Naruto's voice called. "Is everything alright?"

"Y...Yeah!" Boruto called back, standing and jumping down to them. "Just tired from having to beat the guy you couldn't is all Dad."

Naruto grinned and rubbed his son's head before holding out Boruto's headband. Boruto smiled and accepted it, pulling it on and Sasuke opened a portal, all of them walking through.


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