"Heh heh, thanks to you, Urashiki. It's rare for you to actually be useful for once."
"Hey hey, no matter what, I just saved you, right? Can't you be a little nicer to me?"
Taking advantage of the moment to speak, Momoshiki also swallowed the pill that Kinshiki had been turned into. After consuming it, not only did Momoshiki's chakra surge rapidly, but subtle changes appeared in his body as well.
The most obvious was a golden Rinnegan growing on his forehead. Even the previously red Rinnegan in his hand turned gold, giving him the full appearance of a major boss.
"Yo ho, so there's a second form after all. It actually looks pretty legit. Hey, you with the fish basket over there—you should have a similar ability, right? If you do, I suggest you use it quickly. Otherwise, you might not get the chance later."
"Hmph, arrogant."
Facing Furina's "boastful words," Momoshiki clearly paid them no mind. In his view, with the power constantly surging through his body now, dealing with her would be more than sufficient.
After absorbing Kinshiki, Momoshiki no longer feared taijutsu clashes. Chakra coalesced into a red staff, charging straight toward Furina.
Naturally, Furina did not back down from a taijutsu exchange either. A blue blade condensed in her hand. The next moment, red met blue in collision, and both were pushed back slightly by the recoil.
But in the following instant, the two vanished simultaneously. In the air, they turned into one blue and one red afterimage, clashing at high speed and leaving trails of different colors behind.
However, this spectacle did not last long. Soon, one of the afterimages was sent flying backward and crashed into the ground beside Urashiki. The wind from the impact sent Urashiki's hair fluttering wildly.
"How about it, Momoshiki? Are you still sure you can handle her?"
Without turning to look at his companion slowly rising from the dust behind him, his tone had lost its earlier carelessness. Even after devouring Kinshiki, Momoshiki was still no match. This had already given him a sufficient sense of threat.
"Stop talking nonsense. I know you have that form too. Hurry up and use it so we can deal with her together. Otherwise, we're definitely not her opponents."
"Sigh, Momoshiki, why do we have to fight her to the death? She's hard to deal with, so why not just leave? It's not like this is the only planet we can use, right?"
"..."
Facing Urashiki's suggestion, Momoshiki fell into thought. If possible, of course he wanted to tear her apart. But the problem was he could not. She clearly still had strength to spare. Continuing the fight offered little chance of victory. Leaving was a completely feasible option.
"You're right. After we absorb a few more planets, we can come back later to settle the score with this human."
Seeing that Momoshiki had no intention of stubbornly persisting, Urashiki nodded in satisfaction. Kinshiki's death was no big deal, but Momoshiki's status was quite high. If he died alongside Kinshiki and Urashiki returned alone, punishment would surely follow.
"Hey, did I hear that right? You two are planning to run away? That's not happening."
"Don't get too full of yourself, human. I will definitely make you regret what you did today. Just wait—the day of my revenge will not be far off... it will surely come..."
At this point, Momoshiki glanced sideways with some dissatisfaction toward Urashiki beside him. The other should have opened the portal to retreat while he was speaking. He had even deliberately slowed his speech, yet there was still no sign of movement.
Clearly the one who suggested retreating was him—how could he be so unreliable...