How Momoshiki’s Prophecy Led to His Own Downfall in Boruto

What if Momoshiki didn’t actually predict Boruto’s downfall, but his own? Momoshiki disappeared from the story, but that wasn’t random. Back in Chapter 72 of Boruto Naruto Next Generations manga, he accidentally revealed the truth about his fate—something no one noticed for three years. Ready to find out how Momoshiki became the victim of his own prophecy? Then read until the end of the article. Let’s start by unraveling this mystery from his prophecy.

The Otsutsuki clan has wandered through space for millions of years, collecting chakra from planets and using Karma to resurrect themselves. Karma preserves the Otsutsuki’s consciousness, DNA, and abilities, embedding them into a vessel, usually someone with powerful chakra or rare genes. When an Otsutsuki dies, Karma reprograms the vessel’s body and mind, turning them into a new version of that alien. Weak hosts, like Amado’s test subjects, died from chakra depletion. But Boruto, thanks to his genes in the manga or Otsutsuki power in the anime, turned out to be the perfect vessel for Momoshiki.

Karma works kind of like horizontal gene transfer in nature, where organisms like bacteria exchange DNA and gain new traits. In horizontal gene transfer, genetic material is directly passed on, helping the organism adapt to its environment, like developing resistance to antibiotics. Karma acts the same way, embedding Otsutsuki DNA and consciousness into the vessel, slowly transforming them into an Otsutsuki copy. But Karma goes even further than bacteria HGT, fully restructuring the host’s biology. The Karma glitch in Boruto’s case was a one-of-a-kind disruption of that process.

Momoshiki kept taking losses, but his prophecy in Boruto Two Blue Vortex Chapter 10 is what really stands out. He predicted Boruto would “lose everything” because of Eida’s blue eyes, but he kept trying to take control of Boruto’s mind, knowing the odds were slim. In Chapter 72, he said Boruto would fall into despair and that his consciousness would be locked in a corner of his own mind after losing his body. That was supposed to make Boruto a helpless spectator in his own head. But here’s the twist—Momoshiki’s the one who ended up in that exact state. His own words in Chapter 72 were a hint at his future.

In Chapter 10, he said he couldn’t see his own fate but could clearly see Boruto’s. Still, when he predicted Boruto would “lose everything,” he was actually describing the aftermath of their fusion—his own fate. In Chapter 72, he claimed Boruto would wish for death, but that actually reflects Momoshiki’s current position, trapped inside Boruto’s psyche. So why didn’t Momoshiki realize he was seeing his own future? His foresight is linear, unlike Kashin Koji, who considers multiple outcomes.

He didn’t anticipate the fusion with Boruto in Chapter 67, triggered by Boruto’s return from the dead. That bound their fates together, and Momoshiki mistook his destiny for Boruto’s. In the anime, the line about not being able to see his own future was changed to “I can clearly see your fate,” confirming that he didn’t know he was predicting his own downfall.

Boruto didn’t lose everything; he still has Sasuke, Kashin Koji, and allies on his side. Momoshiki, on the other hand, lost all control. The vision in Chapter 75, where Kawaki, with his Karma horn, possibly kills Boruto, could be Momoshiki seeing his death through the vessel’s eyes. Kawaki wants to eliminate Boruto because of Momoshiki, whose return threatens chaos. In Chapter 80, Momoshiki offered to swap places with Boruto to take out InoShikaCho. Boruto refused, and Sasuke saved him, changing the future. Momoshiki knew that Boruto’s rejection could lead to death at Kawaki’s hands, just like in Chapter 75’s vision. He tried to prevent it, but Sasuke’s intervention ruined the plan.

Momoshiki’s vision only showed one path; he couldn’t see any alternatives. In Chapters 76–79, he provoked Kawaki and helped him escape from Konoha, triggering omnipotence. He was counting on Boruto to give up and lose the will to fight. But Boruto’s and Sasuke’s awareness shut down that plan. Momoshiki became a prisoner of his own prophecy, silently suffering inside Boruto’s mind.

He’s been quiet for three years, but like Isshiki, who waited inside Jigen’s body, he’s patient. The Otsutsuki adapt to hardship. The example of the Thorn Soul Bulb, which contains the essence of the God Tree, shows just how complex their fusion process is. If Boruto is a hybrid with Momoshiki, separating them isn’t easy; more than 80% of his DNA belongs to the Otsutsuki.

Rebirth through the bulb could bring Momoshiki back while erasing Boruto, but their bond complicates everything. The parallel between HGT and Karma highlights how real scientific concepts can be adapted into fiction to build deep and multilayered stories. Karma in Boruto is an exaggerated, fantastical version of HGT, where not just genetic info is transferred, but consciousness too, making it a unique and powerful tool in the shinobi world.

In real life, HGT doesn’t transfer consciousness or completely turn one organism into a copy of another. If Momoshiki’s planning a comeback, maybe Amado could find a way, based on natural processes like HGT, to force the Otsutsuki DNA out of Boruto. But Momoshiki is more like a soul now, and that makes things harder. Isshiki proved the Otsutsuki don’t give up. Momoshiki’s foresight makes him unique, and he might still be setting up something unexpected. By predicting his fate, he became trapped by it because of his linear vision and fusion with Boruto. His silence isn’t the end; it’s preparation. If you liked this breakdown and want to read more about the Boruto manga, make sure to subscribe to the Boruto Two Blue Vortex newsletter.