Bang...
A low, muffled sound wrapped in a cyclone exploded by his ear, making Momoshiki's head buzz.
Karin's punch used all her strength, so even Momoshiki in his transformed state was dazed by the punch, his whole body flying backwards.
Whoosh...
Karin turned into an afterimage, swiftly catching up with the backward-flying Momoshiki, then launched a fierce offensive!
'Tamatsukuri no Hoko' could only swap the states of both parties. The states here included chakra volume and physical condition, such as injuries, physical exertion, etc. It did not include basic physical stats like speed, strength, reaction, nor did it include jutsu mastered by both parties like dojutsu, secret techniques, forbidden techniques.
In other words, through 'Tamatsukuri no Hoko', Karin only swapped her own injuries and chakra volume to Momoshiki. What she obtained from Momoshiki was merely a physical state without injuries and the amount of chakra Momoshiki possessed at that time.
Therefore, strictly speaking, Karin actually didn't gain much.
This was mainly because the gap in total chakra volume between Karin and Momoshiki wasn't too large; after all, both were 'Six Paths Level'. After a fierce battle, both sides consumed a massive amount of chakra. So even if Momoshiki's total chakra volume before the swap was more than Karin's, it was actually very limited.
So Karin wasn't smug because 'Tamatsukuri no Hoko' successfully swapped their states. On the contrary, the sense of urgency in her heart grew even stronger, and she couldn't help but think to herself: "How could I only swap this little chakra? He must have interfered with my 'Tamatsukuri no Hoko'! Damn it, this Otsutsuki is indeed much stronger than I imagined. It seems I can only do my best to deplete him!"
The too little chakra swapped back by 'Tamatsukuri no Hoko' made Karin feel greatly uneasy.
Although she wasn't confident before, she at least still held 'Tamatsukuri no Hoko'. Now that this trump card 'Tamatsukuri no Hoko' was played, she had nothing else to rely on.
Thus, her offensive became even more fierce!
Because her mindset had shifted from defeating the opponent alone to depleting the opponent with all her might, striving for a greater chance of victory for the companion entering the field later.
"Damn it!"
Momoshiki, being completely beaten up by Karin, was truly outraged!
He didn't expect Karin's offensive to be stronger wave after wave. He had never seen such a posture, as if she wanted to perish together with him.
"Enough is enough, you tiny bug!"
Momoshiki, beaten beyond endurance, exploded his chakra again, using 'Almighty Push' to repel the pestering Karin.
Then he landed on the ground, panting heavily while looking down at his own body.
No matter how obtuse he was, by observing the wounds on his own body and Karin's healed body, he guessed a little clue at this moment, his face becoming exceptionally ugly.
"Swap of injuries? Damn it, to actually master such a vicious jutsu!"
Momoshiki, mentally broken, cursed in a low voice.
He didn't realize that his chakra was actually swapped too, thinking it was only a swap of injuries. From this, it could also be seen that before Karin activated 'Tamatsukuri no Hoko' to swap their states, the chakra volume of the two was actually not much different.
Whoosh...
Before Momoshiki could catch his breath, the repelled Karin pressed up again.
She had seen the scene of Momoshiki absorbing the wreckage of 'Wood Dragon Susanoo' with 'Cinnabar Panacea' just now. Analyzing that ninjutsu might be absorbed by the opponent and refined into chakra pills, she decisively abandoned other means of attack and concentrated on fighting with taijutsu.
Bang bang bang...
In the exchange of blows, both sides instantly launched a fierce offensive and defensive battle of taijutsu!
Although swapped with a body full of injuries and some chakra taken away, Momoshiki had activated the transformation state after all. So in terms of physical stats, he still occupied an obvious advantage.
...
Punching Karin, Momoshiki roared: "You think you can beat..."
Bang...
Before Momoshiki finished speaking, Karin returned a punch to him!
In a taijutsu confrontation, although physical stats were crucial, they were not the only factor influencing victory or defeat, especially when the gap in physical stats between the two sides was not large enough to be a different tier. So although Karin was weaker than Momoshiki in physical stats, she crushed Momoshiki in all aspects of taijutsu skills, experience, and even determination.
Momoshiki became more alarmed and flustered as he fought!
His advantage was slipping away bit by bit because his taijutsu moves and routines were gradually seen through by Karin. And Karin, who grew up struggling in the shinobi world, had very rich taijutsu routines.
Secondly, unlike the situation in the original timeline, Momoshiki in the original timeline transformed after absorbing Kinshiki, obtaining not only comprehensive amplification but also Kinshiki's abilities. But now Momoshiki completed the transformation by consuming his own chakra, so his power after transformation was not as strong as in the original timeline.
Plus, his chakra was swapped by Karin's 'Tamatsukuri no Hoko', and the already scarce chakra was consumed partially again, so the chakra in his body was becoming unsustainable.
Hit by Karin again, Momoshiki spat out a mouthful of blood fiercely, a thought that seemed very absurd to him suddenly surging in his mind: "Could it be that I'm going to lose?"
Bang!
Just as Momoshiki was dazed, Karin executed a sweep, kicking his head squarely, knocking him to the ground headfirst.
This time, the proud Momoshiki was completely beaten awake, making him understand that if this continued, he, an Otsutsuki who ran rampant in the starry sky and destroyed countless ecosystems, might really be defeated here.
"Showing weakness again, despicable!"
Karin noticed Momoshiki's wrongness, perceiving that Momoshiki's momentum was rapidly declining. But she thought this was Momoshiki deliberately showing weakness, so she was unmoved, still concentrating fully on fighting Momoshiki for life!
"Damn it, I can only retreat first and meet up with Kinshiki and Urashiki!"
When timidity arose in Momoshiki's heart, the situation took a turn for the worse. So at this moment, he couldn't care less about the dignity of the Otsutsuki clan, directly activating an 'Almighty Push' to force Karin back again, then fleeing in embarrassment towards the direction where Kinshiki and Urashiki were.
"Almighty Pull!"
The repelled Karin naturally wouldn't let Momoshiki retreat, directly using an 'Almighty Pull' to pull Momoshiki back again.
"Damn! Damn! Damn!"
Momoshiki panicked completely, directly consuming his scarce remaining chakra to open a space portal, preparing to escape using the space portal.
However, before he could step into the space portal, he was hit by Karin's flying kick, flying out fiercely.
Subsequently, Karin ignored the suspended space portal, pouncing directly on Momoshiki, her fists falling like raindrops, beating Momoshiki up like a sandbag.
A moment later, a hand suddenly grabbed Karin.
Karin calmed down slightly, turned her head to look, and found that the one stopping her was none other than Uchiha Hikari who was ambushing at the edge of the battlefield.
Meeting Karin's gaze, Hikari was somewhat helpless: "Stop hitting, hit him anymore and he'll die!"