A descendant of Otsutsuki and the series' villain Kaguya, Momoshiki appears in the film as the antagonist, searching to plant a Divine Tree in the world by absorbing the energy possessed by ninjas, the chakra, most notably one of the protagonists, Naruto Uzumaki.

[2] The Boruto anime's former director Hiroyuki Yamashita said he enjoys Mikio Ikemoto's drawing style, more realistic than Kishimoto's due to the former's attention to the character designs' details.

[4] Momoshiki is described as a being with superiority complex who changes his tone across the movie due to how ineffective his servant Kinishiki becomes and is forced to kill him in order to gain new power.

[6] When the manga reaches the Vessel arc, Momoshiki's character is further expanded despite his death as the late Otsutsuki are described as beings who can resurrect by using the body of people cursed with power of Karma.

A pale, androgynous man, he is a member of the Ōtsutsuki clan who was the reason Kaguya created the White Zetsu Army for, who comes to Earth to plant a new Shinju as the one he used is dying from using up its world's resources.

Targeting the Tailed Beasts for their chakra, attacking Killer Bee prior, Momoshiki and his partner Kinshiki come to Konohagakure with the objective of capturing Kurama from Naruto.

The two manage to abduct Naruto to their dimension after destroying the Chunin Exams stadium, but before they could finish the extraction process, the pair are confronted by Boruto, Sasuke, and the four Kage.

Momoshiki uses his final living moments to have a private discussion with Boruto by freezing time, branding the boy with the Karma mark upon seeing his untapped potential while cryptically warning him of the tribulations he will face in his future.

Alexandria Hill of Otaku USA enjoyed Boruto's fight against the film's villain and his team-up with Naruto and Sasuke, despite being skeptical while watching it for the first time.

[19][20] Thais Valdivia from Hobby Consolas stated that despite Momoshiki's multiple traits such his desire for immortality and invulnerability, his character is overshadowed by Boruto, Naruto and Sasuke.

[24] In regards to the sequel, Anime News Network enjoyed the handling of Momoshiki's fight the Kages, Sasuke and Boruto but felt the mystery of the Ōtsutsuki clan is ruined in the process.

[27] The Fandom Post noted that while the manga is similar to the original Boruto movie, Ikemoto made few changes to the narrative, most notably to his fate and curse on the young protagonist.