Potential story climax theory/idea (spoiler alert)
Just got done reading chapter 18 and I had a thought. Not crazy thought out becuase I’m literally having this thought as I’m making this post. I think this chapter opened up a path to what I think would be a really cool ending to the story. Or at least end the arc of boruto vs kawaki and enter into the shibai arc.
It would be cool that if one of the powers kawaki obtains after Amado takes his limiters of if he could start absorbing the shinju (in a way, absorbing the divine tree). Once he learns he can do this his new goal is to gain as much power as possible by absorbing all shinju and boruto.
A bit of a twist and a redemption for kawaki: instead of absorbing boruto, he just absorbs the momoshki part of him, making boruto no longer a threat and Now kawaki no longer has to kill boruto. Instead , kawaki will sacrifice him self to be rid of the last otsutsuki. (Kawaki would feel the need to deceive boruto becuase boruto wouldn’t go along with his plan). Another redeeming thing that can happen with kawaki is that after absorbing the shinju, he has access to their soul thorns. He would give those back to bring everyone who turned into a shinju back.
After kawakis “sacrifice” (probably won’t be a real sacrifice. He’ll live somehow) boruto still has his karma and agrees to place it on the akebi clone. Whatever happens after this, could be a good way to transition into the shibai arc and fully bring back momoshiki as well.
Less of an idea and just more of how I think the story will eventually connect. I don’t think momoshiki will be fully reintroduced until after shibai is in the story in a major way. I think momo, shibai, Kaguya Amado and akebi will all be connected and I think that will all play out after the conflict between boruto and kawaki is resolved and when sasuke and Naruto are back.