Board Thread:Theories and Speculation/@comment-1512913-20170409101349/@comment-734582-20170409104047

I don't believe that Kawaki is directly behind it, but it does seem clear that he's the ultimate leader of this plot. The goal seems to be to concentrate power in the hands of a few, which can be done via things like the Kote. (and the supply can be cut off by reducing new ninja enrollments)

You also missed that the Nerd Boy wanted to study ninjutsu to mix it with technology, which is exactly what the Kote is.

To me, it's clear that this is tied to the original Otsutsuki culture, where the powerful rule with chakra and the rest do not. The similarities between the Kote and Momoshiki's power seem clear, as is the connection between Kawaki's curse mark and Boruto's Curse mark as well as their connection to the Otsutsuki.

The biggest question i have at this point is whether it's going to be a more literal form (IE reinstatement of the Otsutsuki as overlords) or more of a symbolic form (imposing the beliefs and ideals of the Otsutsuki on the Ninja world and so continuing their culture and civilization).