Board Thread:Boruto Discussions/@comment-26389992-20180223153129/@comment-31099706-20180226094317

From the conversation between Ao and the Kara guy, I feel more confident in my theory that Ao is some kind of a double agent/spy. Like for all we know, he could be the one who took the vessel, or atleast trying to make Kara think he's working for them to retrieve the vessel. For a greater cause I believe, for the Shinobi world?

Well you can also say that he tried to kill Boruto and the rest, so he can't be a good guy, but Itachi kind of killed his own clan as a double agent/spy for his village and the Shinobi world. So I guess sacrifices shouldn't be a question.

And if you think more about it, how he explained to Boruto on how Tech depends on how you use it, and all, and how suddenly appeared to be, you can either call it, a psychopathic villain hiding as a good guy, or a hero who pretends to be a psychopathic villain, and you know about Itachi.

So, Ao very well could be the Itachi in Boruto. Though this is just my own honest opinion.