Board Thread:Naruto Gaiden/@comment-25380140-20150514070725/@comment-26015147-20150515054418

There seems to be so much hate in this discussion of "the masked man." So..... Let's talk about how we think the character development is coming along. Mitsuki seems to be a pretty sharp individual. I am curious to see from which village he originated and whether he truly carries relations to the Otsutsuki Clan. Maybe we'll see some more Otsutsuki in both the miniseries and the Boruto movie.

Chouchou's comic relief is a nice change of pace as the miniseries is seemingly becoming more serious. Sarada jumping on Shin's chain seems very reminiscent of Sasuke back in the Land of Waves arc at the beginning of Naruto. Loving the development of the idea of each generation surpassing the next. I'm surprised no one has really questioned where the masked man got his akatsuki cloak (from what I've seen). Maybe he worked behind the scenes for the akatsuki, if not, who did he get the cloak from and what ties does he have to the individual?

I hope we'll see more of Inojin and Shikadai at some point, would love some of Sai's humor especially. Curious of how Kishi plans to fill in enough story to cover pre-graduation all the way to chunin exams for the Boruto movie. Also curious of how Orochimaru will fit into this story. Don't think he will be a villain, but I do feel he may hold an integral roll in understanding the new villain and other information of relative importance (the statuses of Karin, Jugo, and Suigetsu).

I think the masked man is Shisui. I've previously stated my reasons for supporting this, and after hours upon hours of research, I can't find any other possible people. To me, it's either Shisui, or a new character. I wonder where the mini ten tails could have come from and what relation Shin truly has to the masked man.

Also, don't ship BoruSara, toss the Thunder Salad.