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Since the anime seems to have taken some liberties with the source material, I was hoping these were the family photos that Sarada sees. That would have further validated her animosity against Sasuke.

Anyway, episode highlights:

-Boruto smearing the Hokage's face and also Shikamaru affirming he and his son are very much alike. Also, Sai shitting all over his son's art. I live for these kinds of moments.

-Sarada trying to find out about her lineage. Even though it's an anime-only scene, I loved it because it explained why Sarada or any of the common folk wouldn't know about Sasuke's atrocities.

-Shizune commenting on Sakura's penchant for fainting. I love how the creators bask on Naruto's and Sasuke's mythology and their awesome skills, but don't hesitate to shit all over Sakura even though I think she doesn't deserve it.

-Also, Sarada's armor-piercing questions and her harsh retorts to Sakura. You know, thank god Sasuke's not around otherwise Sakura would have to live an entire life of being verbally abused by two vicious, sharp-tongued Uchiha. I mean, you know their ship sucks when even their daughter is against it.

-Sasuke clashing with the Shin clone. I like how the anime made sure that the viewer understood that Sasuke's exhausted from his travels. It'll make his fight with Shin and the mistakes he makes a lot more justified.

Overall, a good episode. A nice start to probably the last Team 7-centric arc that we're gonna get in a while. I give this episode a badly-drawn sharingan-equipped Pacman ghost preview/10.