Board Thread:Episode Discussions/@comment-1181222-20170712100345/@comment-734582-20170718075747

Eddengalf wrote He took Boruto's credit away to make a better case to be forgiving to Sumire. Plus, Naruto had forbidden Boruto from interfering, so if he had told the whole truth, Boruto would've been in trouble.

Really, Sai's version is the best version for everyone, and it's not even wrong or a lie.