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Besides, the episode got a lot of noticeable callbacks to the characters' words in the past. Sarada's statement about shinobi having to discard emotions seems something she learned from Sasuke when Sakura was abducted by Shin and Sasuke advised Sarada to put emotions aside if she intends to become a shinobi. Boruto's argument with Sarada parallels several scenes from the Naruto plot, namely "rules or friends" argument of Obito and Kakashi in Kakashi Gaiden and Naruto's words towards Sasuke that the person who cannot save their friend can never become Hokage.