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Besides, the episode got a lot of noticeable callbacks to the characters' words in the past. Sarada's word 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 words to Sasuke parallel several scenes from the Naruto plot, namely Obito's statement for Kakashi about scum and Naruto's statement to Sasuke that the person who cannot save their friend can never become Hokage.