Board Thread:Episode Discussions/@comment-25319479-20180531110046/@comment-6036561-20180602085035

Skylent wrote: Disappointed at Araya. The "affraid of being seen" excuse was pretty stupid. I wish they could have surprised us by allowing Sarada not to win for once but...

Honestly I think it is the best, this way. I feel that if Araya would have won, in the Battle Royale he and Shinki would have teamed up against Boruto... just as I'm sure Boruto and Sarada will do against Shinki. But if Shinki will be probably able to fight on equal ground against the two of them, Boruto as he is now wouldn't have even the slightest chance to use the Kote before Shinki and Araya wrecks him.

What I guess will happen is that Shinki will have the upper hand against the Boruto and Sarada, and Boruto will use the Kote to couter one of Shinki's techniques

MiwandSplinterfan1 wrote: In the show? I thought that he won 'just' by honestly using his clones and speed and stuff like that. I thought he had put the kote in a locker.

The fifth shadow clone he did, after Shikadai caught him in his shadow binding, was done through the Kote :)