Board Thread:Episode Discussions/@comment-31841403-20170503164800/@comment-25122992-20170508215857

Well, the eye itself bears a clear connection to the creature anyway; moreover, the creature itself can potentially become Boruto's summoning animal as it seems. If that isn't going to be reflected in the future plot, at least in the anime storyline, then it would even make no sense to include these things in the current arc.