Board Thread:Boruto Discussions/@comment-33390047-20171017002214/@comment-32975078-20171017003911

MightAbdul wrote:

But then if there's no time jump how are they already prepping for the final academy exams. id have said maybe the naruto gaiden stuff isn't canon to the anime or is out of place time wise, but sarada still remembers the events. It honestly just baffles me

Pretty sure the show just started late in their final months as academy students. Like I said, we would have seen major changes in cast and their appearance. It would be pretty lame if they looked the exact same 4 years later.

Also, they probably would've done something like a "Four years later" Transition and show whats changed in the last few years.