"A Signature of Fear" (恐怖のサイン, Kyōfu no Sain) is episode 172 of the Boruto: Naruto Next Generations anime.
Synopsis[]
Team 5 visits a hospitalised Boruto, Iwabee trying to wake him up with his favourite Lightning Burger. Denki heard he exhausted himself trying his new jutsu against Shojoji, and Metal Lee heard that Sarada has been getting special training from her father. They also wonder about Mitsuki, and recall who his parent is. They investigate a scream from another room, and Iwabee is hit with ketchup by another patient. The patient flees, and a nurse apologises for Nattō's attitude. Iwabee finds Nattō, who has his snack privileges revoked. Nattō claims he's actually training to be a shinobi, and noticing they're shinobi, tries to have them take his Orochimaru card to be autographed. They refuse at first, but change their mind after the nurse explains his acting out is due to an upcoming surgery he hasn't come to terms with and doesn't want to have. Denki and Metal are apprehensive, given Orochimaru's history, but they agree to go as Iwabee is determined to do it, besides wanting to visit Mitsuki. Team 5 goes through the village records where Denki manages to access Orochimaru's files to discover his location. They meet up with a jōnin keeping surveillance on Orochimaru while Yamato has gone to make his report to Naruto. The jōnin allows them to go forward, but his attitude makes them even more nervous. They find Suigetsu, who tries to dismiss them when they say they want to see Orochimaru. Suigetsu shrugs off their attacks, but they manage to trick him into attacking a damaged power line. The shock isn't enough to paralyse Suigetsu, only annoying him, but Orochimaru interrupts the fight before Suigetsu can hurt anyone. Orochimaru asks what they want, and they managed to say they want an autograph, much to Orochimaru's shock. Orochimaru signs the card, and they ask about Mitsuki. Orochimaru says Mitsuki is undergoing critical treatment, but will be fine. Leaving, Orochimaru is pleased that Mitsuki made friends other than Boruto. Team 5 gives Nattō the autographed card, and admit they were scared to do it. Boruto wakes up and finds Kakashi, who warns him that the more he compresses the Rasengan, the greater the recoil on his arm, so he shouldn't use it often. Sarada meets Boruto at the hospital, and they exchange how their training has gone. Boruto shows her Anato's ring, so they decide to return it to Mia. Konohamaru and Mugino watch as Deepa arrives at Victor's company. Victor asks about the puppet, but Deepa says he had interference, so he couldn't bring it. Victor mentions an upcoming inspection by the Land of Valleys' daimyō, and they discuss the final stages of certain experiments. Konohamaru and Mugino want to take advantage of the inspection to interfere.
Credits[]
| Role | Seiyū | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Japanese | Rōmaji | |
| Boruto Uzumaki | Yuko Sanpei | 三瓶 由布子 | Sanpei Yūko |
| Sarada Uchiha | Kokoro Kikuchi | 菊池 こころ | Kikuchi Kokoro |
| Konohamaru Sarutobi | Hidenori Takahashi | 高橋 英則 | Takahashi Hidenori |
| Mugino | Jun Kasama | 笠間 淳 | Kasama Jun |
| Kakashi Hatake | Kazuhiko Inoue | 井上 和彦 | Inoue Kazuhiko |
| Iwabee Yuino | Shinya Hamazoe | 浜添 伸也 | Hamazoe Shin'ya |
| Denki Kaminarimon | Chihiro Ikki | 一木 千洋 | Ikki Chihiro |
| Metal Lee | Ryo Nishitani | 西谷 亮 | Nishitani Ryō |
| Orochimaru | Kujira | くじら | Kujira |
| Suigetsu Hōzuki | Takashi Kondo | 近藤 隆 | Kondō Takashi |
| Victor | Cho | チョー | Chō |
| Deepa | Tetsuya Kakihara | 柿原 徹也 | Kakihara Tetsuya |
| Nattō Itohiki | Yuka Terasaki | 寺崎 裕香 | Terasaki Yuka |
| Konoha jōnin | Kosuke Katayama | 片山 公輔 | Katayama Kōsuke |
| Female medical staffer | Kumi Takaragi | 宝木 久美 | Takaragi Kumi |
