KEY POINTS

  • Shikadai meets Boruto after the former’s encounter with Deepa
  • Boruto and Shikadai will train together
  • "Boruto: Naruto Next Generations" Episode 170 is scheduled to broadcast Sunday

Shikadai is set to help Boruto train before he faces Deepa again in "Boruto: Naruto Next Generations" 170. The new episode is called "A New Rasengan."

In the promo trailer, Shikadai asks Boruto if he is trying to strengthen his Rasengan just so he can battle Deepa again. Boruto tells him that he needs to get strong enough to surpass him or else he won’t be able to progress from this point.

In "Boruto: Naruto Next Generations" 170, Shikadai arrives at Boruto’s training site. Boruto hits a roadblock but he is trying to get a breakthrough.

Twitter user OrganicDinosaur shared the translation of the synopsis for "Boruto: Naruto Next Generations" 170. Shikadai faced the dreaded villain named Deepa in his last mission in the Wind Country.

Shikadai tells Boruto that a rematch with Deepa would be disastrous. However, Boruto will tell him the real reason he wants to surpass Deepa.

Boruto and Shikadai are set to join forces and train together in an attempt to create a better Rasengan for the former.

Meanwhile, an additional detail from the "Boruto: Naruto Next Generations" 170 synopsis teases that Sarada is working on bettering her Sharingan, a technique only known to the Uchiha clan. She is working hard to improve it with her father, Sasuke.

Sakura is worried about Sarada causing damage to her body while training. Later, Sarada and Sakura will get into an argument.

In the previous episode of the series, Team 10 heads to Wind Country for a joint mission to recover the remains of a puppet.

However, the straightforward mission gets complicated when Deepa arrives to take the puppet.

Team 10 and Shinki, Yoda and Araya from Wind Country battle against Deepa. However, the Kara member beats them but spare their lives.

The cast of "Boruto: Naruto Next Generations" anime includes Yuuko Sanpei as Boruto Uzumaki, Noriaki Sugiyama as Sasuke Uchiha, Kokoro Kikuchi as Sarada Uchiha, Ryuuichi Kijima as Mitsuki, Junko Takeuchi as Naruto Uzumaki, Akira Ishida as Gaara, Chiharu Sawashiro as Hiruga, Hidenori Takahashi as Konohamaru Sarutobi, Shoutarou Morikubo as Shikamaru Nara, Kunihiro Kawamoto as Omoi, Nana Mizuki as Hinata Hyuuga and Tetsuya Kakihara as Deepa.

"Boruto: Naruto Next Generations" Episode 170 is scheduled to broadcast Sunday. The episodes are available for streaming on Crunchyroll.

Boruto and Naruto in action
Boruto and Naruto in action steamXO/Flickr