KEY POINTS

  • The Nine-Tailed Beast Kurama appears before Kawaki
  • Kurama thinks Kawaki resembles Naruto from the older days
  • "Boruto: Naruto Next Generations'' Episode 201 is scheduled to air Sunday

When Kurama, the Nine-Tailed Beast, tells Kawaki he resembles a young Naruto, he wishes to become like the Seventh Hokage. "Boruto: Naruto Next Generations'' Episode 201 is titled "Empty Tears."

Kawaki is recovering after losing his arm during the deadly battle against a Kara Inner named Delta. In "Boruto: Naruto Next Generations'' Episode 201, Kawaki is shown sitting next to a sleeping Naruto.

He is fixing the vase he broke and suddenly a Nine-Tailed Beast, Kurama, appears. Kawaki is shocked to see the beast who has an association with Naruto.

Kurama tells Kawaki about Naruto's life. The Nine-Tailed Beast notes Kawaki is a lot like the Naruto from his earlier days.

Kawaki, who may not express it, admires the Seventh Hokage. When he hears stories about Naruto, he decides to become like the Hokage.

The official website released the promo trailer and synopsis for "Boruto: Naruto Next Generations'' Episode 201. The synopsis suggests Kawaki will renew his determination and join forces with Boruto, who also possesses Karma.

He vows to train harder with his ally from Konohagakure and fight against the evil organization Kara and its leader Jigen. Meanwhile, Jigen knows about Boruto's Karma.

Twitter user Abdul Zoldyck shared a brief preview from the Weekly Shonen Jump magazine for the upcoming episode.

"While Kawaki is repairing Himawari's vase, Kurama appears in front of him. Kurama tells Kawaki about Naruto's past?!" read the preview for "Boruto: Naruto Next Generations'' Episode 201.

The cast of the 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, Chiharu Sawashiro as Hiruga, Hidenori Takahashi as Konohamaru Sarutobi, Shoutarou Morikubo as Shikamaru Nara, Kunihiro Kawamoto as Omoi, Nana Mizuki as Hinata Hyuuga, Tetsuya Kakihara as Deepa, Yūichi Nakamura as Koji Kashin, Yūma Uchida as Kawaki, Houko Kuwashima as Delta, Kenta Miyake as Boro, Akio Ohtsuka as Amado, Junta Terashima as Code and Kenjiro Tsuda as Jigen.

Fans can watch "Boruto: Naruto Next Generations'' Episode 201 online on Crunchyroll. The episode will live stream in Japanese with English subtitles this Sunday.

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