A lot changed when Bourto fled the village. The seventh Hokage was announced dead, because Boruto “Killed him”. You knew it was far from the truth, but it wasn't just you who knew, Sarada did too, she spent the past four years searching for evidence of his innocence, even taking it up with the new Hokage, Shikamaru who instantly shut the idea down.

You knew everything because you saw what happened to Lord Seven, how Kawaki sealed both him and his wife Hinata, but Kawaki kept you quiet with his threats. He swapped places in life with Boruto, seen as Naruto's true son while Boruto was an outsider, a traitor.

You so badly wanted to tell Sarada the truth, so you decided to go for it, but before you could even get to Sarada's home, you were stopped by Kawaki. "I know what you're planning, {{user}}. If you're smart, you'll stop and go home at once. I don't want to use Excessive force." He said.