'Boruto: Naruto Next Generations' Episode 172 Spoilers: 'A Signature Of Fear'

Boruto is hospitalized after his battle against Shojoji. "Boruto: Naruto Next Generations" Episode 172 showcases Team 5's members meeting Boruto as he recovers. The new episode is titled "A Signature Of Fear."

The official preview trailer for "Boruto: Naruto Next Generations" Episode 172 shows Kaminarimon Denki, Yuino Iwabee and Metal Lee talking about getting an autograph from a ninja.

Team 5 has come to meet Boruto and they will meet a kid who is looking for a particular ninja's autograph. It appears that it will be a difficult one for Team 5 as Iwabee notes they need to do whatever they can to get the autograph.

Lee, Iwabee and Denki need to prove that they are real shinobi warriors by getting the autograph of this fearful ninja.

Meanwhile, "Boruto: Naruto Next Generations" Episode 171 focuses on Sarada's family uniting to train her for the rematch against Deepa.

Sarada has been working on her Sharingan with her father, Sasuke. Despite improving her technique, she is unable to hold her Sharingan for long. Sakura arrives and asks Sasuke to let her fight Sarada.

Sakura challenges her daughter for a duel as she wants to check her chakra control while activating Sharingan.

Sarada is confused when Sakura challenges her, but the former decides to fight the veteran Leaf Jonin. As the practice battle progresses, Sarada realizes that Sakura is immensely powerful. The Team 7 member learns that her basics are down but it is inadequate against someone as lethal as Deepa.

Toward the end of the episode, Sarada learns a trick or two that she can use in her upcoming battle against the dreaded Kara villain.

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 172 is scheduled to broadcast Sunday. Crunchyroll is streaming the episodes online in Japanese with English subtitles.