Bent inner tie rod??? Or ???

Hey guys I was driving to my daughters school and felt something weird in my steering. When I got here I looked under at the ball joints just to take a look. Well the ball joints look normal but I did see the tie rod boot on passenger side was crumpled up. Here's a pic...


I know we cant tell what it is exactly till I can get it up and take the boot off. But thought I'd ask if anyone else has had this happen? Thanks

 

Could a bad alignment cause this? Or would there be something wrong with the inner tie rod for sure.

 

Anyone know what could be wrong?

 

Your boot is twisted................. Unclip the Jesus clip, and twist it till it looks right. Maybe the last guy who aligned it did it while setting the toe