I don't know how I feel about this movie yet. My first impression was that this movie might take place before the epilogue in the manga, but it's title is what interests me. "The Last"? Why that title of all things? It's seems kinda ominous.
I'm starting to lean towards the idea that this is a what-if scenario. Like if Naruto was the last one alive out of his friends or something like that. Something bad might've happened with Naruto in this movie and shows how he might've dealt with it. With all the AU pages he's been doing, it's possible. Naruto also seems a little too serious for him even if he is an adult which leads me back to the idea he's the last alive.
I think that's the best way Kishi could do this. This being an epilogue would spoil the ending of the manga and if the manga ends before that, then the ending of Naruto is going to be severely rushed. There are too many things to wrap up that can't be done by December. There's still the Naruto vs. Sasuke fight, Team 7 resolution, love triangle resolution, Orochimaru, Edo Kages, Team Taka. There is no way Kishi can wrap all this up in just a few months and have it come out good. That's why I hope very much this is not an epilogue, for the sake of the story.
Kishi revealing the pairings and Naruto being Hokage in a movie would be the biggest mistake he would make IMO. Oh and yes, let's hope Naruto's haircut at the end of the series is not that. Hoping and praying.
Edited by xxRomanceGirlxx, 25 July 2014 - 12:57 PM.