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[Nostradamus]

I don't know who did this, but thank you for bringing back the forum.

[TheFirstEvil100]

I don't know who did this, but thank you for bringing back the forum.

Same, I was worried it was gone, it is all we have sadly. 

[Konoha'sCrimsonFox]

Since I'm still here, may I asked is there any potential reboot of the Naruto Franchise after Boruto? Or is that the end of it?

[Bail o' Lies]

Nothing is going to happen as long as Boruto is ongoing. That four episode mini-series that has taken four years to make is not to compete with Boruto, but to check the profitability of the IP and maybe prep themselves when they do to Boruto what they did with Bleach: Thousand Year Blood War. Like everything else they have released since the end of Naruto. After that, it depends entirely on both the various companies that used to profit from Naruto, desire to continue to profit from Naruto and seeing it as profitable. Most likely they will do a sequel with Boruto's and Sarada's son Saruto or a prequel with Minato. Less likely but might actually succeed, realize nH/SS was a mistake go back to NS, but that would require them to admit fault. There is the live action stuff but that keeps getting delayed as well.

[NaruSaku fan in Kentucky]

I doubt it too. Kishimoto is not the type of guy to admit he made a mistake.

[Konoha'sCrimsonFox]

Nothing is going to happen as long as Boruto is ongoing. That four episode mini-series that has taken four years to make is not to compete with Boruto, but to check the profitability of the IP and maybe prep themselves when they do to Boruto what they did with Bleach: Thousand Year Blood War. Like everything else they have released since the end of Naruto. After that, it depends entirely on both the various companies that used to profit from Naruto, desire to continue to profit from Naruto and seeing it as profitable. Most likely they will do a sequel with Boruto's and Sarada's son Saruto or a prequel with Minato. Less likely but might actually succeed, realize nH/SS was a mistake go back to NS, but that would require them to admit fault. There is the live action stuff but that keeps getting delayed as well.

 

Just the person I wanted a reply from. I had to ask because of the stupid Google algorithm took me to couple article. I remember one of them might be from IGN (video game magazine company) I could be mistaken . That was way back in October. One said that Naruto Uzumaki story is over to focus on the next generation and one was that might hint reboot from the "True Ending" chapter in the later 4th War arc. 

 

My honest opinion, I don't think a reboot would end in NS. And it sounds like Boruto is doing well by your tone.  

[Bail o' Lies]

Just the person I wanted a reply from. I had to ask because of the stupid Google algorithm took me to couple article. I remember one of them might be from IGN (video game magazine company) I could be mistaken . That was way back in October. One said that Naruto Uzumaki story is over to focus on the next generation and one was that might hint reboot from the "True Ending" chapter in the later 4th War arc. 

 

My honest opinion, I don't think a reboot would end in NS. And it sounds like Boruto is doing well by your tone.  

Beyond what was suppose to be an anniversary 4 episode thing that has been delayed for years and the live action stuff. Nothing is coming down the pipe.

 

Naruto-Boruto is a lot like Star Wars in the, shouldn't they try to fix this instead of doubling down? If they are smart yes, but they don't want the shame of admitting they made the wrong decisions. So, they will just continue to double down. Only an executive getting really pissed at it not make money and demand a shake up that might course correct.

 

For Star Wars, that's at least getting rid of the sequels and likely ignoring a lot of the stuff they will made under Disney. They won't be because Dave Filoni wants his OC Ashoka to be the True Main Character of Star Wars. The current situation is perfect for his goals and he will keep going.

 

For Naruto-Boruto, they would have to cancel Boruto. Which would mean Kishi is stabbing Ike in the back which he doesn't want to do.

Edited by Bail o' Lies, 10 June 2026 - 12:33 PM.

[NaruSaku fan in Kentucky]

I wonder what if NaruSaku did become canon.  Would this site become more active?

[Derock]

I wonder what if NaruSaku did become canon.  Would this site become more active?

 

Probably, if there was a sequel with their kids.

[Bail o' Lies]

They always intended a sequel as the corporations didn't want the money they got from Naruto to end. Either Kishi would have done it himself as he wouldn't of been as worn out or disinterested. More likely Ikemoto would've still taken over. There would have been a lot of the same problems due to Ikemoto. Look at my Issues with Boruto topic, almost all of that is problems that came from Ikemoto's choices. But it wouldn't had a bad of a start since everyone knows how NS would have been. So no Kishimoto accidentally destroying the appeal of the end pairings.

 

It would've been less, "Dear God, this has been a flaming train wreck from the start. Only Sunk Cost Fallacy is keeping them from turning it about and trying something else. Or even just admitting they killed the Golden Goose and just ending it." To instead, "Dear God, Ikemoto is so ****ing lazy. He is barely doing anything other than coasting off the Naruto name." Granted that second part is still the case even now, but he wouldn't had the excuses the mess called Boruto constantly gives him.

Edited by Bail o' Lies, 13 June 2026 - 08:15 AM.

[catsi563]

And its out

 

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[TyranntX]

Honestly, If I were running things. Boruto would be canceled, declared "Not canon" (not that it ever was since Kishimotto doesn't even write it), Kshi's editor and all the other NaruHin/SasuSaku employees would be fired, and Kishimotto would be green lit to do with the franchise as he pleased.

[Konoha'sCrimsonFox]

Honestly, If I were running things. Boruto would be canceled, declared "Not canon" (not that it ever was since Kishimotto doesn't even write it), Kshi's editor and all the other NaruHin/SasuSaku employees would be fired, and Kishimotto would be green lit to do with the franchise as he pleased.

 

At this point, Boruto is well into development that it would be pointless to cancel it unless the series itself is no longer profiting. Unfortunately, we have to wait until Boruto is done/completed to know what's next. For an example: do we have a third generation series where Naruto is a grampa and so so... or will the Naruverse final come to an end. 

 

The downsides are that Kishi's is in his advancement age and the longer Boruto runs, the chances are very unlikely we will see a true intended conclusion from Kishi. Secondly, whoever has the final say rather if its SJ magazine or the manga house (forgot the name) has to give Kishi the green light after Boruto has been concluded.

 

If Kishi does have the green light, how is he going to present the story because I don't see him rebooting the majority of the manga given how old he is? At best we will get a couple chapters or an one-shot volume alternative. This could be the ideal "retirement". A full duration reboot is going to have to come down to Kishimoto getting an author co-op assistance for the long haul.  

[Askia31]

I love how naruhina is getting cooked on twitter lately, I haven't been following naruto at all since it ended, but seeing anti naruhina/ pro NS stuff on my timeline is nice to see. Something very nostalgic about it.  https://x.com/sticke...068186120049042

Edited by Askia31, 30 August 2026 - 05:54 AM.

[Bail o' Lies]

I love how naruhina is getting cooked on twitter lately, I haven't been following naruto at all since it ended, but seeing anti naruhina/ pro NS stuff on my timeline is nice to see. Something very nostalgic about it.  https://x.com/sticke...068186120049042

Hello don't think we ever talked.

 

Anyways. The Hinata obsession is a very millennial thing. They spent over ten years while they were growing up surrounded by peers saying she was the most perfect woman ever. She didn't really have much competition of her archetype so she felt unique. Not many anime weren't being brought over to the West during Naruto's prime, even then the Tsundere was still dominant love interest in shounen at the time, and no show in the West would have a female like Hinata.

 

Take out those years and just watch/read Naruto today without the mindset millennials developed overtime. And. It is just awkward that a story that went on for 15 years building up one girl as the love interest, Sakura. Only to change in the last chapter for a girl that was barely in 15 chapters of a 700 chapter manga. That you can have the revived father met the original girl see her interact with his son, be reminded of his own wife, approve of her getting together with him, and then abandon it. Also, how they justify the switch of the pairings is a character having to die to tie them together for the new pairing because it is just that underdeveloped. Help along by streaming giving people more access to anime and in general eastern entertainment, by people watching more anime they find that Hinata is a very, if not the most, basic underdeveloped character of her archetype, AI translations help people find interviews they couldn't find years ago, and people just increasingly not caring about western entertainment anymore.   

 

This a major reason why the switch of love interest at the last second was a bad idea. It only appealed to the Western Millennials that grew up reading it and building a romance in their heads for over a decade. As someone just picking it up will just have a last minute switch that doesn't have the satisfaction they had, as who could really be that happy that the main character got with a girl you may not even remember it you just casually read it, and it leads to Boruto, which no one feels satisfaction about.

Edited by Bail o' Lies, 01 September 2026 - 02:41 AM.