Masashi Kishimoto
Following the conclusion of "Naruto", Kishimoto became involved in the "Start of a New Era Project" commemorating the manga's conclusion and 15th anniversary. On the last page of the final chapter, "Weekly Shonen Jump" announced that a spin-off miniseries, also authored by Kishimoto, would be released in 2015. The series, "", ran from April to July 2015. Beyond this, Kishimoto was also heavily involved with two canonical movies, "" and "", as he personally supervised both movies, and illustrated several light novels. When asked by Boruto Uzumaki's voice actress Yūko Sanpei to continue making "Naruto" movies, Kishimoto stated that he was taking a break and could not physically do so.
Masashi Kishimoto
In December 2017 at Jump Festa it was confirmed that Kishimoto was developing a new science fiction series tentatively scheduled to debut in 2018. A year later at Jump Festa 2018 the series was formally announced as , created and written by Kishimoto and illustrated by Akira Ōkubo, a former assistant on "Naruto" and brother of Atsushi Ōkubo.
Kishimoto is the twin brother of Seishi Kishimoto, the author of "666 Satan" and "Blazer Drive". In 2003, Kishimoto married, but due to being busy never went on a honeymoon with his wife until 2015. In the making of "The Last: Naruto the Movie", Kishimoto based the idea of Hinata Hyuga wanting to make a scarf for Naruto Uzumaki on how his wife had once done for him, which brought laughs to the staff while developing the film. The couple has one son.