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.
Boruto Uzumaki
, originally spelled by Viz Media as "Bolt", is a fictional character created by manga author Masashi Kishimoto who first appears in the finale of the manga series "Naruto" as the son of the protagonist Naruto Uzumaki and Hinata Hyuga. He later appears as a significant role in the 2015 anime film "" where he is training as a ninja to surpass his father, the leader of the ninja village Konohagakure. Boruto also serves as a protagonist in the manga and anime series "." In the manga, it starts off with the retelling of the "Boruto" film, while the anime begins with his childhood in the ninja academy where he meets his future teammates—Sarada Uchiha and Mitsuki—as well as his teacher, Konohamaru Sarutobi.