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.
Naruto: Clash of Ninja
Naruto: Clash of Ninja, released in Japan as , is a series of 3D cel-shaded fighting games based on the manga and anime series "Naruto" by Masashi Kishimoto. They are developed by Eighting and published by D3 Publisher and Tomy. Four games are available for the GameCube, seven for the Wii. "Naruto: Clash of Ninja", "Clash of Ninja 2", "Revolution", "Revolution 2" and "Revolution 3" are available in the US. "Naruto: Clash of Ninja 2", "Revolution" and "Revolution 2" are available in PAL regions. "Naruto Shippuden: Clash of Ninja Revolution III" was released in Europe on April 9, 2010. All installments, excluding the "Revolution" series, have been released in Japan.