News
Naruto Sequel Spinoff Manga to Run in Viz's Shonen Jump
posted on by Karen Ressler
Naruto Gaiden: Nanadaime Hokage to Akairo no Hanatsuzuki) in English on April 27. The mini-series will premiere the same day in Japan.
The main Weekly Shonen Jump on November 10 after 15 years of serialization. However, the magazine had revealed then that "a newly budding Konoha story" will begin this spring. Naruto: The Seventh Hokage and the Scarlet Spring takes place after the end of Naruto.
Uzumaki and Hinata Hyūga's son who appeared in the 700th and final chapter of the manga. Kishimoto added, "I conceived a story in which Bolt and [Sasuke's daughter] Sarada appears. Sasuke and Sakura also appear." He also conceived of Bolt's special fighting move.
Kishimoto had franchise until this summer, so he will not begin preparing his next non-Naruto title in earnest until after that.
