Naruto Creator Masashi Kishimoto finally revealed who was really in charge with regard to the creative process behind the manga successful suite, Borutoending the years of speculation of fans.
The revelation occurred during an interview carried out during the “Kono Experience” event in Paris, in France, run by publisher Kana in August 2024. The complete discussion with Kishimoto and Ikemoto was then published on the official Naruto website July 17, 2025, where Kishimoto detailed the change in workflow from Naruto following him. He confirmed that when it was a question of BorutoIkemoto was the really responsible one. “For Naruto, I was in charge of both history and the main illustrations while Ikemoto helped. For Boruto, Ikemoto is completely in charge of history and the main illustrations. It’s really the manga of ikemoto. “”
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While Kishimoto provided the concept of initial history for the whole Boruto Series, he explained that his role was now mainly supervision. Ikemoto himself admitted that he developed the intrigue by himself. However, his approach led history to a new direction of what was initially planned. “Currently, I develop the plot by myself while obtaining the approval of Kishimoto,” said Ikemoto. He noted that over time, the story began to diverge from the original Kishimoto outline, in particular with his reshuffle of events before and after time skip, which involved creating new characters and changing the fate of others to create a “more interesting story”.
Kishimoto has expressed their full support for these changes, declaring that despite the supervisor for BorutoHe has little to present. “The raw sketch (draft with dialogue) that Ikemoto makes to ideas, developments of stories and characters that all go beyond the rough intrigue that I wrote anyway, so even if I supervise BorutoI almost never have anything to present, “he said.
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The question of who really had the last word when it was a question of Boruto was a long -standing subject of discussion between fans. The immediately manga, which started as Boruto: Naruto Next Generationswas initially scripted by Ukyo Kodachi with illustrations by Ikemoto, under the supervision of Kishimoto. However, Kishimoto would have taken over as a writer starting with chapter 52 in 2020, which led a lot to believe that he called the gunshots. Now, this new information confirms that Ikemoto is the one that holds the creative reins of history.
Ikemoto is no stranger to the world of NarutoHaving been one of the main assistants of Kishimoto since the first days of the serialization of the original manga. Because of their long -standing professional relationship, Kishimoto has a deep level of confidence in Ikemoto’s ability to advance the franchise. “”We have worked together for a long time when he was a member of Naruto staff and I could always count on him, so I knew that art and history for Boruto would be brilliant“Said Kishimoto, adding that he would not have lived with Boruto First, if it was in someone else’s hands other than Ikemoto.
Boruto: two blue vortexes is currently serialized in the monthly magazine of Shueisha, V Jump. The latest chapters are available to read for free Way to know.
- Author
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Masashi Kishimoto
- Artist
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Mikio Ikemoto
- Release date
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August 21, 2023
- Chapters
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21
- Volumes
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6
Source: Naruto official website