Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-25409224-20140913064011/@comment-25349026-20140924204824

NeedleJizo wrote: Kishimoto doesn't control when the manga takes breaks. Shonen Jump does.

You know Jizo, I'm beginning to wonder if Shueisha doesn't have even more control over the series than that. I mean look at Toriyama and Dragon Ball GT. He didn't want that to happen yet he couldn't stop it, because even though he created the series he didn't have the exclusive rights. I think there is a degree of shit in Naruto that Kishimoto was told he had to either put in or omit because corporate reasons (not in line with company policy, politics, etc).