Board Thread:Episode Discussions/@comment-1251315-20150507113846/@comment-1251315-20150509110548

Sarada Uzumaki wrote: If they only wanted high ratings, they would never make filler arcs and just go on hiatus instead. But the reason they made this arc was to make money, so cutting the arc short doesn't make any sense as they would only loose out on making $$$. Ratings are what gets them $$$. If nobody views an episode, they make nothing from it. So ratings are indeed important. But anyway, it's only speculation and we don't know the real reason why they're cutting it short.