Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-25358381-20140909015526

Well considering Naruto Shippuden is going to finish either at the end of this year or the start of next, I am looking at the options the franchise is going to take after Naruto Shippuden.

1. Naruto (GT): Considering that Kishi is going out of his way to make new character designs for all his characters in the new Naruto movie, I wouldn't be surprised if this is only the end of Naruto Shippuden. The story could possibly go onto fighting new and more powerful enemies (theories about Kaguya being a part of an alien race).

2. Rock Lee/Sasuke spin-offs: Since they have made these towards the end of the Naruto franchise, it would be a simple way of continuing the Naruto series with out having a full on story. Likely since most of the content will be considered non-cannon any ways.

3. Naruto Next gen/Konohamaru: A next generation series of Naruto would be interesting to see the after affects of everything that has happened in the Naruto series. This would allow the protagonist of the series to start from base (or near there) so that enemies do not have to be gods in order to pose a threat.

4. Naruto chronicles: Pretty much fillers of other characters in the series (Tenten, Hinata, Kiba, etc) all improved and develop as characters in the series. This would be very useful for character development of some other minor characters who did not receive enough screen time and would also be useful to fill any plot holes that the series has not addressed.

5. Series ending: This could just be the end of Naruto :( Kishi seems to have rushed the latest chapters and maybe he just doesn't enjoy writing anymore about this series. He also might not want other writers to expand on his story (even though he is okay with 'Rock lee spin-off") and may decide to end his series on a high note. 