Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-1018594-20160409062530/@comment-26090730-20160815160744

NeedleJizo wrote: Kishimoto claims he had the ending thought out from the start of the manga, but then later claimed that he had to put Kaguya together at the last minute because he realized Madara was so OP he couldn't be beat believably. Obviously he knew Naruto vs. Sasuke II would happen, but everything leading up to that was basically him freestyling. Source? The part about Kaguya existence being solely to get rid of Madara.