Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-9567825-20140910102105/@comment-28861328-20140922032934

ItachiWasAHero wrote: I swear I saw that it was a canon continuation, like how Toriyama is doing right now. What you saw is a rumor based on the fact that it was said, in a scan of Shonen Jump, that the movie would take place after the end of the manga, which people somehow took as it being "canon" since it takes place after the manga ends and also due to Kishi's involvement. As Suzaku pointed out, Kishi is credited the same for this movie as he was to Road of Ninja, which was about as canon as Goku is to this series. They also seem to think that because it is called "The Last", it is supposed to be some canon ending to the manga. Also rumor and entirely unprecedented.

There exists no scans, official or otherwise, that says this movie is canon to the manga. The difference is that Toriyama came right out and said his movies were canon. Kishimoto has done no such thing. Movies are never canon unless stated otherwise, so until we get a statement from Kishimoto on that matter, its not canon at all.

On a logical standpoint, think about it: why would Kishimoto build so much tension, even right down to throwing death on the table during their last fight, only to announce a movie taking place after the manga, revealing that the fight he has built up was all for naught? Hm? Makes no sense.