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I originally too thought that "Part III" would cause confusion to tards who are like: "OMG Akkippuuden confirmed" all the time, but now I must disagree with myself. Lets take a look at what Part I and Part II are. Technically, there wasn't any split done in the manga, it's the same series, unlike the anime which is separated into Naruto and Naruto Shippuuden. Chapter 245 and beyond is simply Part II I believe, so what defines Part II and separates it from Part I is simply that: a timeskip.

Chapter 700 is another timeskip, so it's part III no matter how you look at it, be it only one chapter or not.