Board Thread:Theories and Speculation/@comment-1894786-20160612045444/@comment-945885-20160802032816

I'm actually curious to see how they'll handle this. I feel like they must want to continue producing the anime by adapating the novels and creating original stories in order to bridge the gap between Naruto and Boruto, since it's going to take quite a while for *Boruto* to accumulate enough original material to adapt.

However, this week they're airing the 690th episode of Naruto (following the original, non-Shippuden numbering scheme). With just 13 chapters left to adapt, it seems like they're poised to end the series on episode 700 (Shippuden episode 490). And that would land just in time for the anime's 14th anniversary in October.

So, with such a perfect endpoint, which would also mirror the manga having 700 chapters, I can't imagine they'll want to keep airing new episodes as a part of Naruto Shippuden.

So... maybe they'll do the novels as a spinoff series that runs for a couple years? Or something entirely different...

We should probably start getting some information on the future of the anime by the end of the month, I guess.