Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-26320097-20150423120614/@comment-25506982-20150424224210

QueenCeline wrote: Though this is all a bit suspicious, I don't think Karin will turn out as Sarada's mother. I think Kishi is just trolling us because of the fan theory of Karin being her mother and once Sasuke actually shows up, he'll confirm that Sakura is her mother and tell us what happened to Taka. While we're on the topic, though, how many chapters is the gaiden supposed to have?

I wouldn't necessarily say trolling. It's just an interesting conflict for one of the new central characters. I can't wait to see this animated, assuming it carries over to the movie. Or maybe we'll get a mid-arc in between Kaguya and the final fight. They got a habit of adding arcs in the middle of ongoing arcs.