Light Novels

Novels in the Naruto and Boruto: Naruto Next Generations series are officially published short stories. Though each novel tends to be written by different authors, all novels have covers illustrated by the respective manga's illustrator: Masashi Kishimoto for Naruto novels and Mikio Ikemoto for Boruto novels.

Boruto: Naruto Next Generations
Parts of the Boruto: Naruto Next Generations anime have been been adapted into a novel series titled. The first three novels adapt Academy Entrance Arc: the first novel was released on May 2, 2017 and covers episodes 1 to 6, the second novel was released on July 4, 2017 and covers episodes 7 to 11 and the third novel was released on September 4, 2017 and covers episodes 12 to 15. The fourth novel was released on November 2, 2017 and covers the events depicted in episodes 25 to 31, but from Sarada's perspective. The fifth novel was released on January 4, 2018; the first chapter is set before episode 36, the others after episode 37.

Other Novels
Light novels that aren't part of a series:

Chronology
According to the official timeline, the novels' chronology is:


 * Ten years ago
 * Itachi Shinden: Book of Bright Light and Itachi Shinden: Book of Dark Night


 * through


 * Several months later
 * Kakashi Hiden: Lightning in the Icy Sky
 * Sasuke leaves Konohagakure.


 * Two years later
 * Shikamaru Hiden: A Cloud Drifting in Silent Darkness‎
 * The Last: Naruto the Movie


 * Several months later
 * Sakura Hiden: Thoughts of Love, Riding Upon a Spring Breeze
 * Konoha Hiden: The Perfect Day for a Wedding


 * Several months later
 * Gaara Hiden: A Sandstorm Mirage
 * Gaara is 20 years old.
 * Akatsuki Hiden: Evil Flowers in Full Bloom
 * Sasuke Shinden: Book of Sunrise


 * Over ten years later


 * A few years later
 * The New Leaves Soaring Through the Blue Sky!
 * A Call from the Shadows!
 * Those Who Illuminate the Night of Shinobi!
 * School Trip Bloodwind Records
 * Naruto Gaiden: The Seventh Hokage and the Scarlet Spring
 * Konoha Shinden: Steam Ninja Scrolls
 * The Last Day at the Ninja Academy!
 * Boruto: Naruto the Movie


 * "Present"
 * Naruto Shinden: Parent and Child Day
 * Sasuke Shinden: The Teacher's Star Pupil
 * Shikamaru Shinden: A Cloud Dancing in Forlorn Falling Petals
 * Kakashi Retsuden: The Sixth Hokage and the Failure Boy
 * Sasuke Retsuden: The Uchiha Descendants and the Heavenly Stardust
 * Naruto Retsuden: Naruto Uzumaki and the Spiral Destiny

Notes and References
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