Board Thread:Naruto Novel Discussons/@comment-25319479-20150725151541/@comment-3279282-20150728193713

I know, but that's how it is. I mean, if anything of the novel happenings is referenced in the movie or databook, that happening will be considered canon. The same it was with Raiga. His existence was made canon, his story wasn't.

The movie timeline is this.

@J spencer93, but the original author never did that with the novels. You see, The Last was explicitely stated to be chapter 699.5 and Boruto The Movie was said to be part of the original work as well. No such statements were made about the novels and again, they don't appear in a timeline about canon releases (chapters and the movies).