After fifteen years of publication in the renowned magazine Weekly Shonen Jump, Naruto ended its massively successful run in 2014. While fans of the series continued to enjoy the ongoing anime franchise and accompanying sequel manga Boruto, there was also a lot of anticipation as to what new project series creator Masashi Kishimoto might work on next. Kishimoto himself mentioned that he was already working on new ideas some time after Naruto ended, building anticipation for work he might bring out down the line.