The sequel to the beloved Naruto series, Boruto, has become a staple of anime since it was first released in 2016. Shockingly, this could have never happened, according to the main artist behind the manga, Mikio Ikemoto. In an interview published in Weekly Shonen Jump magazine in the lead-up to the manga release of Boruto: Naruto Next Generations, the artist revealed that the Naruto franchise almost went down a completely different road.
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