Well, not completely by surprise, because when the 20th anniversary of the anime was celebrated Studio Pierrot He already hinted that there would be more surprises on the way, like maybe new exhibitions, more light novels, or something like that.
But despite the rumors and the fact that more than one person was crossing their fingers, what we did not expect is that new chapters of ‘Naruto’ would be launched directly.
Return to Konoha, 20 years later
Although the franchise is still very much alive with the ‘Boruto: Naruto Next Generations’ anime, which has even dedicated an arc to Sasuke and Sakura this year, it seems that these new chapters will be focused on the original anime eral, not from the sequel.
The anime will receive four completely new chapters, although it has not yet been confirmed at what point in the continuity they will be set or their plot. Yes, these images that we could see during the anniversary of the series have been shared again, so perhaps they have something to do with the new chapters.
Yes, it has been confirmed that they will be released in September 2023 so that its broadcast reaches October, which was the month in which the ‘Naruto’ anime began to be broadcast back in 2022. So we can surely aim for the middle or end of September.
With the 20th anniversary of ‘Naruto’, Studio Pierrot left us an exciting compilation with some of the best moments of the series that made more than one wish that there was a new anime underway… And well, it has not been fulfilled exactly but more anime we are going to have.