There seems to be more in store for Naruto fans!
It was announced on Monday by Jump J Book’s official website that a 3-book Naruto novel series will be released in Japan on May 2. The title of the novels are Naruto Shinden (The New Legend of Naruto), Sasuke Shinden (The New Legend of Sasuke), and Shikamaru Shinden (The New Legend of Shikamaru).
Naruto manga creator Masashi Kishimoto will be providing art for the novel series while Mirei Miyamoto will be the author of the books.
Unlike the previous novel series titled “Naruto Ninden”, “Naruto Hiden”, and “Naruto Shinden”, this upcoming novel series feature short stories centered on parent/child relationships.
The original Naruto manga ended with a run total of 15 years in the Weekly Shonen Jump last November 2014 which was then proceeded to the sequel manga series Boruto released in May 2016. Both manga series have their own anime adaptations with the latter series currently ongoing.
Source: Anime News Network