Both Masashi Kishimoto and Mikio Ikemoto are aware of why Boruto will never be the ideal sequel/spinoff for Naruto's brilliance.

Writing the Pain arc in Naruto was tough for Kishimito since he wanted to make Pain's ideology seem both convoluted yet sound ...

Original Naruto creator Masashi Kishimoto ends fan debate, confirming who’s 'fully in charge' of the Boruto manga's story and ...