Following the conclusion of "Naruto", Kishimoto became involved in the "Start of a New Era Project" commemorating the manga's conclusion and 15th anniversary. On the last page of the final chapter, "Weekly Shōnen Jump" announced that a spin-off miniseries, also authored by Kishimoto, would be released in 2015. The miniseries, ', ran from April to July 2015, leading up to the premiere of ' on August 7, 2015, which he supervised and co-wrote with Ukyo Kodachi. He also illustrated several light novels set during the same time period as "The Last". When asked by Boruto Uzumaki's voice actress Yūko Sanpei to continue making "Naruto" films, Kishimoto stated that he was taking a break and could not physically do so.