Naruto & Sasuke’s Grim Fates Will soon Rewrite the Anime'...

What’s Happening

Okay so Naruto’s next anime is coming at some point, and the title hero’s grim fate will have massive lore implications for the series.

Naruto & Sasuke’s Grim Fates Will soon Rewrite the Anime’s Lore Forever Custom image created by Evan D. Mullicane Published Feb 7, 2026, 7:21 AM EST Evan Mullicane is the senior editor and founder of Screen Rant’s anime section. (we’re not making this up)

Having kicked off as a writer for the Comics Team at the beginning of the Pandemic, Evan was swiftly from writer to editor, and then from editor to lead of Screen Rant’s newly established anime vertical.

The Details

Throughout his time with Screen Rant, Evan has made a handful of appearances at conventions such as Anime Expo and San Diego Comic-Con, and has interviewed some of the biggest names in Anime and Comics history. Plus to editing anime and manga articles for Screen Rant, Evan is also a science fiction and fantasy author.

In 2018 and 2019, his short story “The Demon’s Mother” clutched honorable mentions from the Writers of the Future contest. You can find Evan on Twitter @EvanDM and BlueSky @evandmu.

Why This Matters

Socia Sign in to your ScreenRant account Add Us On follow Follow followed Followed Like Like Thread Log in Here is a fact-based summary of the story contents: Try something different: Show me the facts Explain it like I’m 5 Give me a lighthearted recap Whether the fandom know it or not, Naruto’s next anime series is coming, and the fate of the franchise’s two main heroes will absolutely rock the fandom. While the fandom might not know when the next Naruto anime is coming, it will undeniably be huge when it does. Naruto’s Next Anime Is Going To Break Every Franchise Tradition The next Naruto series, the alleged anime adaptation of Boruto: Two Blue Vortex still hasn’t been officially locked in , but is almost certainly on the way.

Entertainment industry insiders have been buzzing about this.

The Bottom Line

Naruto’s Next Anime Is Going To Break Every Franchise Tradition The next Naruto series, the alleged anime adaptation of Boruto: Two Blue Vortex still hasn’t been officially locked in , but is almost certainly on the way. Despite the rocky reception of Boruto: Naruto Next Generations , the more serialized and serious nature of Two Blue Vortex means that it has a better shot of appealing to Naruto the fandom.

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