All this is further boosted by the fact that Kishimoto himself is considering a return to drawing manga. Now, this doesn't necessarily mean that Kishimoto will return to Naruto. After all ...
It allowed Boruto’s manga to take a brief hiatus so that later in the year, writers Masashi Kishimoto and Mikio Ikemoto could play catch up and properly conclude Part 1 of Naruto Next Generations.