Naruto's Mirai-focused vacation spinoff comes to an end in second volume

After just under six months of serialization, the Naruto: Konoha’s Story– The Steam Ninja Scrolls: The Manga– spinoff will end in its second volume. The spinoff manga, written and illustrated by Natsuo Sai, is based on author Sho Hinata’s novel of the same name.

The Naruto spinoff series focused on Mirai Sarutobi, daughter of the late Asuma Sarutobi and Kurenai Yuhi. The fan-favorite Asuma died during the Akatsuki Suppression arc, never getting the chance to meet his daughter. Nevertheless, as highlighted in the spin-off manga and novel, she grows up to be the spitting image of her father in terms of being a Sarutobi-clan ninja.

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Naruto’s side-story spinoff manga comes to a seemingly abrupt end despite respectable popularity among fans

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The news regarding the Mirai-centric Naruto spinoff was announced on Wednesday, April 19, 2023. The news came when Shueisha began listing two compiled book volumes of the spinoff manga series on their website. Per Shueisha’s official listing, the two volumes will ship on June 2, 2023, in Japan, indicating the series' conclusion.

While the English release date is unconfirmed as of this article’s writing, one should be announced by the end of the year.

The spinoff manga launched in Japan via the Shonen Jump+ app on October 29. Viz Media and MANGA Plus began publishing the manga on their respective websites in English on October 28. Much to fans' surprise, the English versions were released a day ahead of the series’ Japanese launch, even when taking time differences into account.

The series was a part of eight new Shonen Jump+ series which would be released exclusively to the platform. Among them was the Sasuke Retsuden spinoff, which would later be adapted into the Boruto anime as its own canonical arc. The other six titles announced include:

• Chieri no Koi wa 8 Meters (Chieri’s Love is 8 Meters) by Watari Mitogawa
• Giri no Ototo ni Korosareru (Killed by My Younger Brother-in-Law) by Morudau
• Taju Jinkaku Kanojo (My Girlfriend with Multiple Personalities) by Homekorosuke and Franko
• Kinnikujima (Muscle Island) by Nariaki Narita
• Hokago Himitsu Club (After School Secret Club) by Teppei Fukushima
• holoX MEETing by Anmitsu Okada

The Naruto spinoff series in question focused on Mirai Sarutobi as she escorted Kakashi Hatake and Might Guy on what they felt was a much-needed vacation. While Mirai is initially upset about being forced to go on the mission, she eventually connects with her father’s former comrades and finds herself enjoying the mission after a short time.

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