<p><em>Naruto Gaiden: The Seventh Hokage and the Scarlet Spring</em> is a sequel mini-series of the original Naruto manga, part of the Naruto Project. The Naruto Project is a special project to celebrate 15 years of the Naruto series.</p>
<p>The <em>Naruto Gaiden</em> acts as a prelude for <em>Boruto: Naruto the Movie</em>.</p>
<p>In Japanese literature, a gaiden (外伝) means side story or tale.</p>
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<p>The use of gaiden is commonly used in popular Japanese fiction to refer to a spin-off of a previously published work that is neither officially considered a sequel nor a prequel. However, some gaiden are retold stories in the perspective of a different character, similar to that of a flashback.</p>
<p><sub><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaiden" rel="noreferrer">Wikipedia</a></sub></p>
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<p>Therefore gaiden is generally consists of only a few chapters.</p>
<p>The unexplained elements in the series might (most probably will) be elucidated in the upcoming series.</p>

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<p>There have been only ten chapters and the manga has stopped being published. Why? What about the parts of the plot that have been left unexplained?</p>

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What parts of the plot are you referring to?
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Why are there no new chapters of Naruto Gaiden?
# Why are there no new chapters of Naruto Gaiden?
Posted by: username_0 on 2015-09-12
There have been only ten chapters and the manga has stopped being published. Why? What about the parts of the plot that have been left unexplained?
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> **username_1**: What parts of the plot are you referring to?  
> **username_2**: Ask the Mangaka?  
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### Answer by username_1 on 2015-09-13. Score: 7 | Accepted answer
*Naruto Gaiden: The Seventh Hokage and the Scarlet Spring* is a sequel mini-series of the original Naruto manga, part of the Naruto Project. The Naruto Project is a special project to celebrate 15 years of the Naruto series.

The *Naruto Gaiden* acts as a prelude for *Boruto: Naruto the Movie*.

In Japanese literature, a gaiden (外伝) means side story or tale.

> The use of gaiden is commonly used in popular Japanese fiction to refer to a spin-off of a previously published work that is neither officially considered a sequel nor a prequel. However, some gaiden are retold stories in the perspective of a different character, similar to that of a flashback.
>
> [Wikipedia](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaiden)

Therefore gaiden is generally consists of only a few chapters.

The unexplained elements in the series might (most probably will) be elucidated in the upcoming series.
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