Even though the author of the popular ninja manga Naruto, Masashi Kishimoto, stated that the series is "nearing its climax", in the recent interview, he reveals that it will continue for more than one and a half years.
Kishimoto reveals in the interview that the Naruto anime's character designer, Tetsuya Nishio, once asked him on “How long will this go on…,” and he responded, “About a year and a half more to go.” Even with that said, he still believed that the manga will continue beyond that time span.
The Naruto manga is already in its 590th chapter, and compiled chapters released on Volume 60: “Kurama” last May 2nd. It's 9th feature film, “Road to Ninja”will premier on July 28th.
via Anime News Network