"Kishimoto is nowhere involved"
Meanwhile, Kishimoto more than once said he's involved...
Ikemoto has said multiple times Kishimoto is involved...
Kodachi said it twice...
the V Jump editor said Kishi meets with them twice a month for the chapter...
Kagurabachi author Hokazono was recently interviewed and shared:
Naruto as his biggest inspiration, and is the main reason why he decided to pursue becoming a mangaka.
He is also influenced by the John Wick movies.
His favorite movie directors are Quentin Tarantino, David Fincher, and Christopher Nolan, but especially Tarantino.
Studio Pierrot's President has released a new interview which sums up:
They experimented with a new seasonal format on long running shows like Bleach TYBW after seeing how well Demon Slayer performed
New shows as well as the ones on hiatus (Boruto) will be produced the same way