Mikio Ikemoto's contribution in the pre-shippud Naruto.
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With over 47 arcs, 700 manga chapters and 720 episodes, Naruto is one of the longest anime and manga series to reach the world. The series has long been popular, and everyone can credit Masashi Kishimoto for that. The mangaka has contributed most of his life to making Naruto one of the pillars of the anime and manga industry.
But even Kishimoto couldn't work on every single arc and get the best results he wanted. Therefore, he appointed Mikio Ikemoto as his chief assistant to Naruto. Although many people don't know this, Ikemoto has contributed a lot to Naruto. So much so that he was given the opportunity to create the sequel to the Naruto series, Boruto.
Not only has Ikemoto helped with the story of Naruto, but he's also created some great characters in the series. Kishimoto once revealed that when he was busy with the Chunin Exams, he enlisted Ikemoto's help to create Zabuza and Haku, two of the most popular characters in Pre-Shippuden Naruto.
