Quote Originally Posted by samsonlonghair
as long as Naruto keeps issues of Shonen Jump moving, Kishimoto will keep writing the series. Think of all the merchandising revenue. Naruto is a cash cow. The series won't end until it's no longer profitable.
I agree. But also, this threads only real basis is the fact that Kishi is using Danzou's age, as a quick story point to get to the next hokage. Which is probably going to finally be Naruto.