Kō Shigenobu returns to write 2nd novel in "Academy Chapter"

Shueisha announced on Friday that the Boruto: Naruto Next Generations manga and anime franchise is getting a second novel that will ship on July 4. The novel will be the second installment in the "Academy chapter" of the franchise that centers on Boruto entering the ninja academy along with Sarada, Shikadai, Inojin, and Chōchō to face a coming threat to their school life.

Kō Shigenobu ( F.E.A.R. , Tenka Ryōran RPGs) is returning to write the novel. Masashi Kishimoto, the original creator of the Naruto manga, is credited for the original work alongside Boruto manga artist Mikie Ikemoto and writer Ukyō Kodachi.

The first novel in the series shipped on May 2.