▁because ▁of ▁which ▁he ▁required ▁help ▁from ▁other ▁staff ▁members , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁writer ▁U ky ō ▁K od achi ▁and ▁director ▁Yam ash ita . ▁They ▁created ▁new ▁scenes ▁that ▁left ▁a ▁deep ▁impression ▁on ▁K ish im oto . ▁ ▁Re leased ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁the ▁film ▁became ▁the ▁franch ise ' s ▁highest - g ross ing ▁film , ▁and ▁its ▁home ▁media ▁versions ▁had ▁good ▁sales ▁to ▁the ▁point ▁of ▁becoming ▁Japan ' s ▁best - s elling ▁releases ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁Crit ical ▁reception ▁of ▁the ▁movie ▁has ▁been ▁mostly ▁positive , ▁with ▁writers ▁pra ising ▁the ▁animation , ▁fight ▁scenes ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁Bor uto ' s ▁growth . ▁But ▁it ▁was ▁critic ized ▁for ▁its ▁un mem or able ▁ant agon ists ▁along ▁with ▁Bor uto ' s ▁relationship ▁with ▁his ▁father ▁not ▁being ▁expl ored ▁deeply . ▁Y uk o ▁K od achi ▁and ▁artist ▁Mik io ▁I kem oto ▁adapted ▁the ▁film ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁story ▁arc ▁of ▁Bor uto : ▁Nar uto ▁Next ▁Gener ations ▁( 2 0 1 6 ), ▁a ▁m anga ▁sequ el ▁of ▁Nar uto , ▁with ▁both ▁it ▁and ▁its ▁an ime ▁ad a ption ▁( in ▁which ▁it ▁is ▁the ▁sevent h ▁story ▁arc ) ▁alter ing ▁some ▁details ▁with ▁added ▁content . ▁ ▁Plot ▁ ▁The ▁film ▁opens ▁with ▁a ▁battle ▁between ▁nin ja ▁S as u ke ▁U chi ha ▁and ▁an ▁unknown ▁advers ary