Masashi Kishimoto takes over as scriptwriter of the manga Boruto

Through the official Twitter account for the Naruto franchise, which is a creation of Masashi Kishimoto, it was announced that the manga Boruto: Naruto Next Generations will no longer have the participation of scriptwriter Ukyo Kodachi and it will be Kishimoto himself who will assume the role of writer for the series. In the same statement, it is mentioned that this change 'was already contemplated from the beginning'. On the other hand, Ukyo Kodachi, thanked the fans of the series for supporting him until now.

漫画『BORUTO』について
Vジャンプ12月号（11/21発売）掲載の『BORUTO』52話をもって、当初からの予定に則り、制作体制が変更となります。
ここまで脚本を務められた小太刀先生、本当にお疲れさまでした。
今後、岸本斉史先生の原案をもとに連載して参ります。
— NARUTO・BORUTO【原作公式】 (@NARUTO_kousiki) November 16, 2020

Episode 52 of the manga, which will be published on November 21 in the December issue of V Jump magazine, will be the first to feature Masashi Kishimoto as a writer.

Kodachi and Ikemoto began publishing the manga Boruto: Naruto Next Generations in the Weekly Shonen Jump magazine on a monthly basis in May 2016, and then moved it to V Jump magazine in July 2019. The publisher published the tenth compilation volume on January 4.

The anime adaptation is currently on air since April 2017 under the production of Studio Pierrot.

Synopsis by Boruto: Naruto Next Generations

After the successful end of World War IV Shinobi, Konohagakure enjoys a period of peace, prosperity and technological advancement. This is due to the efforts of the Allied Shinobi Forces and the village's Seventh Hokage, Uzumaki Naruto. Now Konoha resembles a modern metropolis, and changes are also taking place in the lives of the shinobi. Under the care of Naruto and his former companions, a new generation of shinobis is learning how to be a ninja.

As the son of the Seventh Hokage, Uzumaki Boruto is sometimes the center of attention. In addition to having inherited Naruto's boisterous and stubborn behavior, Boruto is considered a prodigy capable of realizing his potential with the help of his friends and the support of his family. Unfortunately, this only increases his arrogance and his desire to overcome his father who, with a busy lifestyle, has strained the relationship with his son. However, a sinister force born within the village threatens Boruto's carefree life.

New friends and familiar faces join Boruto in starting a new story in Boruto: Naruto Next Generations!

Source: Weekly Shonen Jump issue 40