User blog comment:Xilinoc/Ch. 684 - The Blade/@comment-1210805-20160728132948

The reason Naruto got to go on longer is because it was more popular with the readers of Shonen Jump in Japan. They run polls which basically determine the life or death of a series. Bleach has been ranking fairly low for a few years now, much to my confusion. It may not have been the best arc in the series, but it was still miles better than a lot of the crap they publish. There's supposed to be some sort of announcement next week, I'm hoping for an anime revival. Maybe if Kubo is involved they can add some of the stuff that had to be cut. There's clearly a lot missing in this final arc, and a number of rushed elements that probably bother Kubo more than they bother us.