User blog comment:Xilinoc/Ch. 573 (Let Unohana return plz)/@comment-7079377-20140319124730/@comment-6916556-20140319172045

Expect another 2 years. Naruto looked like it was 'drawing to a close' about 18 months ago. It takes time. Think of all the crap we have to see still. Urahara, his back story with Yoruichi, Xcution and Ganju, Isshin and Ryuken fighting. Squad Zero entering the fray, the soul king, Shunsui and Jushiro battling, Grimmjow and Harribel, and of course Haschwalt and Bach in action. Most battles take about 5 chapters in total, with more prominent ones taking up to 6 or 7. We get about 8-9 battles a year or so. I say we have a good two years to go.