Re: For most Naruto fans, I'd say don't read beyond either Chpt. 691 or 698 & here's
If you believe that then you're an idiot. That would be Kishi saying: "Hey, you know that ending I've been working and building towards for 15 years? Yeah, here's something different". I was not a fan of SaSaku or NaruHina but after seeing a long time jump like this it's hard to say that it is incorrect or doesn't make sense. To us, the fans, it was mere seconds in between Ch. 699 and 700, but to the characters it was around 10 years. Think back 10 years ago from right now, were you the same person as you are now? Do you have a crush on the same person? Same beliefs? Same interests? I didn't think so.
First off! I am not an idiot for believing what I said.
Second,
Kishi could easily provide an alternate ending by picking up where 698 left off, only not have it super rushed (699) and full of asspulls (700). Have some more dialogue in it, give Kurama some dialogue at least and Orochimaru along all of the other characters some moments of their own rather than simple cameos.
Have more than just one page of Neji's funeral along with more references to Jiraiya, Minato, Kushina and Obito rather than no references at all like what we got.
Show ceremonies for Kakashi and Naruto becoming the sixth and seventh hokages. Have Naruto end up marrying and having children with Sakura instead of Hinata. Have Sasuke ends up marrying and having children with Karin instead of Sakura.
Have Ino end up marrying and having children with Choji or anyone else instead of Sai, Keep Shikamaru and Temari shown married and have a kid as already shown. Have Mei Terumi (Fifth Mizukage) get married rather than remain single.
Have the kids of the alternate ending pairings shown. Sasuke and Karin's child or children both being shown with the Rinnegan (or not). Naruto and Sakura's children having blond hair and green eyes and whiskers like Naruto at least one out of the two having a big forehead like Sakura.
Killer B being shown as the Raikage instead of Darui.
Finally, show bit of the Gokage summit!
There! That right there would definitely be a better and proper alternate ending.
And if it's true that in Spring 2015, they are making side stories of Naruto and stuff similar to what Akira Toriyama is doing with DBZ by making movies and writing stories that took place after the Buu Saga, but before the ending chapter of DBZ.
Then an alternate ending could easily happen, especially since from the sources I have read, Kishimoto will not be the author of anything related to Naruto coming Spring 2015. So the new author could provide an alternate ending like the one that I just posted. Thus throwing chapters 699 and 700 out the window! Which would be epic!