So I was arguing with this one Naruto Youtuber and they bring up some good points… Kishimoto didn’t directly write the Databooks and sure enough, I can’t find anything in the databooks that credit him as the author of it, and based in Kishimoto’s own words about the creation of the book, it seems more like he just gave his blessing on it…
But his level of involvement was the same as the official “Anime Profile Guides” that were released. Am I missing something? Or do we accept those as
somewhat Canon as well? Or am I missing something vital?