Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja 5

Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja 5 ( ナルト- 疾風伝 ナルティメットアクセル2 , Naruto Shippūden: Narutimetto Akuseru 2 ) is the fifth instalment in the Ultimate Ninja series.

## Gameplay [ ]

One of the new gameplay additions is the introduction of assist characters. Assist characters are chosen during character selection, and can be called in during a match to deal extra damage. Certain combinations of characters create unique jutsu in a match; these combinations reflect the associations of those characters in the anime and manga. Many of the characters' techniques from the previous game were updated. There are many updated ultimate techniques, including the aforementioned assist-specific ones. Summons have been removed from the game. The assist characters cannot be turned off. The game also includes an RPG mode where players can roam sections of the village and interact with the surroundings of the story and villagers.

## Plot Overview [ ]

The plot is separated into eight acts. There is also an extra act. They are directly related to Kazekage Rescue Mission and the Tenchi Bridge Reconnaissance Mission .

## Playable Characters [ ]

All of Konoha 11 , Sasuke Uchiha, and the Three Sand Siblings are available in both pre- and post-timeskip outfits. Parenthesis indicate a character's Awakening Mode(s).

- Naruto Uzumaki ( Demon Fox Mode ), ( One Tailed ), ( Four Tailed )
- Sasuke Uchiha ( Curse Mark Mode ), ( Curse Mark Mode Stage 2 ), ( Flash Sword Mode ), ( Thunderclap Mode )
- Sakura Haruno ( Rage Mode ), ( Medical Mode )
- Sai ( Fast Brush Mode ), ( Super Brush Mode )
- Shikamaru Nara (Strategy Mode)
- Ino Yamanaka ( Covered With Flowers Mode ), ( Blooming Flowers Mode )
- Chōji Akimichi ( Expansion Mode ), ( Super Chōji Mode ), ( Super Expansion Mode )
- Kiba Inuzuka ( Food Pills Mode ), ( Fanged Beast Mode )
- Shino Aburame ( Beetle Mode )
- Hinata Hyūga ( Byakugan Mode ), ( Guardian Dance Mode )
- Gaara ( Possession Mode ), ( Kazekage Mode ), ( Ultimate Defence Mode )
- Temari ( Fan Dance Mode ), ( Wind Robe Mode )
- Kankurō ( Dance Mode ), ( Show Mode )
- Rock Lee ( Loopy Fist Mode ), ( The Eight Gates Mode )
- Neji Hyūga ( Byakugan Mode )
- Tenten ( Ninja Tool Mode ), ( Tool Use Mode )
- Konohamaru Sarutobi (Ultimate Mode), (Grandson Mode)
- Hanabi Hyūga (Ultimate Mode), ( Byakugan Mode )
- Kakashi Hatake ( Mangekyō Sharingan Mode )
- Yamato ( Secret Wood Style Jutsu Mode )
- Might Guy ( The Eight Gates Mode )
- Asuma Sarutobi ( Fist Strike Mode )
- Kurenai Yuhi ( Haze Dance Mode )
- Shizune ( Medical Mode )
- Anko Mitarashi (Ultimate Mode), ( Curse Mark Mode )
- Hashirama Senju ( Hokage Mode )
- Tobirama Senju (Ultimate Mode), ( Hokage Mode )
- Hiruzen Sarutobi ( Reaper Death Seal Mode )
- Minato Namikaze (Ultimate Mode), ( Flash Mode )
- Jiraiya ( Sannin Mode )
- Orochimaru ( Sannin Mode )
- Tsunade ( Sannin Mode ), ( Mitotic Regeneration Mode )
- Chiyo (Veteran Mode), ( Puppet Mastery Mode )
- Itachi Uchiha ( Tsukuyomi Mode )
- Kisame Hoshigaki ( Samehada Mode )
- Deidara ( Sky Eagle Mode )
- Sasori (playable while in Hiruko ) ( Poison Mode ), ( Human Puppet Mode )
- Kabuto Yakushi ( Super Recovery Mode )
- Kimimaro ( Curse Mark Mode ), ( Curse Mark Mode Stage 2 )
- Sakon and Ukon ( Curse Mark Mode ), ( Curse Mark Mode Stage 2 )
- Tayuya ( Curse Mark Mode ), ( Curse Mark Mode Stage 2 )
- Kidōmaru ( Curse Mark Mode ), ( Curse Mark Mode Stage 2 )
- Jirōbō ( Curse Mark Mode ), ( Curse Mark Mode Stage 2 )
- Zabuza Momochi (Demon Mode)
- Haku ( Ice Blade Mode )

## Playable Locations [ ]

- Konohagakure (during the day)
- Sunagakure (during the day)
- Five-Seal Barrier Cliff (during the day)
- Akatsuki Hideout (during the night)
- Land of Rivers Falls (during the day)
- Twilight Cliff (Land of Rivers Forest fight Kakashi & Naruto vs Deidara) (during the afternoon)
- Training Ground (during the day)
- Konohagakure Forest (during the day)
- Forest of Death (during the afternoon)
- Valley of the End (during the evening)
- Konohagakure Gate (during the day)
- Sunagakure Gate (during the day)
- Great Naruto Bridge (during the day)
- Chūnin Exams Stadium (during the day)
- Tanzaku Town Outskirts (during the day)
- Moonlit Field (during the night)
- Blue Sky Plain (during the day)
- Mirage Desert (during the day)
- Orochimaru 's Hideout (during the day)
- Foundation's Hideout
- Altar of Orochi
- Tenchi Bridge (during the day)
- Top of Lookout Tower (during the day)
- Tanzaku Town (during the afternoon)

## Trivia [ ]

- In the Master Mode, in one of the playable missions, if in a certain conversation with Jiraiya and Tsunade the player answers yes to Jiraiya's question, it will be meet Kasumi again from Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Heroes 2: Phantom Fortress .
- If the player has a saved file of Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja 4 , he will receive letters from Aoi instead of an orphaned girl from a previous mission.
- Due to time constraints, dubbing issues, and declining support of the PS2, the game never released in the US, and the EU version is subtitled, lacking any dubbed tracks.
- This game is the only one in the Ultimate Ninja series to not have any removed material from the Japanese version: Ultimate Ninja had Naruto's transformation and Sasuke's transformation removed, and re-added as different characters; Ultimate Ninja 2 had Dotō Kazahana removed from the character list, since Ninja Clash In The Land of Snow was not released in the US yet; Ultimate Ninja 3' s character's picture were more well-drawn, and the game also came with an OVA giving hints of the Ultimate Contest's crystals locations; and Ultimate Ninja 4 had a separate Plus version with remastered soundtrack.
- Pre–time skip Kiba is the only non-Shippuden character whose Summoning Ultimate Jutsu from Ultimate Ninja 4 was replaced with another version of the same jutsu, being the cutscene version of his Wolf Fang Over Fang from Ultimate Ninja 3 . Characters who appear in Shippuden such as Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Orochimaru, receive new Awakened Ultimate Jutsus respectively, while pre–time skip characters, such as Gaara and Choji, have one of their Ultimate Jutsus repeated (ex: Pre-Time Skip Gaara's Reversal, Sand Shuriken, is repeated for his Awakened).

## External Links [ ]

- Naruto Shippūden: Narutimate Accel 2 official Japanese webpage