Naruto: Ninja Council

Naruto: Ninja Council , known as Naruto: Saikyō Ninja Daikesshū in the Japanese version, is the first instalment in the Ninja Council series.

## Gameplay [ ]

There are scrolls that the playable character can obtain to perform abilities at the cost of chakra, which can be used to break down walls or create whirlwinds. The story mode very loosely follows the Prologue — Land of Waves arc to the Chūnin Exams arc. Players also get to have an opportunity to fight Orochimaru . The playable characters are Naruto and Sasuke, with the possibility to unlock Kakashi. There is also an unlockable hard mode, that takes place at night, and replaces the Orochimaru, Zabuza and Haku fights with Gaara, Temari and Kankuro fights.

## Playable Characters [ ]

- Naruto Uzumaki
- Sasuke Uchiha
- Kakashi Hatake

## Bosses [ ]

- Ebisu (with Konohamaru Sarutobi )
- Ino Yamanaka
- Chōji Akimichi
- Shikamaru Nara
- Kiba Inuzuka (with Akamaru )
- Shino Aburame
- Rock Lee (fought twice)
- Neji Hyūga
- Haku (fought twice in easy mode only)
- Zabuza Momochi (easy mode only)
- Orochimaru (easy mode only)
- Temari (fought once in easy mode, fought twice on hard mode, replaces second Haku fight in hard mode)
- Kankurō (fought once in easy mode, fought twice on hard mode, replaces Zabuza in hard mode)
- Gaara (replaces Orochimaru in hard mode)

## Support-Only Characters [ ]

- Sakura Haruno
- Hinata Hyūga
- Iruka Umino
- Anko Mitarashi
- Kurenai Yūhi
- Hiruzen Sarutobi
- Might Guy
- Asuma Sarutobi
- Ninken (Kakashi only)
- Kurama (Naruto only)

## Trivia [ ]

- When Rock Lee uses Reverse Lotus , his signature skin colour that changes when he enters Gate of Life doesn't appear.
- The voice clips were reused from Naruto: Clash of Ninja .
- This game is the first instance where Sasuke performs his Lion Combo solely in midair as opposed to performing the finisher whilst falling to the ground.
- Some characters can trigger special cutscenes when using a special move on the right opponent:
- Using Naruto's perfect version of the Sexy Technique (the Harem Technique) on Ebisu will knock him out, similar to how it did in Chapter 2 and the second episode. Otherwise, using either the imperfect version merely stuns him in place with a fluster. Konohamaru can do the same with his occasional perfected Sexy Technique, as well as either version of Kakashi's My Favorite Book technique.
- Also, using either the Sexy or Harem Techniques on Iruka when finding him, and Hiruzen after clearing the final boss battle, will also cause them to have unique dialogue. Hiruzen's case only occurs with the Harem Technique.
- Unleashing the imperfect/failure version of Naruto's Naruto Uzumaki Combo Technique where he farts has a unique effect on Kiba, similar to how he did in the Chūnin Exams. The fart stuns Kiba intensively, and Naruto automatically follows-up with the perfect version of the Naruto Uzumaki Combo right afterwards to inflict a larger amount of damage than the technique normally does.
- Using Kakashi's Summoning Technique on Zabuza will trigger a special cutscene. Kakashi will then use the perfect version of Lightning Cutter, inflicting a larger amount of damage than normal.