
It was followed by four more titles for the PlayStation 2, as well as five spinoffs for the PlayStation Portable, and a follow-up title for the PlayStation 3 entitled Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm. They were developed by CyberConnect2, and published by Bandai and later Bandai Namco Games. Naruto: Ultimate Ninja, known in Japan as the Naruto: Narutimate Series ( Japanese: NARUTO ( ナルト ) ナルティメットシリーズ, Hepburn: Naruto: Narutimetto Shirīzu), is a series of fighting video games, based on the popular manga and anime series Naruto by Masashi Kishimoto, for the PlayStation 2. Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Legacy It was also the last of the Ultimate Ninja Series for the PlayStation 2.PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch However, the Hero's History mode that retells the events of the original series have been discarded, though the characters itself remain in the game. The game retains the RPG mode from previous game, now allowing the player to control characters other than Naruto (such as Sakura Haruno and Kakashi Hatake). The assist characters cannot be turned off. There are many updated ultimate jutsu, including the aforementioned assist-specific ones.

Many of the character's jutsu from the previous game were updated.

Certain combinations of characters create unique jutsu in a match these combinations reflect the associations of those characters in the anime and manga.

Assist characters are chosen during character selection, and can be called in during a match to deal extra damage. One of the new gameplay additions is the introduction of assist characters. The game features 62 characters and continues the Naruto Shippuden storyline, going up to the end of Sasuke and Sai arc, following the manga (the anime had not finished working on the arc at the time). It is the only game in the series not to be released in North America.

It was released in Europe on November 27, 2009, and in Australia on December 3, 2009. Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja 5, known in Japan as, Naruto Shippuden: Narutimate Accel 2 ( NARUTO-ナルト- 疾風伝 ナルティメットアクセル2, Naruto Shippuden: Narutimetto Akuseru 2), is the fifth installment in the Ultimate Ninja series, and was released in Japan on December 20, 2007.
