Naruto: Narutimate Hero 3

Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 3 (ＮＡＲＵＴＯ-ナルト- ナルティメットヒーロー３, Naruto: Narutimate Hero 3?) is a Japanese and english only game and the third installment in the Ultimate Ninja series. The game comes with an extra disc containing an OVA.

The ability to build up a character's technique on a meter is emphasized more from the previous installment. Ougis have been limited to one per character instead of three like the last two titles, but the player gains the ability to select from a range of ougis to use before battle. New characters from the Sasuke Retrieval arc, such as Orochimaru's four elite guards, and the members of Konohamaru Corp, along with Hanabi Hyuga, Hinata Hyuga's younger sister. This is also the first time that Minato Namikaze (4th Hokage) makes his appearance in a Naruto:Ultimate Ninja series game.

A new cover was also released, featuring Cursed Seal 2 Sasuke and the Sound Five on the front cover. It was realeased together with a Shounen Jump Magazine, with other covers for Shounen Jump games, suchas Eyeshield 21 and Bleach.

The game was released on December 22, 2005 in Japan and will be released in the US in March 2008.