Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Heroes 3

is the sixth installment in the Ultimate Ninja series, announced as an exclusive title for the PlayStation Portable on July 17, 2009. It was released in Japan on December 10, 2009. Namco Bandai has announced a North-American release for Spring 2010. The game will feature 4-player local multiplayer battles, as well as characters from Naruto Shippūden's sixth season, including Sasuke and the members of Hebi. It will also feature a team jutsu, like Naruto and Jiraiya perform Rasengan at the same time. It will feature a story arc designed by Cyberconnect2 that is unique to this game, as well as a regular one that follows the Naruto Shippūden storyline and one that follows Sasuke's story. It said it has 56 playable characters, however pre-timeskip characters will not be available.

Confirmed characters
Parenthesis indicate character is playable in additional forms.


 * Asuma Sarutobi
 * Chiyo
 * Chōji Akimichi
 * Deidara
 * Gaara
 * Hidan (Cursed Technique)
 * Hinata Hyūga
 * Ino Yamanaka
 * Itachi Uchiha
 * Jiraiya (Sage Mode)
 * Jūgo
 * Kabuto Yakushi (Orochimaru possession)
 * Kakashi Hatake (young)
 * Kakuzu (Thread mode)
 * Kankurō
 * Karin
 * Kiba Inuzuka
 * Kisame Hoshigaki
 * Konan
 * Kurenai Yuhi
 * Might Guy
 * Minato Namikaze
 * Naruto Uzumaki (one-tailed transformation, four-tailed transformation, Shippu! Konoha Gakuen Den Outfit)
 * Neji Hyūga
 * Obito Uchiha
 * Orochimaru (White snake)
 * Pain (Deva Path, Animal Path, Asura Path)
 * Rock Lee
 * Sai
 * Sakura Haruno
 * Sasori (Hiruko, True Form)
 * Sasuke Uchiha (cursed seal, Shippu! Konoha Gakuen Den Outfit)
 * Shikamaru Nara
 * Shino Aburame
 * Shizune
 * Suigetsu Hozuki
 * Temari
 * Tenten
 * Tobi
 * Tsunade
 * Yamato

Trivia

 * Three of the Six Paths of Pain will be playable while the other three can be used as support characters. All six will be able to appear simultaneously in three-versus-one matchups.