Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja 5

is the fifth installment in the Ultimate Ninja series. It has been featured in an issue of Weekly Shonen Jump, where both the appearance of the time-skip version of Sasuke Uchiha and the usage of assist characters have been confirmed. It was released in Japan sometime in December 2007, and it will feature 62 playable characters. It was released in Europe on November 27, 2009 and wil be released in Australia on December 3, 2009. It's North-American release date is yet to be announced.

Game Modes

 * Master Mode - Go through the Story Mode with some characters available during adventure,  starting from the Rescue Gaara arc to the Sai and Sasuke arc. After you complete Master Mode, you can play through Sasuke's storyline.


 * VS. Battle - Find a friend or fight the CPU in a Battle. You can set the CPU difficulty level in the option screen below.


 * Practice - Practice combos and jutsu with CPU or a friend. In this mode, there is infinite time, health, and chakra.


 * Shop - The player can buy figurines, special jutsu of characters, voice clips and music to view and listen to in Collection mode to appear. There are no Ninja Info Cards in this game or Guide Ninja.
 * Collection - The player can watch sequences from the game as well as items bought in the Shop.
 * Options - Game options and configuration.

Playable characters
Parenthesis indicate character is playable in additional forms.


 * Naruto Uzumaki (time skip, [Nine-Tailed Demon FoxDemon fox)
 * Sasuke Uchiha (time skip, JuinjutsuCursed Seal)
 * Sakura Haruno (time skip)
 * Kakashi Hatake
 * Rock Lee (time skip, Drunk)
 * Neji Hyuga (time skip)
 * Tenten (time skip)
 * Might Guy
 * Shikamaru Nara (time skip)
 * Choji Akimichi (time skip, Super)
 * Ino Yamanaka (time skip)
 * Asuma Sarutobi
 * Shino Aburame (time skip)
 * Kiba Inuzuka (time skip)
 * Hinata Hyuga (time skip)
 * Kurenai Yuhi
 * Gaara (time skip, Shukaku)
 * Kankuro (time skip)
 * Temari (time skip)
 * Chiyo (with Sasori's parents)
 * Itachi Uchiha
 * Kisame Hoshigaki
 * Deidara
 * Sasori (Hiruko, with Third Kazekage, true form)
 * Sai
 * Yamato
 * Jiraiya
 * Tsunade
 * Shizune
 * Orochimaru
 * Kabuto Yakushi
 * Jirobo (cursed seal)
 * Kidomaru (cursed seal)
 * Sakon and Ukon (cursed seal)
 * Tayuya (cursed seal)
 * Kimimaro (cursed seal)
 * First Hokage
 * Second Hokage
 * Third Hokage
 * Fourth Hokage
 * Hanabi Hyuga
 * Konohamaru Sarutobi
 * Anko Mitarashi
 * Haku
 * Zabuza Momochi