Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 2

Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 2, known in Japan as, is the second installment of the fighting game series Naruto: Ultimate Ninja released for the Playstation 2. The game was released on September 30, 2004 in Japan, June 12, 2007 in North America, and is slated for release sometime in Fall 2007 for Europe.

Ultimate Ninja 2 features a similar gameplay experience to Ultimate Ninja, featuring many of the same gameplay elements and geography. The game also features an RPG-esque story mode, the first half from the series, the second being an added story arc that takes place between the Tsunade Decision arc and the Sasuke Retrieval arc. In this arc, Orochimaru has Kabuto use a jutsu called the Gedo Mark to seal Kakashi's Sharingan. Orochimaru then starts his second invasion on Konoha and uses the reanimation jutsu to bring back Zabuza, Haku, and the Third Hokage.

Playable characters
Characters who didn't appear in the previous game are marked with an asterisk (*). Some characters have been fused together, so the player must use a special jutsu to activate them, such as Sasuke with his Cursed Seal.


 * Naruto Uzumaki (Normal, Nine-Tailed Fox, Taijutsu*)
 * Kakashi Hatake (Normal, ANBU*)
 * Sakura Haruno
 * Sasuke Uchiha
 * Shikamaru Nara
 * Hinata Hyūga (Normal, Byakugan*)
 * Neji Hyūga
 * Rock Lee
 * Zabuza Momochi
 * Haku
 * Orochimaru (Normal, Sealed Arms*)
 * Gaara
 * Chōji Akimichi *
 * Ino Yamanaka *
 * Shino Aburame *
 * Kiba Inuzuka *
 * Tenten *
 * Might Guy *
 * Temari *
 * Kankurō *
 * Third Hokage *
 * Tsunade *
 * Jiraiya *
 * Shizune*
 * Kabuto Yakushi *
 * Kisame Hoshigaki *
 * Itachi Uchiha *
 * Dotō Kazahana * (Japanese version only)