Naruto Shippūden: Gekitō Ninja Taisen! Special

'''Naruto Shippūden: Gekitō Ninja Taisen! Special''' is the eighth installment of the "Gekitō Ninja Taisen" series, and is set to release in Japan on December 2, 2010. New characters include Sage Mode Naruto and Mangekyō Sharingan Sasuke. ANBU Kakashi, previously playable in Naruto Shippūden: Clash of Ninja Revolution 3, makes his debut in the Japanese series, and Ino Yamanaka, having been omitted from the past three Japanese games and Revolution 3, returns to the series in a post-timeskip form.

Confirmed characters

 * Naruto Uzumaki (can enable Nine-Tailed Fox)
 * Sage Mode Naruto
 * Mangekyō Sharingan Sasuke
 * Sakura Haruno
 * ANBU Kakashi
 * Rock Lee
 * Shikamaru Nara
 * Ino Yamanaka
 * Jiraiya
 * Itachi Uchiha