Naruto: Gekitō Ninja Taisen! 3

Naruto: Gekitou Ninja Taisen 3 is the third installment of the "Gekitou Ninja Taisen" series released for the Gamecube. The game was announced on August 3, 2004, and released in Japan on November 20, 2004. The game covers the events of the anime from the Invasion of Konoha arc to the Search for Tsunade arc. This installment introduces the ability to change forms during combat. In addition, players can now use a team of three characters against an opponent. This game keeps the shop feature from Naruto: Clash of Ninja 2, although its sequel, Naruto: Gekitou Ninja Taisen 4, loses this feature.

Playable characters
An asterisk (*) denotes a new character.


 * Naruto Uzumaki
 * Sasuke Uchiha
 * Sakura Haruno
 * Kakashi Hatake
 * Iruka Umino
 * Rock Lee
 * Neji Hyuga
 * Might Guy
 * Shikamaru Nara
 * Ino Yamanaka
 * Kiba Inuzuka
 * Hinata Hyuga
 * Gaara
 * Kankuro
 * Orochimaru
 * Haku
 * Zabuza Momochi
 * Mizuki
 * Akamaru
 * Karasu
 * Tenten *
 * Choji Akimichi *
 * Shino Aburame *
 * Temari *
 * Jiraiya *
 * Tsunade *
 * Third Hokage *
 * Anko Mitarashi *
 * Itachi Uchiha *