Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4

Lore & Background

The narrative follows Leaf Ninja Naruto Uzumaki and Rogue Ninja Sasuke Uchiha as they participate in the Fourth Shinobi World War against the terrorist organization Akatsuki. The story begins with a fight between the founders of Hidden Leaf Village, Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha. The war involves Obito Uchiha and the reanimated Madara awakening the Ten-Tails. Sasuke learns the village's origin from the reanimated Hokage, and together with Naruto's group, they defeat Obito. Madara is betrayed by Black Zetsu, who revives Kaguya Otsutsuki. Naruto and Sasuke seal Kaguya, and after a final battle, Naruto becomes the Seventh Hokage. The game also includes a story mode set after the war and the downloadable content Road to Boruto, set fifteen years later, focusing on Naruto's son Boruto.

Reader's Guide

The game uses regular fighting systems with the ability to switch among a team of three fighters who can assist each other. Returning features include wall-running, boss fights with quick time events, and hack and slash areas. New features include the ability to break weapons and armor, inflict elemental damage, and swap characters during battle. The roster includes 106 fighters from the Naruto universe, including duplicates and characters from the films The Last: Naruto the Movie and Boruto: Naruto the Movie. The game received generally-positive reviews, with praise for its narrative and graphics, but critics were divided about the story length and control depth. A Nintendo Switch port of the Road to Boruto version was released in April 2020. By June 2026, the game had sold 15 million copies, making it one of the best-selling fighting games of all time.

Did You Know?

• The game was originally intended for PlayStation 3 but development shifted to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
• The expansion Road to Boruto adds characters from the 2015 film Boruto: Naruto the Movie and adult versions of younger fighters.
• The game had sold approximately 8-10 million copies as of the last official public data (around 2020-2021), including the Road to Boruto version.