Naruto x Boruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm Connections is the seventh instalment of the Ultimate Ninja Storm series developed by CyberConnect2 and published by Namco-Bandai games for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Steam.
Gameplay changes[]
Here have been some of the confirmed gameplay changes so far:
- Ninja items with the D-pad are now infinite in usage.
- Idle chakra regeneration rate has notably increased.
- Hitstun times are now more generalized across the cast, which may or may not interfere with intended hit effects of attacks from prior games.
- The counter returning from Storm Revolution now inflicts a crumple instead of a ground slide.
- Hitting a victim during crumple state, ground slide (mainly with a chakra dash) or with a tool throw when they are downed causes a re-stand state.
- Damage scaling is implemented, but the game is unable to properly register it at times if the combo is desynced enough.
- Mid-ranged tilt moves are removed, and a replaced with a second chakra technique/jutsu/U1, and for some characters, they now also have essentially 3 chakra techniques usable on-hand.
- The input for the second jutsu is the same as the original input for chakra tool throw. As a result, chakra tool throws have been removed.
Playable Characters[]
- Naruto Uzumaki
- Part I (One-Tailed Form)
- Pyjamas (Costume)
- Part II
- Beginning (Four-Tailed Form)
- Sage Mode (Six-Tailed Form)
- School (Costume)
- Poncho (Costume)
- Five Kage Summit (Nine-Tails Chakra Mode)
- Dark Naruto (Costume)
- Armour (Costume)
- Shinobi World War (Nine-Tails Chakra Mode)
- Cowboy (Costume)
- Gondolier (Costume)
- Kimono (Costume)
- Lederhosen (Costume)
- Matador (Costume)
- Pirate (Costume)
- Warrior (Costume)
- Sasuke Costume
- White Robe (Costume)
- Suit (Costume)
- Traditional Festival Costume
- Tailed Beast Mode (Kurama Mode)
- Six Paths Sage Mode (Kurama Mode)
- The Last (Tailed Beast Sage Mode)
- Seventh Hokage
- Road to Boruto (Kurama Mode)
- Baryon Mode
- Part I (One-Tailed Form)
- Sasuke Uchiha
- Part I
- Black Outfit (Sharingan Mode)
- Blue Outfit (Curse Mark Stage 2)
- Initial Uniform (Sharingan Mode)
- Part II
- Beginning (Curse Mark Stage 2)
- Black Outfit (Curse Mark Stage 2)
- Taka (Mangekyō Sharingan)
- Mangekyō Sharingan (Armoured Susanoo)
- Kimono (Costume)
- Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan (Humanoid Susanoo)
- Naruto Costume
- Napoleon (Costume)
- School (Costume)
- Warrior (Costume)
- Limited Tsukoyomi (Costume)
- Rinnegan (Complete Body — Susanoo)
- The Last (Complete Body — Susanoo)
- Boruto Era
- Wandering Shinobi (Complete Body — Susanoo)
- Supporting Kage
- Without Cloak (Costume)
- Time Travel (Costume) (DLC)
- Part I
- Sakura Haruno
- Part I (Maiden's Anger Mode)
- Part II
- Beginning (Herculean Mode)
- Allied Shinobi Forces (Strength of a Hundred Seal)
- School (Costume)
- Warrior (Costume)
- The Last (Costume)
- Boruto Era (Costume)
- Sai (Fast Writing Mode)
- Casual Outfit
- Allied Shinobi Forces
- Boruto Era (Costume)
- Shikamaru Nara
- Part I (Shadow Imitation Mode)
- Part II (Strategy Mode)
- Allied Shinobi Forces
- Boruto Era (Costume)
- Allied Shinobi Forces
- Ino Yamanaka
- Part I (Covered with Flowers Mode)
- Part II (Hundred Scattered Flowers Mode)
- Beginning
- School (Costume)
- Allied Shinobi Forces
- Boruto Era (Costume)
- Beginning
- Chōji Akimichi
- Part I (Berserker Rage Mode)
- Part II
- Beginning (Expansion Mode)
- Allied Shinobi Forces (Butterfly Mode)
- Boruto Era (Costume)
- Kiba Inuzuka
- Part I (Fang Mode)
- Part II (Food Pills Mode)
- Beginning
- Allied Shinobi Forces
- Boruto Era (Costume)
- Shino Aburame
- Part I (Beetle Mode)
- Part II (Beetle Mode)
- Beginning
- Allied Shinobi Forces
- Boruto Era (Costume)
- Hinata Hyūga
- Part I (Byakugan Mode)
- Part II (Twin Lion Fists Mode)
- Beginning
- School (Costume)
- Allied Shinobi Forces
- Limited Tsukoyomi (Costume)
- The Last (Costume)
- Boruto Era (Costume)
- Beginning
- Gaara
- Part I (Brutal Sand Mode)
- Part II
- Beginning (Shukaku)
- Five Kage Summit (Kazekage Mode)
- Allied Shinobi Forces (Kazekage Mode)
- Fifth Kazekage (Costume) (Kazekage Mode)
- Temari
- Part I (Wind Covered Mode)
- Chūnin Exams
- Sasuke Recovery Mission
- Part II (Heavenly Fan Dance Mode)
- Beginning
- Five Kage Summit
- Allied Shinobi Forces
- Boruto Era (Costume)
- Part I (Wind Covered Mode)
- Kankurō
- Part I (Puppet Dance Mode)
- Chūnin Exams
- Sasuke Recovery Mission
- Part II
- Beginning (Salamander Mode)
- Five Kage Summit (Scorpion Mode)
- Allied Shinobi Forces (Scorpion Mode)
- Boruto Era (Costume)
- Part I (Puppet Dance Mode)
- Rock Lee (Eight Gates Mode)
- Part I
- Part II
- Beginning
- Allied Shinobi Forces
- Boruto Era (Costume)
- Neji Hyūga (Byakugan Mode)
- Part I
- Part II
- Allied Shinobi Forces
- Tenten
- Part I (Ninja Tool Summon Mode)
- Part II (Ninja Tool Summon Mode)
- Allied Shinobi Forces (Bashōsen Mode)
- Boruto Era (Costume)
- Allied Shinobi Forces (Bashōsen Mode)
- Hanabi Hyūga (Byakugan Mode)
- Part II (Costume)
- The Last
- Kakashi Hatake
- Young Kakashi (White Light Blade Mode)
- Part I (Sharingan Mode)
- Anbu (Costume)
- School (Costume)
- Part II
- Beginning (Mangekyō Sharingan)
- Allied Shinobi Forces (Mangekyō Sharingan)
- Double Sharingan (Complete Body — Susanoo)
- New Era (Costume)
- Obito Uchiha
- Young Obito (Sharingan Mode)
- Tobi Suit (Unmasked)
- Masked Man (Sharingan Mode)
- Akatsuki Cloak (Sharingan Mode)
- Shinobi World War (Sharingan and Rinnegan Mode)
- Unmasked (Sharingan and Rinnegan Mode)
- Six Paths (Sword of Nunoboko)
- Yamato (Wood Release Mode)
- Anbu (Costume)
- Part II
- Might Guy
- Parts I-II (Eight Gates Mode)
- Allied Shinobi Forces (Eight Gates Mode)
- Birth of the Ten-Tails' Jinchūriki (Eight Gates Released Formation)
- Asuma Sarutobi (Flying Swallow Mode)
- Alive
- Reanimation — (DLC 3)
- Iruka Umino (Strict Sensei Mode)
- Allied Shinobi Forces
- Shisui Uchiha (Complete Body — Susanoo)
- Hashirama Senju
- Alive (Chakra Blades Mode)
- Sage Mode (Wood Release: Wood Human Technique)
- Hokage Cloak (Costume)
- Tobirama Senju (Water Release Mode)
- Alive
- Reanimation
- Hiruzen Sarutobi (Hokage Mode)
- Alive
- Reanimation
- Hokage Cloak (Costume)
- Minato Namikaze
- Flak Jacket (Yellow Flash Mode)
- Casual Wear (Costume)
- Hokage Cloak (Yellow Flash Mode)
- Reanimation (Nine-Tails Chakra Mode)
- Flak Jacket (Yellow Flash Mode)
- Kushina Uzumaki (Red Habenero Mode)
- Casual Outfit
- Flak Jacket (Costume)
- Jiraiya (Sage Mode)
- Parts I-II
- Sannin Era (Costume)
- Orochimaru (White Snake Mode)
- Parts I-II
- Sannin Era (Costume)
- Akatsuki Cloak
- Mission Uniform (Costume)
- Tsunade (Herculean Mode, Creation Rebirth)
- Parts I-II
- Sannin Era (Costume)
- Chiyo (Chikamatsu Ten Puppets Mode)
- Alive
- Reanimation (Costume)
- A (Raikage Mode)
- Five Kage Summit
- Raikage Cloak
- Raikage Hat (Costume)
- Darui (Black Lightning Mode)
- New Era (Costume)
- Mei Terumī (Mizukage Mode)
- Mizukage Hat (Costume)
- Ōnoki (Tsuchikage Mode)
- Tsuchikage Hat (Costume)
- Mifune (Samurai Mode)
- Five Kage Summit (Costume)
- Hanzō (Salamander Mode)
- Alive (Costume)
- Reanimation
- Rasa (Kazekage Mode)
- Alive (Costume)
- Reanimation
- A (Raikage Mode)
- Alive (Costume)
- Reanimation
- Gengetsu Hōzuki (Mizukage Mode)
- Alive (Costume)
- Reanimation
- Mū (Tsuchikage Mode)
- Alive/Flak Jacket (Costume)
- Reanimation
- Yugito Nii (Matatabi)
- Alive
- Reanimation
- Yagura (Isobu)
- Alive
- Reanimation
- Indra Ōtsutsuki (Complete Body — Susanoo)
- Kaguya Ōtsutsuki (Rinne Sharingan and Byakugan Mode)
- Madara Uchiha
- Alive (Costume)
- Reanimation (Rinnegan Mode)
- Reanimation Resolved (Complete Body — Susanoo)
- Black Robe (Costume)
- Six Paths (Rinne Sharingan and Limbo: Border Jail)
- Nagato
- Pain (God Mode)
- Reanimation (Six Paths Mode)
- Itachi Uchiha (Complete Body — Susanoo)
- Anbu
- Akatsuki Cloak
- Akatsuki Cloak (with Hat)
- Reanimation
- Kisame Hoshigaki (Samehada Fusion Mode)
- Akatsuki Cloak
- Akatsuki Cloak (with Hat)
- Akatsuki Cloak
- Hidan (Jashin Ritual Mode)
- Pre-Akatsuki
- Akatsuki Cloak
- Kakuzu (Shinzo Mode)
- Pre-Akatsuki
- Akatsuki Cloak
- Reanimation
- Deidara (C2 Dragon Mode)
- Pre-Akatsuki
- Akatsuki Cloak
- Akatsuki Cloak (with Hat)
- Reanimation
- Sasori (Human Puppet Mode)
- Pre-Akatsuki
- Akatsuki Cloak
- Reanimation
- Kabuto Yakushi
- Casual Outfit (Chakra Scalpel Mode)
- Snake Cloak (Snake Mode)
- Sage Mode (Twin Demons Mode)
- Karin (Angry Mode, Attracted Mode (against Sasuke))
- Casual Outfit
- Akatsuki Cloak (Costume)
- Prisoner Outfit
- Suigetsu Hōzuki (Water Arm Mode)
- Casual Outfit
- Akatsuki Cloak (Costume)
- Jūgo (Curse Mark Mode)
- Casual Outfit
- Akatsuki Cloak (Costume)
- Kimimaro (Curse Mark Stage 2)
- Alive
- Reanimation (Costume)
- Zabuza Momochi (Demon Mode)
- Alive
- Hidden Mist Costume
- Reanimation
- Alive
- Danzō Shimura (Released Seal Mode)
- Hokage Hat (Costume)
- Boruto Uzumaki
- Casual Outfit
- Time Travel (Costume) (DLC)
- Scientific Ninja Tool
- Naruto Outfit
- Kāma (Kāma Mode)
- Without Jacket (Costume)
- Casual Outfit
- Sarada Uchiha (Sharingan Mode)
- Casual Outfit
- Ninja Academy (Costume)
- Chūnin Exam
- Casual Outfit
- Mecha-Naruto (Mecha-Kurama Form)
- Kawaki (Kāma Mode)
- Jigen (Kāma Mode)
- Delta (Frustrated Mode)
- Koji Kashin (Sage Mode)
- Without Cloak (Costume)
- Without Mask (Costume)
- DLC
- Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki (Six Paths Mode)
- Isshiki Ōtsutsuki (Dōjutsu Mode)
- Kurenai Yūhi (Cherry Blossom Mode)
- Kawaki (Kām Progression)
Customisation[]
Players are able to customise their characters with various items unlocked throughout the game.
Items[]
- Head
- White Cat Ears
- Black Cat Ears
- White Bunny Ears
- Black Bunny Ears
- Fox Ears
- Demon Horns
- Ogre Horns
- Konan's Hair Ornament
- Paper Shuriken
- Blue Butterfly
- Kabuki Piece
- Sakura's Hair Ornament
- Tazuna's Hat
- Origami Crane
- Halo
- Tobi's Mask
- Tobi's War Mask
- Haku's Mask
- Nine Tails' Mask
- Mysterious Man's Mask
- Yamato's Anbu Mask
- Kakashi's Anbu Mask
- Anbu Mask 1
- Anbu Mask 2
- Anbu Mask 3
- Anbu Mask 4
- Anbu Mask 5
- Anbu Mask 6
- Anbu Mask 7
- Anbu Mask 8
- Hidden Ninja Mask 1
- Hidden Ninja Mask 2
- Hidden Ninja Mask 3
- Kakuzu's Water Release Mask
- Kakuzu's Lightning Release Mask
- Kakuzu's Fire Release Mask
- Kakuzu's Wind Release Mask
- Funny Mask
Combination Ultimate Jutsu[]
All Combination Ultimate Jutsu techniques featured in Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 return, along with some new additions:
- Naruto Uzumaki (Seventh Hokage), Hinata Hyūga (Road to Boruto) and Boruto Uzumaki (Uzumaki Twin Striking Palms)
- Sasuke Uchiha (Supporting Shadow), Sakura Haruno (Road to Boruto) and Sarada Uchiha (Uchiha Cherry Blossom Thunderclap)
- Naruto Uzumaki (Seventh Hokage) and Kawaki (Rasengan: "Ensemble")
- Kawaki and Boruto Uzumaki (Kāma) (Rasengan: "Unison")
- Jigen, Koji Kashin, Delta, and Boro (Kara Savagery)
- Hagoromo, Asura and Indra (Origin of Ninshū) (DLC)
- Asuma and Kurenai (Demonic Illusion: Tree Binding Wind Blade) (DLC)
- Asura, Hashirama (Sage Mode) and Naruto Uzumaki (Six Paths Sage Mode) (Six Paths: True Several Rasenshuriken) (DLC)
Boss Battles[]
This is the list of confirmed returning boss battles from previous instalments, as well as new ones, featured in this game:
- History Mode
- Naruto Uzumaki vs. Shukaku
- Naruto Uzumaki and Sakura Haruno vs. Kakashi Hatake
- Naruto Uzumaki vs. Sasuke Uchiha (Orochimaru's Hideout)
- Sasuke Uchiha vs. Itachi Uchiha
- Naruto Uzumaki vs. Pain
- Naruto Uzumaki vs. Kurama
- Sasuke Uchiha/Itachi Uchiha vs. Kabuto Yakushi
- Hashirama Senju vs. Madara Uchiha
- Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha vs. Obito Uchiha
- Naruto Uzumaki vs. Sasuke Uchiha (Part II, Valley of the End)
- Special Story Mode
- Sasuke Uchiha vs. Naruto Uzumaki
- Boruto Uzumaki, Sarada Uchiha and Mitsuki vs. Nanashi Uchiha
- Boruto Uzumaki vs. Nanashi Uchiha
- Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha vs. Merz
- Boruto Uzumaki, Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha vs. Merz
- Boruto Uzumaki and Nanashi Uchiha vs. the Uchiha Clan
Playable Stages[]
- Training Field
- Day
- Evening
- The Great Naruto Bridge
- The Forest of Death
- Chūnin Exams Prelims Stage
- Chūnin Exams Finals Stage
- Lookout Tower
- Konohagakure Forest
- Day
- Evening
- Inn Town
- Grassy Waves Prairie
- Day
- Night
- Forest of Quiet Movement
- Day
- Evening
- Night
- Valley of the End
- Past
- Part I
- Rainy
- Clear
- Part II
- Final Battle
- Giant Mushroom Forest
- Konohagakure
- Part II
- Destroyed
- Ruined
- Under Reconstruction
- After the Great Ninja War
- Road to Boruto
- Sunagakure
- Sunagakure Gate
- Five Seal Barrier Cliff
- Akatsuki Hideout
- Orochimaru's Hideout
- Normal
- Destroyed
- Forest of Dead Trees
- Sulphur Stone Temple
- Amegakure
- Upper
- Lower
- The Uchiha Hideout
- Normal
- Destroyed
- Storm Cloud Ravine
- Mount Myōboku
- Site of Planetary Devastation
- Five Kage Summit Venue
- Great Snowfield of Iron
- Samurai Bridge
- On
- Under
- Waterfall of Truth
- Day
- Evening
- Tailed Beast Ruins
- Mountain Graveyard
- Lightning Desert
- Crashing Waves Coast
- The Wasteland at Dawn
- Great Ninja War Battlefield
- Hidden Snake Grotto
- Foot of God Tree
- Moonlit Battlefield
- Obliterated Battlefield
- Alternate Dimension
- Zone of the First Orb
- Kaguya's Dimensions (Kaguya enabled only)
- The Hokage's Mansion
- Chūnin Exam - Third Round Hall (Road to Boruto)
- Otherworld Divine Tree (Road to Boruto)
- Mountainous Region
- The Zero Hideout
- Normal
- Destroyed
- Shinobi World Tournament
Mode Exclusive Stages[]
- History Mode
- Great Ninja War Battlefield (Ten-Tails Revival)
- Mental World
- Valley of the End (River)
- Academy (Story Secret Action flashback)
- Special Story Mode
- Nanashi's Space
- Uchiha Clan Territory
Downloadable Content[]
Non-Standard Edition DLC[]
- Kakashi Hatake (Double Sharingan)
- Costume - Maskless
- Minato Namikaze
- Costume - Genin Outfit (Ultimate Digital and Premium Collector's Editions only)
- Kushina Uzumaki
- Costume - Outfit (Ultimate Digital and Premium Collector's Editions only)
- Sakura Haruno (Part II)
- Costume - Wedding Outfit (Ultimate Digital and Premium Collector's Editions only)
- Ino Yamanaka (Part II)
- Costume - Wedding Outfit (Ultimate Digital and Premium Collector's Editions only)
- Tenten (Part II)
- Costume - Wedding Outfit (Ultimate Digital and Premium Collector's Editions only)
Season Pass[]
- Preorder Bonus
- Naruto Uzumaki
- Costume - Great Ninja War - End
- DLC Pack 1
- Character - Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki
- Combination Ultimate Jutsu - Origin of Ninshū
- Matching Voice x12
- Ninja Info Card x5
- DLC Pack 2
- Character - Isshiki Ōtsutsuki
- Boruto Uzumaki
- Costume - Time Travel
- Sasuke Uchiha (Wandering Shinobi)
- Costume - Time Travel
- Matching Voice x12
- Ninja Info Card x5
- DLC Pack 3
- Character - Kurenai Yūhi
- Combination Ultimate Jutsu - Demonic Illusion: Tree Binding Wind Blade
- Combination Ultimate Jutsu - Six Paths: True Several Rasenshuriken
- Matching Voice x12
- Ninja Info Card x5
- DLC Pack 4
- Character - Kawaki (Kāma Progression)
- Naruto Uzumaki
- Costume - Ichiraku Ramen Costume
- Hinata Hyūga
- Costume - Road to Sakura
- Matching Voice x12
- Ninja Info Card x5
Miscellaneous DLC Packs[]
- Pre-Order Pack
These costumes were initially preorder exclusive but were later sold in a pack.
- Naruto Uzumaki
- Costume - The Final Battle
- Costume - TV Anime 20th Anniversary
- Sasuke Uchiha
- Costume - TV Anime 20th Anniversary
- Nostalgic Anime Song and Item Pack
- Anime Songs
- Items
- Substitution Item: Microphone
- Substitution Item: Orange Headphones
- Ninja Info Card Skin: Nostalgic Anime Song Skin
Trivia[]
- The feature to customise the appearance of playable characters, first introduced in Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Revolution, finally makes a reappearance after being omitted in the previous game.
- It is unknown where in the timeline the Special Story takes place - it appears to at the least follow after Boruto: Naruto the Movie, though Boruto is clearly shown with his Kāma.
- The developers were accused by the English voice actors from the game to have re-dubbed over their lines with AI. The developers revealed that the questionable voice work was just the result of poor editing, and it will be fixed in a later update.[1][2]
External Links[]
References[]
Video Games | |||||||
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Ultimate Ninja series | Naruto: Ultimate Ninja - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - Card Battle - Mission - Online - Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Heroes - 2 - 3 - Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Impact - Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm - 2 - 3 - 4 - Generations - Revolution - Connections | ||||||
Uzumaki Chronicles series | Naruto: Uzumaki Chronicles - 2 - Naruto Shippūden: Legends: Akatsuki Rising - Naruto Shippūden: Kizuna Drive | ||||||
Path of the Ninja series | Naruto: Path of the Ninja - 2 - RPG 2 - Naruto: Konoha Senki - Naruto: Konoha Ninpōchō | ||||||
Ninja Council series | Naruto: Ninja Council - 2 - 2 (European Version) - 3 - 4 - Naruto Shippūden: Shinobi Rumble - Naruto Shippūden: Naruto vs. Sasuke | ||||||
Ninja Destiny series | Naruto: Ninja Destiny - 2 - 3 | ||||||
Clash of Ninja series | Naruto: Clash of Ninja - 2 - 3 - 4 - EX - EX 2 - EX 3 - Special - Naruto: Clash of Ninja Revolution - 2 - 3 | ||||||
Other Naruto Games | Naruto: Shinobi no Sato no Jintori Kassen - Naruto: Rise of a Ninja - Naruto: The Broken Bond - Naruto Mobile - Naruto Shippūden 3D: The New Era - Naruto Shippūden: Dairansen! Kage Bunshin Emaki - Naruto Shippūden: Dragon Blade Chronicles - Naruto SD Powerful Shippūden - Naruto to Boruto: Shinobi Striker - Naruto x Boruto: Ninja Voltage | ||||||
Crossover Games | Jump Super Stars - Jump Ultimate Stars - Battle Stadium D.O.N - J-Stars Victory VS - Jumputi Heroes - Jump Force - Jump Assemble |