45 characters will appear in Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja 5 (called Naruto Shippuden: Narutimate Accel 2 in Japan), which is the fifth installment in the Ultimate Ninja series. It will be released later this year in November in Europe (and hopefully America) for PlayStation 2.
As expected, this game is another 3D fighting title based on the popular Naruto Shippuden anime. This version will feature lots of Time Skip characters (marked in parenthesis below), an RPG mode that allows players to roam through sections of the village and speak with characters and introduces “Assist Characters”. They can be called upon during a match to do extra damage. More damage will be done if you select characters who have some kind of relationship or association in the anime/manga. In which case you can create a unique jutsus during the fight. Summons have been removed from the game.
Here is the list of playable characters for Ultimate Ninja 5:
1. Naruto Uzumaki (time skip, Demon fox)
2. Sasuke Uchiha (time skip, Cursed Seal)
3. Sakura Haruno (time skip
4. Kakashi Hatake
5. Rock Lee (time skip, Drunk)
6. Neji Hyuga (time skip)
7. Tenten (time skip)
8. Might Guy
9. Shikamaru Nara (time skip)
10. Choji Akimichi (time skip, Super)
11. Ino Yamanaka (time skip)
12. Asuma Sarutobi
13. Shino Aburame (time skip)
14. Kiba Inuzuka (time skip)
15. Hinata Hyuga (time skip)
16. Kurenai Yuhi
17. Gaara (time skip, Shukaku)
18. Kankuro (time skip)
19. Temari (time skip)
20. Chiyo (with Sasori’s parents)
21. Itachi Uchiha
22. Kisame Hoshigaki
23. Deidara
24. Sasori (Hiruko, with Third Kazekage, true form)
25. Sai
26. Yamato
27. Jiraiya
28. Tsunade
29. Shizune
30. Orochimaru
31. Kabuto Yakushi
32. Jirobo (cursed seal)
33. Kidomaru (cursed seal)
34. Sakon and Ukon (cursed seal)
35. Tayuya (cursed seal)
36. Kimimaro (cursed seal)
37. First Hokage
38. Second Hokage
39. Third Hokage
40. Fourth Hokage
41. Hanabi Hyuga
42. Konohamaru Sarutobi
43. Anko Mitarashi
44. Haku
45. Zabuza Momochi