Over 52 playable characters have been confirmed for the PlayStation 2 fighting game Ultimate Ninja 4: Naruto Shippuden, that will be released in America on March 17th, 2009. This is thanks to the game’s release in Japan back in April 2007 under the name Naruto Shippuuden: Narutimate Accel. The game covers the first 17 episodes of the Naruto Shippuden series.
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List of new playable characters in alphabetical order:
1. Chiyo
2. Deidara
3. Gaara
4. Itachi Uchiha
5. Kakashi Hatake
6. Kankuro
7. Kisame Hoshigaki
8. Might Guy
9. Naruto Uzumaki
10. Neji Hyuga
11. Rock Lee
12. Sakura Haruno
13. Sasori (in Hiruko)
14. Shikamaru Nara
15. Temari
16. Tenten
List of returning playable characters in alphabetical order:
17. Anko Mitarashi
18. Asuma Sarutobi
19. Chouji Akimichi
20. First Hokage
21. Gaara
22. Haku
23. Hanabi Hyuga
24. Hinata Hyuuga
25. Ino Yamanaka
26. Jiraiya
27. Jirobo
28. Kabuto Yakushi
29. Kankuro
30. Kiba Inuzuka
31. Kidomaru
32. Kimimaro Kaguya
33. Konohamaru
34. Kurenai Yuhi
35. Naruto Uzumaki
36. Neji Hyuga
37. Orochimaru
38. Rock Lee
39. Sakon/Ukon
40. Sakura Haruno
41. Sasuke Uchiha
42. Second Hokage
43. Shikamaru Nara
44. Shino Aburame
45. Shizune
46. Tayuya
47. Temari
48. Tenten
49. Third Hokage
50. Tsunade
51. Yellow Flash (Fourth Hokage)
52. Yondaime
53. Zabuza Momochi
See the Ultimate Ninja 4: Naruto Shippuden character roster.