Naruto: The Way of The Hokage (ナルト：火影の道, Naruto: Hokage no michi) is a 2.5D Fighting game developed by Arc System Works and published by Namco Bandai. This is the first console title since Naruto to Boruto: Shinobi Striker. and the third fighting game based off of an anime developed by Arc System Works, first being Fist of The North Star, and second being Dragon Ball FighterZ. The game focuses on the entirety of Naruto's pre-timeskip.
Modes[]
- The Tale of Naruto Uzumaki: Experience the story of Naruto through the interactive, over-arching campaign.
- Ninja World Tournament: Play an original story mode focusing on a village-wide tournament.
- Arcade Mode: Play a classic Arcade ladder and unlock unique endings for every character.
- Versus Mode: Play a 1 vs 1 match either against another player or the CPU.
- Mission Mode: Fight using different stipulations to earn rewards.
- Trial Mode: Learn each character's moveset and combos.
- Training Mode: Practice combos and moves against a training dummy.
- Online Mode: Play online matches against people in ranked or player match modes
- Options Mode: Change different options.
- Store: Purchase DLC
The Tale of Naruto Uzumaki[]
This mode details the entirety of Part 1 of Naruto through fights, minigames, and boss battles.
Prologue: The Genin's Travels
- Fight: Naruto Vs Mizuki
- Minigame: Hide and Seek with Konohamaru
- Boss Battle: Team 7 Vs Kakashi
Chapter 1: The Land of Waves
- Fight: Kakashi Vs Zabuza
- Fight: Naruto Vs Zabuza
- Fight: Kakashi Vs Zabuza II
- Boss Battle: Naruto (with Sasuke) Vs Haku
- Boss Battle: Kakashi Vs Zabuza III
Chapter 2: The Chunin Exams Part 1
- Fight: Sasuke Vs Lee
- Minigame: Tree Climbing
- Fight: Naruto (with Sasuke and Sakura) Vs Orochimaru
- Fight: Sasuke Vs Orochimaru
- Fight: Anko Vs Orochimaru
- Fight: Sakura Vs Sound Ninja Trio
- Fight: Ino-Shika-Cho Vs Sound Ninja Trio
Chapter 3: The Chunin Exams Part 2
- Fight: Shino Vs Zaku
- Boss Battle: Sakura Vs Ino
- Fight: Tenten Vs Temari
- Fight: Shikamaru Vs Kin
- Boss Battle: Naruto Vs Kiba
- Fight: Hinata Vs Neji
- Boss Battle: Lee Vs Gaara
- Fight: Choji Vs Dosu
- Fight: Kakashi Vs Kabuto
Chapter 4: The Chunin Exams Part 3
- Boss Battle: Naruto Vs Neji
- Boss Battle: Shikamaru Vs Temari
- Boss Battle: Sasuke Vs Gaara
Chapter 5: Destruction of The Leaf
- Fight: Sasuke Vs Temari
- Fight: Sasuke Vs Gaara II
- Boss Battle: Naruto Vs Gaara
- Boss Battle: The Third Hokage Vs Orochimaru
- Fight: Kakashi Vs Itachi
- Fight: Guy Vs Kisame
- Fight: Sasuke Vs Itachi
Chapter 6: The Search For Tsunade
- Fight: Naruto Vs Jiraya
- Minigame: Tree Climbing
- Fight: Naruto Vs Tsunade
- Fight: Tsunade Vs Kabuto
- Boss Battle: Naruto Vs Kabuto
- Boss Battle: Jiraya (With Tsunade) Vs Orochimaru
Chapter 7: The Chase For Sasuke
- Fight: Naruto Vs Sasuke
- Fight: Sasuke Vs Sound 4
- Fight: Choji Vs Jirobo
- Fight: Butterfly Choji Vs Curse Mark Jirobo
- Fight: Neji Vs Kidomaru
- Fight: Neji Vs Curse Mark Kidomaru
- Fight: Kiba Vs Sakon
- Fight: Kiba Vs Curse Mark Sakon
- Fight: Shikamaru Vs Tayuya
- Fight: Shikamaru Vs Curse Mark Tayuya
- Fight: Naruto Vs Kimimaro
- Boss Battle: Lee (With Gaara) Vs Kimimaro
- Boss Battle: Naruto Vs Sasuke II
- Boss Battle: One-Tailed Naruto Vs Curse Mark Sasuke
Gameplay[]
TBA
Characters[]
This game features characters across Part 1 of Naruto.
- Naruto Uzumaki
- Sasuke Uchika
- Sakura Haruno
- Kakashi Hatake (Unlockable in Console Version)
- Rock Lee
- Neji Hyuga
- Tenten
- Might Guy (Unlockable in Console Version)
- Shikamaru Nara
- Choji Akimichi
- Ino Yamanaka
- Asuma Sarutobi (DLC in Console Version, added to Arcade Version in update 1.1.4)
- Kiba Inuzuka
- Shino Aburame
- Hinata Hyuga
- Kurenai Yuhi (DLC in Console Version, added to Arcade Version in update 1.1.4)
- Gaara of The Sand (Unlockable in Console Version)
- Kankuro (Unlockable in Console Version)
- Temari (Unlockable in Console Version)
- Zabuza Momochi (Unlockable in Console Version)
- Haku (Unlockable in Console Version)
- Zaku Abumi (Unlockable in Console Version, added to Arcade Version in update 1.0.9)
- Dosu Kinuta (Unlockable in Console Version, added to Arcade Version in update 1.0.9)
- Kin Tsuchi (Unlockable in Console Version, added to Arcade Version in update 1.0.9)
- The Third Hokage (Unlockable in Console Version, added to Arcade Version in update 1.0.7)
- Orochimaru (Unlockable in Console Version, added to Arcade Version in update 1.0.7)
- Kabuto Yakushi (Unlockable in Console Version, added to Arcade Version in update 1.0.6)
- Anko Mitarashi (Unlockable in Console Version, added to Arcade Version in update 1.0.6)
- Jiraya (Unlockable in Console Version, added to Arcade Version in update 1.0.8)
- Tsunade (Unlockable in Console Version, added to Arcade Version in update 1.0.8)
- Itachi Uchiha (Unlockable in Console Version, added to Arcade Version in update 1.0.8)
- Kisame Hoshigaki (Unlockable in Console Version, added to Arcade Version in update 1.0.8)
- Sakon/Ukon (Unlockable in Console Version, added to Arcade Version in update 1.1.0)
- Jirobo (Unlockable in Console Version, added to Arcade Version in update 1.1.0)
- Kidomaru (Unlockable in Console Version, added to Arcade Version in update 1.1.0)
- Tayuya (Unlockable in Console Version, added to Arcade Version in update 1.1.0)
- Kimimaro (Unlockable in Console Version, added to Arcade Version in update 1.1.0)
- Sakon/Ukon [Curse Mark Stage 2] (Unlockable in Console Version, added to Arcade Version in update 1.1.2)
- Jirobo [Curse Mark Stage 2] (Unlockable in Console Version, added to Arcade Version in update 1.1.2)
- Kidomaru [Curse Mark Stage 2] (Unlockable in Console Version, added to Arcade Version in update 1.1.2)
- Tayuya [Curse Mark Stage 2] (Unlockable in Console Version, added to Arcade Version in update 1.1.2)
- Kimimaro [Curse Mark Stage 2] (Unlockable in Console Version, added to Arcade Version in update 1.1.2)
- Choji Akimichi [Butterfly Mode] (Unlockable in Console Version, added to Arcade Version in update 1.1.2)
- Rock Lee [Drunken Fist] (Unlockable in Console Version, added to Arcade Version in update 1.1.2)
- Naruto Uzumaki [One-Tailed Mode] (Unlockable in Console Version, Secret boss in Arcade version, made playable in update 1.1.4)
- Sasuke Uchiha [Curse Mark Stage 2] (Unlockable in Console Version, Secret boss in Arcade version, made playable in update 1.1.4)
- Mizuki (DLC in Console Version, added to Arcade Version in update 1.1.4)
- Shizune (DLC in Console Version, added to Arcade Version in update 1.1.4)
- Iruka Umino (DLC in Console Version, added to Arcade Version in update 1.1.4)
- The First Hokage (DLC in Console Version, added to Arcade Version in update 1.1.4)
- The Second Hokage (DLC in Console Version, added to Arcade Version in update 1.1.4)
Stages[]
TBA
Development[]
TBA
Trivia[]
TBA