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{{Nihongo|''Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja 4'', known in Japan as ''Naruto Shippuden: Narutimate Accel''|{{ruby|NARUTO|ナルト}} 疾風伝 ナルティメットアクセル|''Naruto Shippūden: Narutimetto Akuseru''}} is the fourth installment of the ''Ultimate Ninja'' series and the first installment of the ''Accel'' series in Japan. It was released in Japan April 5, 2007, in North America on March 24, 2009, and in Europe on April 30, 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.naruto-videogames.com/it/game/playstation-2/ultimate-ninja-4:-naruto-shippuden/|title=Ultimate Ninja 4: Naruto Shippuden - playstation 2|publisher=Naruto videogames.com/it|access-date=2009-04-27|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090925172332/http://www.naruto-videogames.com/it/game/playstation-2/ultimate-ninja-4%3A-naruto-shippuden/|archive-date=2009-09-25}}</ref> The game introduces ''Naruto Shippūden'' characters for the first time, featuring 52 playable characters. Other changes include the introduction of fixed ultimate jutsu, which change as health decreases or if the player enters any secondary mode. The graphical style of the game has also been toned down, retaining the anime look. The RPG mode (now called Master Mode) is heavily expanded, now featuring a more action-oriented gameplay and explore the massive world of ''Naruto'' (unlike the previous games which had a more sandbox-style gameplay). This is the last Naruto game features English dub.

The game only covers halfway through the Kazekage Rescue arc in the Shippuden storyline (roughly at episode 15 in the anime), though to make up for the lack of story, a filler arc is made up for the game that takes place before the Shippuden storyline called the "Black Shadow". Hero's History mode from ''Ultimate Ninja 3'' is also retained, now retelling the events of the original series more faithfully and includes completely redone and improved scenes from ''Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 3'' as well as redone CGI scenes.

While some characters retain their old techniques, others, such as Neji, have theirs upgraded. The game contains an two original storylines involving moving up a haunted castle in the sky to the 100th floor in "The Mugenjo" mode from Naruto's perspective (or 30 subfloors if playing the "Hidden Mugenjo" mode from Jiraiya's perspective). Each floor has several "blank" rooms where the users place randomly generated scrolls to determine the type of action that will take place in the room. The scrolls include Battle (a player vs. CPU fight) and five mini game scrolls: Tree Climbing (Naruto dashes up a tree and dodges broken branches), Shadow Possession ([[Simon (game)|''Simon'']]-style button pressing), Amusement ([[slot machines]]), Riddle (answer ''Naruto'' trivia) and Clone (the [[shell game]] where the player tries to follow the real clone). Non-blank rooms include Treasure Rooms, Healing Rooms and Drama rooms (where the story progresses and cut scenes take place). Other game modes include vs. CPU and ad hoc wireless battle mode where players can fight against a friend using game sharing (only one UMD, but two PSPs).

''Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Heroes 3'', known as {{nihongo|''Naruto Shippuden: Narutimate Accel 3''|{{ruby|NARUTO|ナルト}} 疾風伝 ナルティメットアクセル３|Naruto Shippūden: Narutimetto Akuseru 3}} in Japan, is the sixth installment in the ''Ultimate Ninja'' series and the third and final installment of both the ''Heroes'' series in the west and the ''Accel'' series in Japan, announced as an exclusive title for the PlayStation Portable.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://psp.ign.com/articles/105/1053961p1.html|title=Ultimate Ninja Heroes 3|date=10 December 2009|publisher=Naruto videogames.com/it|access-date=December 24, 2009}}</ref> The game was released in Japan on December 10, 2009 and was released in North America on May 11, 2010.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.namcobandaigames.com/news/389 | title = Naruto Shippuden Ultimate Ninja Heroes 3|publisher=[[Namco Bandai]] | access-date = December 10, 2009}}</ref> The game features of a roster of more than 50 characters, 48 of which are from the TV series ''[[Naruto Shippuden]]''. English dub return since ''Ultimate Ninja 4''. The game features four-player local multiplayer battles, as well as Sasuke and the members of [[List of Naruto characters#Taka|Team Hebi]]. It features a story arc "Leaf Anbu Attacks" about Village Hidden under the Moon designed by CyberConnect2 that is unique to this game, as well as a regular one that follows the Naruto ''Shippūden'' storyline and one that follows Sasuke's story. This was the last game released under the Ultimate Ninja Heroes moniker.

''Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4'', known in Japan as {{nihongo|''Naruto Shippūden: Narutimate Storm 4''|{{ruby|NARUTO|ナルト}} 疾風伝 ナルティメットストーム 4}}, was announced on December 11, 2014, for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC as the sixth installment and the final main installment in the ''Storm'' series. It was released on February 4, 2016, in Japan, February 5, 2016 in Europe, and February 9, 2016 in North America. The western release added Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese voices.

. On February 23, 2023, in celebration for the ''[[Naruto]]'' anime's 20th anniversary, was announced for the Playstation 4, and 5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One and Series X & S, and PC. It features content and story from all previous ''Ninja Storm'' games, as well as an original storyline. All 124 characters returned, along with newcomers such as Indra and Asura Ōtsutsuki. 60 FPS support is included with next-gen consoles. It was released in Japan on November 16, 2023, followed by its global release the next day on November 17. Furthermore, the Xbox and PC versions, as well as the Western release for the PlayStation and Switch versions, added French and German voices.