Naruto Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 Shikamaru's Tale DLC

My favorite character from Naruto is finally getting his due. Get ready for the 1st DLC pack that contains so much content for the Naruto Shippuden fans! Get Shikamaru's Tale Extra Scenario, exclusive costumes, Combination Secret Techniques, and in-game items on 3/15!

Last week, Bandai Namco confirmed exactly when Naruto Shippuden Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 fans will be able to enjoy the Shikamaru’s Tale DLC pack. With the additional content being very close to release, the Japanese publisher has shared a new trailer showcasing its content.

The Naruto Shippuden Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 Shikamaru’s Tale DLC pack, which has been originally revealed not too long ago by popular Japanese magazine Shonen Jump, includes a three hour long DLC scenario focused on Shikamaru. The new scenario is based on the official book starring Shikamaru, set two years after the events of the Fourth Shinobi War.

The Shikamaru’s Tale DLC pack doesn’t include just the additional scenario, but also an additional costume for Naruto, four new Combination Ultimate Jutsu techniques and more. You can check out the new trailer right below.

The Naruto Shippuden Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 Shikamaru’s Tale DLC will be available for download for all Season Pass holders starting from next week, March 8th. Everyone else will be able to purchase and download the additional content from March 15th.

The Naruto Shippuden Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 Season Pass grants access to all the additional content that will be released later in the future for the CyberConnect 2 developed game. Among the content will be new sub scenarios, new combination techniques, new costumes , new Ninja Info Cards, new Matching Voice, costumes from previous Naruto games and extra playable characters.

Naruto Shippuden Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 Review Plus a Free Year Subscription To XBOX Live Giveaway

"Sasuke...do you remember? The entire village hated me.  One bad move, and I could have ended up just like you, and ended up all alone.  But I felt better, knowing there was someone out there exactly like me. I was happy to be your friend".
                                                                           - Naruto

Naruto Shippuden Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 is the game that concludes over a decade of entertainment from my favorite anime/manga.  MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD.

Well, it's not a spoiler if you're a fan of Naruto because most likely you read the manga which concluded the series a few months ago.  Unfortunately, the TV series is doing what it does best which is continue two consecutive seasons of spoilers to drag the series out and get more profits.

If you stuck to the manga, then you won't be disappointed nor surprised at what you will see when you play Naruto Shippuden Ultimate Ninja Storm 4.  You get to the story of an immature outcast boy develop into a respected leader of his community by overcoming obstacles and gained the trust of various citizens in the ninja world.

Story
Due to their beliefs/Nindo (way of the ninja), Sasuke and Naruto quarrel throughout Naruto and Naruto Shippuden.  Sasuke was a realist that saw the world for what it is, and Naruto was an idealist that saw the world as it could be.  Unconvinced either view was correct, Sasuke eventually left to Team 7 up with exiled ninjas like Orochimaru and Madara in order to gain more power and make his goal come true.

In the end, Sasuke's beliefs were driven by fear, hatred and abandonment issues.  With all his family dead because of his older brother Itachi's "God Complex/sacrifice the few for greater good", Sasuke embraced solitude and replaced fear with power, love with hate, bonds with solitude. In the end, what turned Sasuke around was Naruto's outreach effort.

Naruto tried hard to connect and stay involved with Sasuke, and eventually Sasuke allied with Team 7 again on the battlefield of the Third Great Ninja War.  If you're a fan of anime, then you will appreciate this joking reference: 'with all the main characters that died on The Third Great Ninja War of Naruto Shippuden, I thought I was in an episode of Akame ga Kill, lol'. Due to war and a culture of deliberate indifference, Team 7 were the last survivors until the sage of six paths revived some.

The real message I wanted to drive home was Sasuke's realization that no one can stop the inevitable cycle of war and hate.   It would have been easy for Naruto to attack Sasuke with the same hatred he gave. Instead Naruto told Sasuke, he was a member of his team, his family and his friend.  No matter how much Sasuke hated Naruto, Naruto accepted Sasuke as one.  In the end, Sasuke decided to work with Naruto to help the world instead of destroying it.  The series concluded with Naruto and Sasuke being cleared on their crimes, and we saw a glimpse of their offspring.

Gameplay
Naruto Shippuden Ultimate Ninja Storm is filled with very touching and tough love moments the only way anime knows how by kicking butt for 22 chapters.  I mean the graphics and improvements on the fighting system alone are worth a play through if you just a true video gamer.  I particularly played the game to see how the anime series concluded, since I don't like straining my eyes reading scans of the manga from uploaders.

Naruto Shippuden Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 is a solid game loaded with bonuses and surprises that will keep you interested even if you're not a fan of the anime.  It's a great fighting game that is different and gives you an experience with interactive environments, team beat-downs, and well-timed cinematic combinations that require accurate user controls to execute to perfection.  I won't rate the game because it's not needed.  JUST PLAY IT and ENJOY!

Below is a link to a site that will give you some gaming kits and free stuff.  Thank you all for you're support.  Love you all!!!

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It's finally over Naruto 700 the end of the series

Dry your eyes because the end was beautiful for Naruto.  

Turns out the pics from my last post weren't leaked photos from the The Last Naruto movie, the photos came from the final chapter of Naruto.  Naruto 700. 

We got to see some final wrap ups for the characters that survived the war and glimpses of the new generation of leaf village.  

I feel like it's not over but just goodbye for now.  We finally got to see what we all waited for, the couples: 

Naruto and Hinata

Sakura and Sasake 

Shikamaru and Temari

Rock Lee and Tenten

I like how the final chapter was dedicated to showing the torch being passed to the next generation.

Kakashi become the 6th hokage and Naruto becomes the 7th hokage as promised. Even in the final chapter we never see what Kakashi looks like under the mask.

The next gens of global hokaged should look familiar to you as well. 

One piece did it's reference to Naruto, and Naruto reference One piece back in a way to pass the torch I hope.  It's teats and touching moments everywhere in the anime community.  

In the end the misfit became the hero and saved the village.  Not only did naruto saved the village he saved and because many thought when Dragonballs z ended no show would be as popular.  We who would have guessed a story about a demon fox would last 15 years.