
Naruto has a pretty bad crush on the pretty Sakura. However, Naruto's goal of leading the Leaf Village is no quixotic fantasy, with Naruto announcing, "I'm going to make everyone recognize my existence!" For the most part, Naruto's interests are those of a 12-year-old boy, so much so that most people dismiss his other, loftier ambitions.

pulling pranks, eating ramen, and becoming Hokage. But whether he can grow into its responsibilities is another matter altogether. Since his dead father was the former Hokage, Naruto has the right lineage for the position. As “Hokage” (or leader), however, Naruto would have a lot of a responsibility on his shoulders – perhaps a little too much for the light-hearted, carefree boy. ninja-in-training and – if you believes what he says – the next leader of the Hidden Leaf Village. Under the leadership of mentor Kakashi, the unlikely trio must learn to overcome their differences and work together. As a (failing) student at his village's ninja academy, Naruto is assigned to a team with two of his fellow classmates, aloof Sasuke and intelligent Sakura.

in the Hidden Leaf Village, in a world where ninja are not only common, but they also possess supernatural powers. Despite this, Naruto manages a cheerful outlook on the world and is determined to win the respect of his village. Consequently, Naruto grew up feared and shunned by his fellow villagers. As an infant, Naruto had the spirit of a malevolent nine-tailed fox sealed inside his body. This style has not appeared in any later Gekitou Ninja Taisen/Clash of Ninja games ever since. In this mode, the player controls their character in a full 3D movement perspective and can take on hordes of ninja in a beat em' up genre fashion, with many character movesets retweaked solely for this mode. One of the game's new modes is the "Hurricane Clash Mode", which is also reworked into the new story mode which is original from the main storyline. Most of the characters' Senzai Ninriki effects change in Naruto Shippūden: Clash of Ninja Revolution 3 onwards. Similar to gaining new specials in crisis mode as of the first Revolution game and beforehand Naruto: Gekitō Ninja Taisen! 3, the Senzai Ninriki is a special crisis mode that provides certain effects depending on the character, for example Naruto and Temari's backward strong attacks no longer use up chakra, Hinata can chakra cancel her attacks with no chakra cost, Kakashi deals damage through guard with all his attacks, Neji and Gaara automatically deflect projectiles while standing still, certain characters' moves become unblockable and so on. Another new feature is the Senzai Ninriki (translated in Clash of Ninja Revolution 3 as Latent Ninja Powers), where every character glows a certain colour when they hit low health/crisis mode. Naruto's transformation now has three tails.

The game includes three game modes that are new to the series.
