Parenthesis indicate a character's Awakening Mode. It features 31 playable characters in the Japanese version. Orochimaru then starts his second invasion on Konoha and uses Summoning: Impure World Reincarnation to revive Zabuza Momochi, Haku, and the Third Hokage. In this arc, Orochimaru has Kabuto use a technique called the Forbidden Technique: Gedō Seal to seal Kakashi's Sharingan. The game also features an RPG-esque story mode, the first half from the series, the second being an added story arc that takes place between the Search for Tsunade and the Sasuke Recovery Mission.
Meanwhile, the jutsu that were performed as combo finishers are now done with upx2 + attack instead. All characters now have basic combo finishers in all four directions (forward, upward, downward and backward), with one of the four for some characters being guard break attacks apart from the downward single-direction combo.The match start now involves the characters sliding back from each other via the clash effect with no damage received, unlike the prior game where they leap back instead.And a notable number of changes have occurred: It features a similar gameplay experience to Naruto: Ultimate Ninja, featuring many of the same gameplay elements and geography.
Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 2, known in Japan as Naruto: Narutimate Hero 2 ( NARUTO-ナルト- ナルティメットヒーロー2, Naruto: Narutimetto Hīrō 2), is the second instalment of the fighting game series Naruto: Ultimate Ninja released for the PlayStation 2.