Other returning elements involve boss fights, where quick time events are required to reach hidden scenes and hack and slash areas. Similar to Storm 3, the game uses regular fighting systems however, players can switch among a team of three fighters who can assist each other. The narrative follows the young ninjas Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha as they participate in a world war between shinobi – the Fourth Shinobi World War – against the terrorist organization Akatsuki and unite to defeat it.
It is the sequel of Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3. It is the sixth and final installment of the Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm series inspired by Masashi Kishimoto's manga Naruto. Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4, known in Japan as Naruto Shippūden: Narutimate Storm 4 ( Japanese: NARUTO ( ナルト ) 疾風伝 ナルティメットストーム 4, Hepburn: Naruto Shippūden: Narutimetto Sutōmu 4), is a fighting game developed by CyberConnect2 and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Steam in February 2016.