Read Part 1 of the Shinobi Striker Developers' Letter!

It's time to determine the world's greatest ninja in the Ninja World League!
Naruto to Boruto: Shinobi Striker is an online multiplayer game where you go head-to-head with other ninja in fast-paced, acrobatic battles to vie for the honor of being crowned the strongest of them all!!

Greetings to all you ninja out there!
This is the Naruto to Boruto: Shinobi Striker Development Team.

We are so grateful to everyone who has been playing Naruto to Boruto: Shinobi Striker. The player count has been amazing, and we just recently passed five years since the game was first released! We can't thank you enough!

We plan on making the game even better from here on out, so we hope we can continue to count on your support!

*This is our first developers' letter and we rather overdid it on the amount of info, so we're splitting it into two parts. We think both of them will have info any ninja would be interested in, so be sure to see this mission through until the very end!

In this developers' letter, we would like to share with you the latest info and play data for Shinobi Striker, as well as various other news.

First, we would like to talk about the balance adjustments coming with each update.

For info on adjustments to specific Ninjutsu, etc., please consult the notices in-game or on the official site.

・Our General Goals
We aim to create a battle environment where all Ninjutsu can be used effectively with the right combination or situation. However, we want to avoid taking powerful Ninjutsu or Secret Techniques and simply weakening them. Rather, we want to focus on taking unpopular or seldom-used Ninjutsu and adjusting them to be stronger or easier to use.

For Ninjutsu that have high versatility, extremely high usage rates, or countermeasures that are too difficult to employ, we are implementing downward adjustments in order to encourage a better battle environment.

As an example of this, in the previously released adjustments, the longtime popular and oppressive "Uchiha Shuriken Jutsu: Oboroguruma" jutsu received a large change, in which its powerful boosts to attack tracking ability were downgraded.

Regarding balancing between types, and some Ninjutsu and weapons with high usage, we intend to continue watching battles closely while implementing balances that make the game more fun as well as easier to play.

・Regarding Current Balance Between Types
The ability of ranged types to finish off enemies is rather low, and we recognize that their power is lacking compared to other types.

Going forward, we plan to increase the attack power of ranged types, and to make their specific strength—attacking from a distance—easier to utilize.

As a part of that, upon the next update, the amount of Secret Technique gauge a ranged type receives when landing a Ninja Tool Attack will be increased, which should lead to an increase in the amount of times they can use Secret Techniques overall. This adjustment will give ranged types greater proficiency in clinching the battle.

We will be implementing some aggressive balance changes in Season 7 as well, so please stand by for the next update!
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Now let's take a look at the new items that will be coming in the next update!

Scientific Ninja Tool "Double Fire Cannon"
A new weapon is coming that will incinerate opponents with a pair of flames! Characterized by its firing of high-speed fire bullets, ranged types can make great use of it.

Toneri Outfit
A descendant of the Otsutsuki clan hailing from the moon, Toneri Otsutsuki's costume is here! A unique costume that reflects the ephemeral nature of its wearer.

Furthermore...
If you happen to remember "NARUTOP99", the worldwide character popularity vote held from 12/18/2022 to 1/31/2023 (JST), there was a commemorative illustration drawn by Masashi Kishimoto of all the high-ranking characters. You may want to take a good look at the weapons those two are holding...
Look forward to that reveal next week!

So that all shinobi can safely enjoy the game, any users whose actions have been found to be in violation of the Terms of Use have been subject to strict punishments, including but not limited to account banning and/or restrictions on data transfer functions. While that will continue going forward, we intend to impose stricter penalties and strengthen our response system.

Examples of User Misconduct:
・Selling or redistributing of accounts
・Unauthorized access of paid content, proxy buying, real money trading (RMT), receiving unauthorized refunds
・Falsification, mining, or alteration of data
・Usage of external tools or programs
・Exploitation of application glitches, etc., to one's own benefit

We hope for your understanding as we make continued efforts to promote a safe gaming environment.
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Though August's release of Kaguya Otsutsuki marked the end of Season 6, as previously stated, Season 7 development plans are underway.
As a sneak peek, we're announcing the new season's theme!
What characters will make an appearance...? Look forward to the reveal!

We did say we'd packed a lot of information into this developers' letter!

So that everyone will be able to enjoy Season 7 to the fullest, we plan to take fan feedback into account and make a number of improvements. We also hope to take on the challenge of implementing some new ideas and bring Naruto to Boruto: Shinobi Striker to greater heights.

We plan to deliver more updates in developers' letters going forward, so we hope you look forward to them!

Info on play data for the first half of the business year (April - September 2023) as well as the NARUTOP99-related weapons will be coming September 28th (JST).

With that, we bid you farewell. Let us meet again in the next developers' letter!