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01/24/2024
Shinobi Striker Developers' Letter #3 Is Here! Celebrating Over 15 Million Accounts!
What Is Shinobi Striker?
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!!
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've reached over 15 million Shinobi Striker accounts!
We are incredibly grateful to everyone who has been playing Naruto to Boruto: Shinobi Striker, and thrilled that so many people are enjoying the game.
To celebrate reaching 15 million accounts, Naruto creator Masashi Kishimoto himself has drawn a celebratory art board! We'd like to offer our heartfelt thanks for this wonderful gift!
This is the Naruto to Boruto: Shinobi Striker Development Team.
We've reached over 15 million Shinobi Striker accounts!
We are incredibly grateful to everyone who has been playing Naruto to Boruto: Shinobi Striker, and thrilled that so many people are enjoying the game.
To celebrate reaching 15 million accounts, Naruto creator Masashi Kishimoto himself has drawn a celebratory art board! We'd like to offer our heartfelt thanks for this wonderful gift!
This great milestone was only reached thanks to all you ninja playing around the world. We'll endeavor to continue to do our best so that even more people can enjoy testing their mettle in the Ninja World League!
In this third Developers' Letter, we will be going over the campaign celebrating 15 million accounts and the new character addition, Gaara (Young Ver.), as well as other information on what's coming in the next update!!
In this third Developers' Letter, we will be going over the campaign celebrating 15 million accounts and the new character addition, Gaara (Young Ver.), as well as other information on what's coming in the next update!!
Here's some info on various events to celebrate reaching 15 million accounts!
・15-Million User Celebration Outfit Present!
・15-Million User Celebration Outfit Present!
We'll be giving everyone a special costume gift to commemorate the occasion!
Be sure to try out this glimmering, golden style!
・A Kurama Figure Appears!
Be sure to try out this glimmering, golden style!
・A Kurama Figure Appears!
As another part of the celebration, a Kurama figure based on the one featured at New York Comic Con 2023 will appear in Shinobi Striker!
Try taking shots of yourself in your celebratory costume with Kurama in the background!
MegaHouse, a manufacturer with lots of experience making Naruto and Boruto figures, assisted us with the creation of the in-game Kurama!
MegaHouse has many high-quality figures currently available! If you're interested, check out their website here!
・Moonlight Scroll x15 (15-Million User Celebration) Will Be Sold!
Try taking shots of yourself in your celebratory costume with Kurama in the background!
MegaHouse, a manufacturer with lots of experience making Naruto and Boruto figures, assisted us with the creation of the in-game Kurama!
MegaHouse has many high-quality figures currently available! If you're interested, check out their website here!
・Moonlight Scroll x15 (15-Million User Celebration) Will Be Sold!
As a special deal, a pack of Moonlight Scrolls will be available for purchase!
This celebratory pack will contain 15 Moonlight Scrolls, and can only be purchased once per player! Don't miss your chance to get those items you've been wanting!
This celebratory pack will contain 15 Moonlight Scrolls, and can only be purchased once per player! Don't miss your chance to get those items you've been wanting!
Gaara (Young Ver.) is coming as a new character!
A ninja from the Hidden Sand, he became the Jinchuriki of the One Tail, Shukaku, at birth. When Gaara's emotions rage out of control, Shukaku awakens, transforming them into one enormous beast. In the original story, Gaara fought against Naruto and Sasuke during the Hidden Sand's attack on Konoha, and displayed overwhelming power via the Tailed Beast inside him!
In Shinobi Striker, he joins as a defense type specializing in wide-range attacks! Let's take a look at this character in detail.
A ninja from the Hidden Sand, he became the Jinchuriki of the One Tail, Shukaku, at birth. When Gaara's emotions rage out of control, Shukaku awakens, transforming them into one enormous beast. In the original story, Gaara fought against Naruto and Sasuke during the Hidden Sand's attack on Konoha, and displayed overwhelming power via the Tailed Beast inside him!
In Shinobi Striker, he joins as a defense type specializing in wide-range attacks! Let's take a look at this character in detail.
Gaara (Young Ver.)
Gaara (Young Ver.) excels at Ninjutsu that utilize sand to attack over a wide area. The scope of his attack range is unparalleled, and the ability to attack in all directions using sand, or harden it into bullet-like projectiles lets him attack at a distance as well. Check out how he looks in action!
Now let's take a look at Gaara (Young Ver.)'s Ninjutsu!
Now let's take a look at Gaara (Young Ver.)'s Ninjutsu!
Ninjutsu 1 - Sand Tsunami
This Ninjutsu creates a wave of sand that attacks enemies over a wide range.
The sand can be freely controlled, causing damage to any enemies it hits. Moving the sand will leave a debuffing effect in the areas it passes over. Additional input will allow you to attack enemies who are over those debuff zones, knocking them back!
Not only is it a hard-hitting area attack, but through the debuff zones and their follow-up attacks, it provides powerful area denial that will cause havoc for the enemy!
It really shows its strength in chaotic melees or around important locations such as bases!
The sand can be freely controlled, causing damage to any enemies it hits. Moving the sand will leave a debuffing effect in the areas it passes over. Additional input will allow you to attack enemies who are over those debuff zones, knocking them back!
Not only is it a hard-hitting area attack, but through the debuff zones and their follow-up attacks, it provides powerful area denial that will cause havoc for the enemy!
It really shows its strength in chaotic melees or around important locations such as bases!
Ninjutsu 2 - Sand Coffin
This Ninjutsu captures the enemy with hands of sand, and additional input allows you to use Sand Burial as a follow-up attack! Sand Burial's intensity increases each time it hits, giving it an incredible amount of force at the end!
While its slower speed makes it easier to dodge, it can fire off four hands at once with excellent tracking, so it will be useful for ambushes. Furthermore, while preparing to lock on (in the green lock-on mode) the hands will target multiple enemies, but when locked on to a single enemy, they will all converge on your target.
Consider the situation and use it to great effect!
While its slower speed makes it easier to dodge, it can fire off four hands at once with excellent tracking, so it will be useful for ambushes. Furthermore, while preparing to lock on (in the green lock-on mode) the hands will target multiple enemies, but when locked on to a single enemy, they will all converge on your target.
Consider the situation and use it to great effect!
Secret Technique - Playing Possum Jutsu
This Secret Technique allows the user to put themself to sleep, awakening Shukaku and fusing with him. Transform into Shukaku for the duration of the Ninjutsu and use extremely powerful attacks! Your Weak Attack will become a close-range attack that will hit all nearby enemies, your Strong Attack will become a long-range attack that targets enemies and unleashes Sand Shower, and your Jutsu will become Wind Style: Air Bullets, a long-range attack that can pierce through obstacles!
While transformed into Shukaku, you cannot move as you usually would, but the same controls used to Chakra Jump can be used to move to a specific point on each map.
All these attacks have a wide range and are capable of defending an area at close or long range. The control changes may be somewhat confusing, so we recommend you start off by firing Sand Shower with your Strong Attack to interfere with enemies. Use different strategies to fit each situation and take advantage of your intimidating presence!
Plus, Gaara (Young Ver.) can use the exclusive Ninja Tool, Sand Shuriken!
While transformed into Shukaku, you cannot move as you usually would, but the same controls used to Chakra Jump can be used to move to a specific point on each map.
All these attacks have a wide range and are capable of defending an area at close or long range. The control changes may be somewhat confusing, so we recommend you start off by firing Sand Shower with your Strong Attack to interfere with enemies. Use different strategies to fit each situation and take advantage of your intimidating presence!
Plus, Gaara (Young Ver.) can use the exclusive Ninja Tool, Sand Shuriken!
Creates a barrier of sand that makes the user immune to flinching from some attacks, then launches that sand as a barrage of sand bullets! The sand's speed allows it to knock back enemies it hits, making it useful for both long-range attacks and counterattacks!
You can use Gaara (Young Ver.) via the free update, so try him out! If you purchase the Special Master-Ninjutsu Training, you'll be able to equip your own ninja with his Ninjutsu, as well as obtain Sand Shuriken from the rewards!
You can use Gaara (Young Ver.) via the free update, so try him out! If you purchase the Special Master-Ninjutsu Training, you'll be able to equip your own ninja with his Ninjutsu, as well as obtain Sand Shuriken from the rewards!
The new Special Ninjutsu is an attack type Secret Technique: Wood Style: Wood Golem Jutsu!
This Wood Style Ninjutsu is a specialty of the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju.
This Wood Style Ninjutsu is a specialty of the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju.
It's a dynamic technique that summons a giant wooden golem which slams the ground, then attacks with a powerful punch! Plus, after activating this Secret Technique, you can perform a special follow-up combo that launches Wood Golem punches and Wood Dragons at the enemy!
The ground slam is an area attack that strikes out in front of you, and due to its short activation time it can be combined with attacks that restrain enemies. The special combination of Wood Dragons and punches that follows is a powerful ranged attack that can even overpower ranged types. You can pair it with close-range Ninjutsu or long-range Ninjutsu as you like, so experiment with incorporating it into your preferred playstyle!
This Ninjutsu is planned for release following the next update.
Please follow the official X (formerly Twitter) account for the latest details!
https://twitter.com/Narutovideogame
The ground slam is an area attack that strikes out in front of you, and due to its short activation time it can be combined with attacks that restrain enemies. The special combination of Wood Dragons and punches that follows is a powerful ranged attack that can even overpower ranged types. You can pair it with close-range Ninjutsu or long-range Ninjutsu as you like, so experiment with incorporating it into your preferred playstyle!
This Ninjutsu is planned for release following the next update.
Please follow the official X (formerly Twitter) account for the latest details!
https://twitter.com/Narutovideogame
And now, let's take a look at some key parts of the balance adjustments that will be made in the coming update. This time, we're going to divide this section into three main topics: decreases to landing recovery time, Recovery Ninjutsu and Ninja Tool adjustments, and individual Ninjutsu balance changes. This is going to get a little long, so please bear with us.
・Decreases to Landing Recovery Time
We have shortened the length of time between when a character lands after falling and when they can guard or attack (especially for longer drops). Hopefully this will reduce the stress caused by the post-landing stun interrupting your guard or preventing you from placing ground-targeting Ninjutsu in the position you intended.
・Adjustments to Recovery Ninjutsu and Ninja Tools
The Cellular Extraction Jutsu and Mind Transmission Palm Sage Jutsu recovery Ninjutsu and the Ninja Tool Healing Seal - Type 2 have very low risk to use but high recovery power, meaning that other Recovery Ninjutsu and Ninja Tools are less worth using in comparison. In order to promote the usage of other recovery Ninjutsu and Ninja Tools, we have adjusted their power down to a level we feel is appropriate for the risks they carry.
In addition, the Ninjutsu Palm Sage Jutsu and Green Rain Ground Hold, which have comparatively high risks, will have their recovery power adjusted upwards to match. We hope this will encourage players to use a wider variety of recovery techniques.
Since this adjustment is likely to be quite impactful, we'll continue to monitor its effects and the usage of heal types and recovery Ninjutsu and Ninja Tools, making additional changes as needed in the future.
・Balance Changes for Individual Ninjutsu
One Ninjutsu that has received a significant boost is Kamui Climax. Though it previously had a strong defensive utility, it was difficult to combine with other Ninjutsu, making it hard to justify choosing. In order to make it more easily combinable with Ninja Tools or other Ninjutsu, using Kamui Climax will now completely replenish the user's Ninja Tool count. It will now be possible to use Kamui Climax in a similar way to how Obito did in the original story when he pulled an endless barrage of Ninja Tools through spacetime to attack, and you will also be able to defend against incoming attacks by passing through them. There are a lot of potential combinations, like using it with Blast Bombs for long-ranged attacks, or taking Super Tough Medicine and continually reapplying its buff effects. Try out various Ninja Tools and find a combo that works for you!
・Decreases to Landing Recovery Time
We have shortened the length of time between when a character lands after falling and when they can guard or attack (especially for longer drops). Hopefully this will reduce the stress caused by the post-landing stun interrupting your guard or preventing you from placing ground-targeting Ninjutsu in the position you intended.
・Adjustments to Recovery Ninjutsu and Ninja Tools
The Cellular Extraction Jutsu and Mind Transmission Palm Sage Jutsu recovery Ninjutsu and the Ninja Tool Healing Seal - Type 2 have very low risk to use but high recovery power, meaning that other Recovery Ninjutsu and Ninja Tools are less worth using in comparison. In order to promote the usage of other recovery Ninjutsu and Ninja Tools, we have adjusted their power down to a level we feel is appropriate for the risks they carry.
In addition, the Ninjutsu Palm Sage Jutsu and Green Rain Ground Hold, which have comparatively high risks, will have their recovery power adjusted upwards to match. We hope this will encourage players to use a wider variety of recovery techniques.
Since this adjustment is likely to be quite impactful, we'll continue to monitor its effects and the usage of heal types and recovery Ninjutsu and Ninja Tools, making additional changes as needed in the future.
・Balance Changes for Individual Ninjutsu
One Ninjutsu that has received a significant boost is Kamui Climax. Though it previously had a strong defensive utility, it was difficult to combine with other Ninjutsu, making it hard to justify choosing. In order to make it more easily combinable with Ninja Tools or other Ninjutsu, using Kamui Climax will now completely replenish the user's Ninja Tool count. It will now be possible to use Kamui Climax in a similar way to how Obito did in the original story when he pulled an endless barrage of Ninja Tools through spacetime to attack, and you will also be able to defend against incoming attacks by passing through them. There are a lot of potential combinations, like using it with Blast Bombs for long-ranged attacks, or taking Super Tough Medicine and continually reapplying its buff effects. Try out various Ninja Tools and find a combo that works for you!
Other upward adjustments include reductions to cooldowns for Ninjutsu such as Baryon Tail Breaker and Flying Raijin: Guiding Thunder, and broad improvements to targeting for Cherry Blossom Clash, Crimson Drizzle, and Heavenly Foot of Pain.
There have been downward adjustments as well, like a reduction to the explosion radius of Shadow Clone Explosion. The invincibility of Scientific Ninja Tool "Reverse Scale" has also been replaced with super armor. For the rest of the changes, please check the in-game patch notes!
We plan to continue making additional changes as we monitor the impact of these adjustments on the battle environment and user data.
We hope you continue to enjoy fighting in the Ninja World League!
There have been downward adjustments as well, like a reduction to the explosion radius of Shadow Clone Explosion. The invincibility of Scientific Ninja Tool "Reverse Scale" has also been replaced with super armor. For the rest of the changes, please check the in-game patch notes!
We plan to continue making additional changes as we monitor the impact of these adjustments on the battle environment and user data.
We hope you continue to enjoy fighting in the Ninja World League!
Let's take a look at the new items you'll be able to obtain from Scroll Appraisal!
Scientific Ninja Tool "Chakra Blade Kai"
Scientific Ninja Tool "Chakra Blade Kai"
The sword-shaped Scientific Ninja Tool used by Boruto in the series!
A Ninja Tool equippable by all character types, it is a short-range Ninja Tool that rushes the enemy while slashing, then follows up with a slamming attack. Although its high chakra consumption causes an extended Ninjutsu cooldown time, it's a powerful attack on par with some Ninjutsu!
Hanzo's Sickle
A Ninja Tool equippable by all character types, it is a short-range Ninja Tool that rushes the enemy while slashing, then follows up with a slamming attack. Although its high chakra consumption causes an extended Ninjutsu cooldown time, it's a powerful attack on par with some Ninjutsu!
Hanzo's Sickle
A weapon based on the chain-sickle used by the head of the Hidden Rain Village, Hanzo!
Equippable by ranged types, with a Strong Attack that throws the sickle at the enemy and pulls them in from a medium range. Compared to other ranged type options this is a technically challenging weapon that is specialized for medium-to-close-range combat, but the combos that can be performed by combining the pull with various Ninja Tools or Ninjutsu are quite powerful!
Scientific Ninja Tool "Frost Hawk"
Equippable by ranged types, with a Strong Attack that throws the sickle at the enemy and pulls them in from a medium range. Compared to other ranged type options this is a technically challenging weapon that is specialized for medium-to-close-range combat, but the combos that can be performed by combining the pull with various Ninja Tools or Ninjutsu are quite powerful!
Scientific Ninja Tool "Frost Hawk"
A new axe-shaped Scientific Ninja Tool! This defense type weapon gets imbued with frost when chakra is infused into it, and can slash the enemy with a blade of ice. Be wary of not only the ice blade's attack power, but the fluid combos of the axe itself!
Daemon Outfit
Daemon Outfit
An outfit imitating the getup of Daemon, Eida's "knight" and younger brother!
This custom-made outfit shows off his childish and mischievous nature.
Further information on new items will be published on the official X (formerly Twitter) account below, so please keep an eye out for the details!
https://twitter.com/Narutovideogame
This custom-made outfit shows off his childish and mischievous nature.
Further information on new items will be published on the official X (formerly Twitter) account below, so please keep an eye out for the details!
https://twitter.com/Narutovideogame
Response to User Misconduct
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.
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, alteration of data, etc.
・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.
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, alteration of data, etc.
・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.
Thank you for reading until the end!
Unleash the power of a Jinchuriki with Gaara (Young Ver.)'s arrival on 1/26 (JST). We hope everyone is excited!
We'd also like to reiterate our sincere gratitude for all of you who have continued playing the game and helped us reach this milestone of 15 million accounts. We're going to keep working hard to improve the gaming experience and add even more thrilling additions.
With that, we bid you farewell. Let us meet again in the next Developers' Letter!
Unleash the power of a Jinchuriki with Gaara (Young Ver.)'s arrival on 1/26 (JST). We hope everyone is excited!
We'd also like to reiterate our sincere gratitude for all of you who have continued playing the game and helped us reach this milestone of 15 million accounts. We're going to keep working hard to improve the gaming experience and add even more thrilling additions.
With that, we bid you farewell. Let us meet again in the next Developers' Letter!
