Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 September release possible; Dev Boss reveals a 'more cute' Hanabi Hyuga featured in the game

By Staff Reporter

Jun 12 2015, 10:36 AM EDT

Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 release date is touted to be one of the AAA titles to arrive this year and the good news is it might be sooner than fans could have thought about.

According to an online report, a release date may possibly be in September this year but the exact date is still unknown.The Fall release is consistent with the previous release dates of Naruto Ultimate Ninja Storm game where Naruto Ultimate Ninja Storm Revolution, Naruto Ultimate Ninja Storm 1 and Ninja Storm 2 also came out early in the fall.

Moreover, Rikudo Madara, who is also called Six Paths Madara and Junchuriki Madara will be a playable in the new Ultimate Ninja Storm game. Madara will have a part in an epic boss battle where Naruto and Sasuke is going to defeat him.

CyberConnect2 has confirmed earlier that Hinata's sister, Hanabi Hyuga, will also be a playable in the game. In The Last: Naruto the Movie, Hanabi Hyuga was featured as a grown-up because Naruto married her sister.

The developer's president and CEO Hiroshi Matsuyama revealed more about Hanabi Hyuga in his recent interview:

"When we were making the Playstation 2 games, Hanabi wasn't shown that much in the manga. She was there, but there wasn't much about her. Because there weren't that many female characters in the Ultimate Ninja series, CyberConnect2 proposed to Shueisha to add Hanabi into the game. We showed Shueisha how we wanted to present her in the game and the moves she would use," he said.

"Now, because Hanabi was in The Last: Naruto the Movie and Kishimoto-Sensei presented her characteristics and what she is like in the movie. Also, the anime series has episodes where Hinata and Hanabi together in some storylines. We drew upon the ideas from Hanabi as she is seen from now to create her character for the game. Hanabi is more cute in this game than on PS2. She will have attacks like you've seen on TV," added Matsuyama.

Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 will be released for PS4, Xbox One and PC in Japan and across North America this coming fall season.