The CGI/FMV Cutscenes involving Gamabunta and Manda were removed.Half-Shukaku Gaara boss fight was replaced with a boss fight with Gaara in his normal form.CGI/FMV cutscenes involving Kisame, Itachi, Tsunade, and post-Sasuke Retrieval arc Gaara were removed.The save icon for the game is in the form of the Third Hokage doll instead of the Fifth Hokage doll just like in the Japanese version of the game.The Hokage Dolls were changed to the Third Hokage's likeness.Players do not have the option of gambling against Tsunade in the Monkey Dice Minigame.The second boss fight with Orochimaru is removed completely.The second Kisame boss fight is replaced with a boss fight with Gaara.The first Kisame boss fight is replaced with a boss fight with Kabuto Yakushi.Possibly because of the mature undertones of that mission (Naruto and Jiraiya being in a fuzoku (pink town), a type of town in Japan that is dedicated to sexual activities). The mission involving Jiraiya and his Manuscript was removed completely.Shikamaru is wearing his original jacket instead of his Chunin flak jacket.Gaara's clothes were changed to his pre-Sasuke Retrieval arc appearance.Gaara is an antagonist like his pre-Search for Tsunade arc personality.Cutscenes involving Tsunade giving more details about missions to Naruto and talking about the aftermath of missions were removed.The characters' headshots are not seen with their dialogue.The English version of this game has many differences compared to the Japanese version.It is unknown whether Kisame or Itachi was the one who planted the Genjutsu on Hakuten Inari.He appears in this game as a result of Itachi's Genjutsu Trap. He first appeared as a byproduct of the Gedo Mark Jutsu. He first appeared in Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 2 albeit under different circumstances. The Japanese version of this game marks the second appearance of Dark Naruto.In the English version, after the Boss fight with Orochimaru, he is seen with his Kusanagi sword, even though he never summoned it nor used it in battle.She also has a sensory jutsu called "Mind's Eye of the Kagura". In the future, a character was introduced to the Naruto manga and anime and her name is Karin.
It also features 7 playable characters.ĭue to the game being released early for English audiences, content present in the game was either modified or removed. The game is entirely translated and features no Japanese voice track. A sequel titled Naruto: Uzumaki Chronicles 2 was later released. This is also the first 3-D Naruto game not to use cel-shaded graphics. Unlike the Naruto: Ultimate Ninja titles on the PS2, which were fighting games, Naruto: Uzumaki Chronicles is an action/adventure game.