The current leader of Konohagakure, Fourth Hokage Minato Namikaze, faces the masterminds behind the attack: Madara Uchiha and the fox. Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 begins with the attack of the Nine-tailed Demon Fox of the Konohagakure ninja village while its former leader, Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi, tries to stop it. The game was also released online that year. In 2017, CyberConnect2 re-released it again with the first two Storm games as a trilogy. A sequel, Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4, was released in 2016. Lack of depth in the fighting mechanics and the under-use of hack and slash were criticized. Reception of story-mode development, based on the number of cutscenes, was mixed.

Critics praised the return of boss battles from Storm 2, the Ultimate Decision mechanics and improved graphics and controls.

The game had positive reviews and good sales, surpassing its predecessors from the series. Its European version was released over three months later, on January 31, 2014. A re-release ( Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 Full Burst) was released on October 22 in North America and Japan, respectively. Its gameplay retains elements of Ultimate Ninja Storm 2 (such as quick time events), adding hack and slash scenarios and options to increase battle difficulty. The story focuses on the conflict between ninjas from all the villages and the terrorist organization known as Akatsuki as a world war starts between the groups. It was released for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 by Namco Bandai Games on Main North America, Main Europe, and Apin Japan. Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3, the fourth installment of the UltimateStorm series, is a fighting game developed by CyberConnect2 as part of the Naruto: Ultimate Ninja video-game series based on Masashi Kishimoto's Naruto manga.

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