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NARUTO X BORUTO Ultimate Ninja STORM CONNECTIONS – Ver. 1.60

• Release date: February 3rd/4th 2025
• Patch notes:

Content

Fixed Issue Related to Battle

Charged Chakra Dash

• Fixed the issue that did not cancel out the opponent’s Chakra Dash when charged.

Fixed Issue Related to Characters

Kimimaro

• Fixed issue where Guard Break did not occur when guarding the ending phase of the Ninjutsu 2 “Clethra”.

Naruto Uzumaki (Baryon Mode)

• Fixed the issue where attacking priority was not granted to Ninjutsu 1 “Massive Rasengan” at 60FPS. 

Boruto Uzumaki (Karma Progression)

• Fixed the issue where Guard Break did not occur when Ninjutsu 2 “Spiraling Bullet” used as the support character.
• Fixed the issue where Air Combos could rebound during the ending phase at 60FPS.

Battle Balance Adjustments

Counterattack

• The maximum amount of the Chakra Gauge is reduced when activated.

Ninja Tools “Shot Run Pill”

• Delayed the time to reuse.

Ninja Tools “Tortoiseshell Pill”

• Increased effectiveness.

Individual Character Adjustments

The following adjustments have been made based on the overall balance:

Naruto Uzumaki (Sage of the Six Paths Mode)

• Ninjutsu 1 “Tailed Beast Bomb Rasen Shuriken”: Expanded the hurtbox when activated in air and decreased the step back.

Naruto Uzumaki (Kurama Link Mode)

• Changed the final effect of aerial combo after successfully landing the attacks to bounce.
• This makes it possible to perform a follow-up attack by Chakra Dash  with decreased damage.
• Throw is adjusted to occur faster.

Naruto Uzumaki (Tailed Beast Bomb)

• Increased the recovery speed of Chakra Charge.

Naruto Uzumaki (Sage Art: Massive Rasengan Barrage)

• Increased the recovery speed of Chakra Charge.

Naruto Uzumaki (Sage Mode)

• Increased the recovery speed of Chakra Charge.

Naruto Uzumaki

• Increased the recovery speed of Chakra Charge.

Sakura Haruno

• Increased defense power.
• Ninjutsu 2 “Cherry Blossom Burst”:  Made it possible to perform Ninjutsu Blocks.
• Increased the advancing distance for the initial phase of ground combo and extended their active frames.
• Increased the stunning effect on enemies when successfully landing ground-level combos.
• Throw is adjusted to occur faster and with increased damage.

Sai

• Ninjutsu 2 “Ninja Art: Super Beast Scroll: Flock”: Expanded the hurtbox when activated in air, made the start-up frames slower and decreased the step back. 
• Increased the stunning effect on enemies when successfully landing ground-level combos.
• Throw is adjusted to occur faster and increase the amount of forward movement.

Kakashi Hatake (Double Sharingan)

• Ninjutsu 2 “Kamui”: Increased recovery speed duration when using it as a support.

Yamato

• Decreased defense power.

Shikamaru Nara

• Ninjutsu 2 “Explosive Parachute”: Expanded the hurtbox and decreased the step back.

Choji Akimichi

• Increased Defense power. 
• Ninjutsu 1 “Spiky Human Boulder”: Increased the Guard damage when opponents guard this Ninjutsu and decreased the recovery speed when using it as a support.
• Ninjutsu 2 “Partial Expansion Jutsu: Fist Strike”: Decreased the recovery speed when using it as a support.
• Increased Throw damage.

Ino Yamanaka

• Ninjutsu 1 “Flower Bomb”: Increased duration of poison time.
• Ninjutsu 2 “Flower Bomb: Scatter”: Increased duration of poison time.

Tenten

• Increased Defense power.

Kiba Inuzuka

• Increased the damage of the ground-level combos.

Shino Aburame

• Increased Defense power.
• Adjusted to be able to perform a follow up attack after the throw.

Hinata Hyuga

• Ninjutsu 2 “8 Trigrams Air Palm ”: The interval between second and the third attack will be shorter.

Asuma Sarutobi 

• Ninjutsu 2 “Chakra Blade: Wind Sword”: Increased recovery speed duration when using it as a support.

Kushina Uzumaki

• Ninjutsu 1 “Frying Pan Attack”: Made it possible to perform Ninjutsu Blocks and increased Chakra consumption and reduced damage.

The First Hokage: Hashirama Senju (Reanimation)

• Increased Defense power.
• Altered to stagger the opponent after successfully landing a throw.
• This makes it possible to perform a follow-up attack by Ninja Dash with decreased damage.

The Second Hokage: Tobirama Senju

• Increased homing of aerial combo movement.

The Third Hokage: Hiruzen Sarutobi

• Ninjutsu 1 “Fire Style: Dragon Flame Bombs”: Increased damage.
  Increased Throw damage.

Tsunade

• Increased Defense power.
• Increased Throw damage.

Danzo Shimura

• Ninjutsu 1 ” Wind Style: Vacuum Blast Barrage: Shadow”: Expanded the hurtbox when activated in air.

Sasuke Uchiha (THE LAST)

• Ninjutsu 1 “Almighty Push”: Decreased Chakra consumptions.

Mecha-Naruto

• Adjusted Ninjutsu 2 “Dummy Balloon” to allow down chasing.
• Ninjutsu 2 “Dummy Balloon”: Adjusted to be able to perform follow-up attacks on downed opponents.

Sasuke Uchiha (Rinne Sharingan)

• Ninjutsu 2 “Inferno Style: Flame Control Flying Flash”: Expanded the hurtbox when activated in air and adjusted to be able to perform follow-up attack on downed opponents.
• Decreased damage of aerial combo.

Sasuke Uchiha (Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan)

• Ninjutsu 1 “Susano’o: Pierce”: Increased damage.
• Ninjutsu 2 “Inferno Style: Flame Control Flying Flash”: Expanded the hurtbox when activated in air and adjusted to be able to perform follow-up attack on downed opponents.
• Changed the effect after successfully landing throw on the opponent to tumble blowout with no rebound.  
• This makes it possible to perform a follow-up attack by activating Dash with decreased damage.

Sasuke Uchiha (Five Kage Summit)

• Ninjutsu 2 “Inferno Style: Flame Control”: Changed the effect after successfully landing this attack on the opponent to knock up.

Sasuke Uchiha (the Taka)

• Ninjutsu 2 “Amaterasu”: Increased damage.
• Changed the final effect of Awakened aerial combo after successfully landing the attacks to tumble blowout with no rebound.
• This makes it possible to perform a follow-up attack by activating Dash with decreased damage.

Sasuke Uchiha

• Ninjutsu 2 “Fire Style: Fire Ball Jutsu”: Decreased Chakra consumption
• Changed the final effect of aerial combo after successfully landing the attacks to staggered, this makes it possible to perform a follow-up attack by activating Dash with decreased damage.
• Throw is adjusted to occur faster.

Orochimaru

• Ninjutsu 1 “Blade Dance”: Increased recovery speed duration when using it as a support.

Kabuto Yakushi (Sage Mode)

• Ninjutsu 1 “Sage Art: Scattering Rage Jutsu”: Granted slow effect but it is able to Rebound with reduced damage.
• Ninjutsu 2 “Snake Confinement”: Granted poison effect and made it possible to perform a follow-up attack with decreased damage.
• Reduced knock back for the final effect on aerial attack.

Kabuto Yakushi (Snake Cape)

• Ninjutsu 2 “Venomous Fog Jutsu”: Changed to be able to perform follow-up attacks on downed opponents and changed the effect after successfully landing the attacks from staggered to normal hit stun.
• Changed the effect of Throw to no rebound.

Kabuto Yakushi

• Ninjutsu 2 “Lurk”: Decreased Chakra consumption.

Suigetsu Hozuki

• Ninjutsu 2 “Water Style: Water Dragon Jutsu”: Decreased Chakra consumption and decreased the recovery speed when using it as a support.
• Awakened Ninjutsu 2 “Water Style: Tri-Water Dragon Jutsu”: Decreased Chakra consumption and decreased the recovery speed when using it as a support.
• Increased the advancing distance of the initial phase of ground combos and extended their active frames.
• Increased recovery time when hit by ground combos.

Karin

• Ninjutsu 1 “Missile Kick”: Increased recovery speed duration when using it as a support.
• Ninjutsu 2 “Perfume Spray”: Increased recovery speed duration when using it as a support.

Jirobo

• Ninjutsu 1 “Rough Rampage”: Decreased Chakra consumption and increased the recovery speed when using it as a support.

Kankuro

• Decreased defense power.
• Increased the damage of the ending phase of the down-ground combo. 
• Decreased Throw damage.

Temari

• Ninjutsu 2 “Gust Dance”: Increased recovery speed duration when using it as a support and changed not to bounce for the final effect.

Raikage: Ay

• Ninjutsu 1 “Lariat”: Decreased Chakra consumption
• Throw is adjusted to occur faster and increased damage.

Killer Bee (Shark Skin)

• Ninjutsu 2 “Tailed Beast Bomb”: Decreased Chakra consumption.

Darui

• Ninjutsu 2 “Gale Style: Laser Circus”: Expanded the hurtbox when activated in air. 

Yagura 

• Changed the Item Palette (Bottom) to Shot Run Pill.

Fuu

• Ninjutsu 1 “Secret: Scaled Sneak Jutsu”: Granted defense decrease effect and reduced damage. 
• Changed the final effect after successfully landing the attacks to bounce.
• This will make it possible to perform a follow-up attack by activating Dash with decreased damage.

The Third Raikage 

• Ninjutsu 1 “The Piercing Four-Fingered Thrust of Hell”: Decreased Chakra consumption. 
• Ninjutsu 2 “The Piercing Three-Fingered Thrust of Hell: Side Swipe”: Decreased Chakra consumption.

The Second Tsuchikage

• Ninjutsu 1 “Particle Style: Atomic Dismantling Jutsu”: Decreased Chakra consumption.

The Second Mizukage

• Increased damage of ground shuriken combo.
• Increased damage of aerial shuriken combo.

Chiyo

• Decreased defense power. 
• Increased the damage of the ending phase of the down-ground combo.
• Decreased Throw damage.

Madara Uchiha (Six Paths)

• Ninjutsu 1 “Instantaneous Path”: Decreased Chakra consumption of and increased the recovery speed when using it as a support.

Madara Uchiha (Reanimation Release)

• Increased defense power.
• Increased their active frame of the initial phase of aerial combo.

Madara Uchiha

• Ninjutsu 1 “Susano’o: Slash in Two”: Made the recovery speed faster when using it as a support.
• Throw is adjusted to occur faster.

Indra Otsutsuki

• Ninjutsu 2 “Lightning Ball”: Expanded the hurtbox when activated in air and decreased the step back.

Obito Uchiha

• Ninjutsu 1 “Fire Style: Bomb Blast Dance”: Expanded the hurtbox when activated in air.

Tobi (Great Ninja War)

• Increased recovery time when hit by ground combos.
• Increased damage of Ninjutsu 2 “Heaven-Bending Bomb Assault”.

Tobi

• Increased defense power.

Masked Man

• Ninjutsu 2 “Heaven-Bending Bomb Assault”: Increased damage.

Obito Uchiha (Berserk)

• Ninjutsu 1 “Kamui Dash”: Can be canceled from the start of the charge to dash and can Ninjutsu Block after transitioning into additional attack.

Nagato

• Ninjutsu 1 “Almighty Push”: Decreased Chakra consumption.
• Ninjutsu 2 “Shura Attack: Distance”: Expanded the hurtbox when activated in air and decreased the step back.
• Adjusted to be able to perform the follow-up attack after the throw.

Konan

• Ninjutsu 2 “Origami Crane: Flight”: Expanded the hurtbox, decreased the step back, made the start-up frames slower and reduced Chakra consumption.

Itachi Uchiha

• Ninjutsu 2 “Fire Style: Fire Ball Jutsu”: Decreased Chakra consumption and decreased the recovery speed when using it as a support.

Kakuzu

• Increased defense power.
• Ninjutsu 2 “Lightning Style: False Darkness”: Decreased Chakra consumption.

Hidan

• Ninjutsu 1 “Soul Hunt”: Increased recovery speed duration when using it as a support.
• Ninjutsu 2 “Punishment by Dragging”: Increased recovery speed duration when using it as a support.
• Increased damage of the aerial combo.
• Increased Throw damage.
• Made the recovery speed of the Chakra Charge slower.

Deidara

• Ninjutsu 1 “Detonating Clay: Twin Birds”: Decreased damage and made an adjustment to be able to cancel to dash and changed the effect to launch the opponent upwards.

Sasori

• Deceased defense power.
• Increased the damage of the ending phase of the down-ground combo.
• Decreased Throw damage.

Hagoromo Otsutsuki

• Ninjutsu 1 “Divine Thunder”: Increased recovery speed duration when using it as a support.

Naruto Uzumaki (Part 1)

• Decreased defense power.
• Ninjutsu 2 “Demon Wind Bomb”: Increased Chakra consumption.

Shikamaru Nara (Part 1)

• Ninjutsu 2 “Explosive Parachute”: Expanded the hurtbox and decreased the step back.

Choji Akimichi (Part 1)

• Increased defense power.
• Ninjutsu 1 “Human Boulder”: Increased recovery speed duration when using it as a support.
• Ninjutsu 2 “Hidden Flavor”: Increased recovery speed duration when using it as a support.

Rock Lee (Part 1)

• Decreased damage before ground combo branching.

Kiba Inuzuka (Part 1)

• Increased defense power.
• Ninjutsu 1 “Fang Over Fang”: Made it possible to perform Ninjutsu Block after charging, reduced Chakra consumption, and increased the recovery speed when using it as a support.
• Ninjutsu 2 “Severing Fang”: Increased damage.

Kankuro (Part 1)

• Decreased defense power.
• Increased the damage of the ending phase of the down-ground combo. 
• Decreased Throw damage.

Boruto Uzumaki (Karma)

• Increase defense power.
• Ninjutsu 1 “Rasengan Mega Barrage”: Adjusted to be able to perform follow-up attacks on downed opponents.

Boruto Uzumaki (Chunin Exam)

• Increased defense power.

Boruto Uzumaki (Scientific Ninja Tool)

• Increased recovery time when hit by ground combos.

Boruto Uzumaki

• Ninjutsu 1 “Vanishing Rasengan”: Increased damage.

Mitsuki

• Ninjutsu 2 “Wind Waves”: Expanded the hurtbox when activated in air.

Kawaki

• Throw is adjusted to occur faster.

Naruto Uzumaki (Baryon Mode)

• Awaken Ninjutsu 1 “Baryon Rasengan”: Decreased Chakra consumption when Ninjutsu Blocking.
• Awaken Ninjutsu 2 “Guren Burst”: Decreased Chakra consumption when Ninjutsu Blocking. 
• Decreased damage of aerial combo.
• Granted invincibility from the start to the end of the unguardable attack at the time of Awakening.

Naruto Uzumaki (BORUTO)

• Increased the advancing distance of the throw and changed the effect after successfully landing the attacks to bounce.

Sasuke Uchiha (Supporting Kage)

• Extended the active frame for the first attack of the aerial combo.

Sasuke Uchiha (BORUTO)

• Ninjutsu 2 “Inferno Style: Fire Ball Jutsu”: Decrease damage and made it possible to cancel to Dash and changed the effect after successfully landing the attacks to knock the opponent back. 

Sakura Uchiha (BORUTO)

• Increased defense power.
• Ninjutsu 2 “Cherry Blossom Burst”: Can be used as Ninjutsu Block.
• Increased the amount of advancing movement for the initial attack of ground combo and expanded the hurtbox.
• Increased recovery time when hit by ground combos.
• Throw is adjusted to occur faster and increased damage.

Hinata Uzumaki (BORUTO)

• Ninjutsu 2 “8 Trigrams Air Palm ”: Shortened interval between second and the third attacks.

Shikamaru Nara (BORUTO)

• Ninjutsu 2 “Explosive Parachute”: Expanded the hurtbox and decreased the step back.

Choji Akimichi (BORUTO)

• Increased Defense power. 
• Ninjutsu 1 “Spiky Human Boulder”: Increased the Guard damage when opponent guard this Ninjutsu and decreased the recovery speed when using it as a support.
• Ninjutsu 2 “Partial Expansion Jutsu: Fist Strike”: Increased recovery speed duration when using it as a support.
• Increase the Throw damage.

Ino Yamanaka (BORUTO)

• Ninjutsu 1 “Flower Bomb”: Increased duration of poison time.
• Ninjutsu 2 “Flower Bomb: Scatter”: Increased duration of poison time.

Sai Yamanaka (BORUTO)

• Ninjutsu 2 “Ninja Art: Super Beast Scroll: Flock”: Made the start-up frames slower when activated in air, expanded the hurtbox when activated, and decreased the step back. 
• Increased the stunning effect on enemies when successfully landing ground-level combos.
• Throw is adjusted to occur faster and increase the amount of advancing movement.

Tenten (BORUTO)

• Increased defense power.

Kiba Inuzuka (BORUTO)

• Ninjutsu 1 “Fang Over Fang”: Made it possible to perform Ninjutsu Block after charging, reduced Chakra consumption, and increased the recovery speed when using it as a support.
• Changed the effect of the ending phase in aerial combo after successfully landing this attack on the opponent to bounce.
• This makes it possible to perform a follow-up attack by using Dash with decreased damage.

Shino Aburame (BORUTO)

• Increased defense power.
• Adjusted to be able to perform a follow up attack after the throw.

Kawaki (Karma Progression)

• Ninjutsu 2 “Fire Style: Soaring Flame Bullet Jutsu”: Expanded the hurtbox when activated in air and decreased the step back. 
• Strengthened homing during the movement of ground combo.

Boruto Uzumaki (Karma Progression)

• Strengthened homing during the movement of ground combo.
• Decreased Throw damage.

Kankuro (BORUTO)

• Decreased defense power.
• Increased the damage of the ending phase of the down-ground combo.
• Decreased Throw damage.

Temari Nara (BORUTO)

• Ninjutsu 2 “Gust Dance”: Increased recovery speed duration when using it as a support and changed not to bounce for the final effect.

Darui (Raikage: Ay)

• Ninjutsu 2 “Gale Style: Laser Circus”: Expanded the hurtbox when activated in air. 

Kinshiki Otsutsuki

• Ninjutsu 1 “Odachi Sweep”: Increased recovery speed duration when using it as a support.
• Ninjutsu 2 “God of Tides”: Increased recovery speed duration when using it as a support.
• Increased damage of aerial combo.
• Increased Throw damage.

Isshiki Otsutsuki

• Ninjutsu 2 “Daikokuten: Karmic Flames”: Expanded the hurtbox when activated in air. 
• Decreased damage of aerial combo.

Others

• Increased the amount of Ryo received for Free Battles and Network Battles (Ranked Match, Casual Match, Custom Match and Target Match).
• Fixed an issue that caused characters to have unintended appearance in specific situations during the match.
• We have taken action to prevent certain cheats from being performed.
• Fixed other minor bugs.

• Additional notes: none.
• Source: Bandai-Namco

NARUTO X BORUTO Ultimate Ninja STORM CONNECTIONS – Ver. 1.50

• Release date: September 25th 2024 (North America) / September 26th 2024 (Europe, Japan)
• Patch notes:

DLC Pack 5 (Paid Contents)

• Playable Character: Boruto Uzumaki (Karma Progression)
• Costume: Boruto Uzumaki (with Horn)
• Combination Secret Technique: Apocalypse – Sasuke Uchiha x Madara Uchiha x Indra Otsutsuki
• Matching Voice x 12
• Ninja Info Card Image x 5

Battle Balance Adjustments

Ninja Dash

• Reduced guard damage.

Chakra Dash

• Reduced guard damage.

Charge Chakra Dash

• Reduced guard damage.

Cancel Chakra Dash

• Increased amount of Chakra consumption required to activate it.

Individual Character Adjustments

Sakura Haruno

• Increased defense.

Neji Hyuga

• Increased recovery time when hit by ground combos.

Rock Lee

• Made cancel timing for the dashes faster when activating Ninjutsu 1 “Leaf’s Combo Attack!” in mid-air.

Jiraiya

• Increased defense.
• Increased advancing distance of Ninjutsu 1 “Rasengan”
• Reduced guard damage of Special Support “Verbal Binding”.
• Reduced damage and guard damage of Special Support “Water Slash”.

Young Kakashi Hatake

• Increased recovery time when hit by ground combos.
• Increased advancing distance of throws and reduced their damage.

Young Obito Uchiha

• Increased defense.

Rin Nohara

• Increased damage of Ninjutsu 1 “Wind Style Trap” when activated as support.
• Increased damage of Ninjutsu 2 “Summoning: Rolling Logs” when activated as support.

Naruto Uzumaki (THE LAST)

• Reduced defense.

Sasuke Uchiha (THE LAST)

• Increased defense.

Karin

• Made the healing speed of Ninjutsu 2 “Perfume Spray” slower when activated as support

Raikage: Ay

• Increased recovery time when hit by ground combos.

Killer Bee (Shark Skin)

• Increased defense.

Mifune

• Increased defense.
• Reduced Chakra consumption when activating Ninjutsu 1 “Dancing Blade Hazard”.

Kaguya Otsutsuki

• Reduced damage of the initial phase ofg groud combos and increased damage for their ending phase.

Nagato

• Increased defense.
• Increased character’s turning degree for Ninjutsu 2 “Shura Attack: Distance”.

Deidara

• Made the start-up frames of the throws faster, extended their active frames and decreased the step back at the beginning.

Sakura Haruno (Part 1)

• Reduced Chakra consumption when activating Ninjutsu 1 “Maiden’s Step”.
• Increased damage of Ninjutsu 2 “Booby Trap”.
• Made the start-up frames of the throws faster.

Neji Hyuga (Part 1)

• Increased defense.

Hinata Hyuga (Part 1)

• Increased recovery time when hit by ground combos.

Sakura Uchiha (BORUTO)

• Increased defense

Rock Lee (BORUTO)

• Made the cancel timing for the dashes faster when activating Ninjutsu 1 “Leaf’s Combo Attack!” in mid-air.

Delta

• Increased defense.

Others

• Added more elements to the collection of items that can be obtained through the “Exchange Tickets” earned from Ninja Battle.
• Improved some of the effects used on the Combination Secret Technique “Six Paths: Shinsu Rasen Shuriken” (Naruto Uzumaki x Hashirama Senju x Ashura Otsutsuki) included in DLC Pack 3.
• Fixed other minor bugs.

• Additional notes: none.
• Source: Bandai-Namco

NARUTO X BORUTO Ultimate Ninja STORM CONNECTIONS – Ver. 1.40

• Release date: July 23rd 2024 (North America) / July 24th 2024 (Europe, Japan)
• Patch notes:

DLC Pack 4

• Playable Character: Kawaki (Karma Progression)
• Costume: Naruto Uzumaki (Ichiraku Ramen Costume) and Hinata Hyuga (ROAD TO SAKURA)
• Matching Voice x 12
• Ninja Info Card Image x 5

＊These contents will be available for players who have purchased DLC Pack 4 or the Season Pass, which includes DLC Packs 1-5.
＊The contents of DLC Pack 4 will become available on July 25, 2024.

Disconnection Penalties

• Disconnection Penalties have been added for Online Battle (except for Custom Matches).

Penalty Conditions

• The player’s “Trust Level” will decrease whenever they disconnect from an Online Battle (except in Custom Matches). Players who keep disconnecting repeatedly will start receiving penalties once the color of their “Trust Level Icon” changes to Orange.
  • *The Trust Level will decrease whenever the players disconnect from a battle, even if the disconnection was unintentional
  • *The Trust Level can be recovered by completing more Online Battles normally.

Penalty Descriptions

• The penalties will consist of a limited time Matching Restriction for the Online Battles (except Custom Matches) and a reduction of Battle Points (BP).
• These penalties will become increasingly severe as players keep disconnecting and their Trust Level decreases.

Please refer to the following chart for more details.

• If you keep getting disconnected unintentionally while playing, please check the status of your internet connection.
• The Trust Level of all the players will be reset during the implementation of the Disconnection Penalties.
• Please follow the basic rules and manners while playing, so that everyone can have a pleasant and fun experience with the Online Battles.

Bug Fixes Related to the Battles

– Fixed a bug that caused puppet characters to use ninja tools unintentionally during specific inputs. This applies to the following characters:

• Kankuro
• Kankuro (BORUTO)
• Kankuro (Part 1)
• Sasori
• Chiyo

– Hagoromo Otsutsuki:

• Fixed a bug preventing the activation of Ninjutsu 1 ”Divine Thunder” from disappearing when it was canceled out.

– Choji Akimichi (BORUTO)

• Fixed a bug that gave too much defensive priority while Awakened.

*The defensive priority determines the level of damage received by the character when attacked.

 

Battle Balance Adjustments

Overall Battle Adjustments

– Shuriken:

• Removed the possibility of performing follow-up attacks on downed opponents.
• However, only a few characters will still be able to perform follow-up attacks on downed opponents.

– Ninja Tools: Kunai Rain:

• Removed the possibility of performing follow-up attacks on downed opponents.

– Ninja Tools: Burst Kunai

• Removed the possibility of performing follow-up attacks on downed opponents.

Individual Character Adjustments

The following adjustments have been made based on the overall balance:

– Naruto Uzumaki (Sage of the Six Paths Mode):

• Ninjutsu 1 ”Tailed Beast Bomb Rasen Shuriken”: Made the recovery speed slower when using it as a support.
• Ninjutsu 2 ”Sage Art: Super Tailed Beast Shuriken”: Made the recovery speed slower when using it as a support, and increased the opening created after the attack.

– Naruto Uzumaki (Kurama Link Mode):

• Increased the defense.
• Ninjutsu 2 ”Tailed Beast Bomb”: Reduced the amount of Chakra needed to use it, made the recovery speed slower when using it as a support, and increased its damage.
• Also, changed it to send the opponent flying away instead of rolling after being hit, and adjusted to make it possible to cancel the latter part of this move using a Dash.
• This makes it possible to perform follow-up attacks after successfully landing this Ninjutsu.

– Naruto Uzumaki (Sage Mode):

• Made the throwing speed faster.
• Made the recovery speed of the Chakra Charge faster.

– Kakashi Hatake (Double Sharingan):

• Ninjutsu 2 ”Kamui”: Made the recovery speed slower when using it as a support.

– Might Guy (Great Ninja War):

• Reduced the defense.
• Ninjutsu 1 ”Dynamic Entry”: Reduced the advancing distance and increased the opening created when the attack misses its target.

– Might Guy:

• Reduced the defense.
• Ninjutsu 1 ”Dynamic Entry”: Reduced the advancing distance and increased the opening created when the attack misses its target.

– Shikamaru Nara:

• Ninjutsu 2 “Explosive Parachute”: Made the recovery speed slower when using it as a support.

– Ino Yamanaka:

• Ninjutsu 1 ”Flower Bomb”: Reduced the damage and added a poison effect.
• Ninjutsu 2 ”Flower Bomb Scatter”: Reduced the damage and added a poison effect.
• Increased the duration of the stunning effect on enemies when landing ground-level combos.

– Kiba Inuzuka:

• Ninjutsu 1 ”Fang Over Fang”: Reduced the damage.
• Ninjutsu 2 ”Tunneling Fang”: Reduced the damage.
• Reduced the damage of ground-level combos.
• Reduced the damage of aerial combos.

– Hinata Hyuga:

• Ninjutsu 2 ”8 Trigrams Air Palm”: Made the recovery speed slower when using it as a support.

– Shisui Uchiha:

• Reduced the defense.
• Ninjutsu 2 “Uchiha Style Halo Dance”: Increased the amount of Chakra needed to activate it.
• Reduced the damage of throws and changed the effect after successfully landing this attack on the opponent to bounce. This makes it easier to perform follow-up attacks after successfully landing a hit.
• Reduced the damage of aerial combos and changed the final effect after successfully landing the attacks to bounce. This makes it easier to perform follow-up attacks after successfully landing a hit.

– The First Hokage: Hashirama Senju (Reanimation):

• Reduced the damage of aerial combos and changed the final effect after successfully landing the attacks to send the opponents flying away. This makes it easier to perform follow-up attacks after successfully landing a hit.

– Minato Namikaze:

• Reduced the damage of throws.

– Tsunade:

• Reduced the defense.
• Increased the resulting stunning time after successfully landing ground-level combos on opponents.

– Sasuke Uchiha (Rinne Sharingan):

• Reduced the defense.

– Sasuke Uchiha (Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan):

• Reduced the defense.
• Ninjutsu 1 ”Susano’o: Pierce”: Reduced the amount of Chakra needed to activate it and made the recovery speed faster when using it as a support.

– Yakushi Kabuto (Snake Cape):

• Ninjutsu 1 ”Dead Soul Jutsu”: Reduced the amount of Chakra needed to activate it.
• Ninjutsu 2 ”Venomous Fog Jutsu”: Made the recovery speed slower when using it as a support.

– Jugo:

• Reduced the defense.
• Ninjutsu 1 ”Living Wall Fist: Style One”: Increased the damage.
• Increased the damage of aerial combos.
• Increased the damage of ground-level combos and increased the duration of the stunning effect on enemies after successfully landing a hit.
• Also, increased the duration of the stunning effect on the opponent when guarding from ground-level combos. This makes it impossible for the opponent to get away using Ninja Moves while guarding.

– Yugito Ni‘i:

• Reduced the defense.

– Yagura:

• Ninjutsu 1 ”Rising Coral Ripples”: Made it possible to perform Ninjutsu Blocks.
• Increased the stunning effect on enemies when successfully landing ground-level combos.
• Adjusted the flying distance of the enemies when thrown.

– Roshi:

• Made the speed of the Chakra Dash faster.

– Fuu:

• Ninjutsu 1 ”Secret: Scaled Sneak Jutsu”: Reduced the amount of Chakra needed to activate it.
• Ninjutsu 2 ”Fan Slash”: Reduced the amount of Chakra needed to activate it.

– The Fourth Kazekage:

• Ninjutsu 1 ”Gold Dust Waterfall Flow”: Made the recovery speed slower when using it as a support.

– The Second Mizukage:

• Ninjutsu 1 ”Streaming Danger Tyranny Boy”: Reduced the amount of Chakra needed to activate it and made the recovery speed faster when using it as a support.
• Ninjutsu 2 ”Streaming Danger Tyranny Boy: Steam Explosion”: Reduced the amount of Chakra needed to activate it and made the recovery speed faster when using it as a support.

– Hanzo:

• Reduced the defense.
• Ninjutsu 2 ”Summoning Jutsu: Ibuse”: Made Ibuse’s summoning time slower, made the Dash cancelling timing slower and increased the opening created after the attack.
• Special Support “Ibuse’s Poison Fog”: Made Ibuse’s summoning time slower.

– Madara Uchiha (Reanimation Release):

• Ninjutsu 1 ”Fire Style: Dragon Flame Loud Singing Jutsu”: Made the recovery speed faster when using it as a support.
• Ninjutsu 2 ”Fire Style: Great Fire Annihilation”: Made the recovery speed faster when using it as a support.

– Madara Uchiha (Reanimation):

• Ninjutsu 1 ”Susano’o: Slash in Two”: Made the recovery speed faster when using it as a support and increased the inflicted damage.
• Ninjutsu 2 ”Fire Style: Great Fire Annihilation”: Reduced the amount of Chakra needed to activate it and made the recovery speed faster when using it as a support.
• Also, increased the duration of the stunning effect on the opponent when guarding from ground-level combos. This makes it impossible for the opponent to get away using Ninja Moves while guarding.

– Kisame Hoshigaki:

• Ninjutsu 1 ” Water Style: Shark Bomb”: Made the recovery time slower when using it as a support.
• Ninjutsu 2 ” Water Style: Exploding Water Shock Wave”: Made the recovery time slower when using it as a support.
• Reduced the damage of aerial combos and changed the final effect after successfully landing the attacks to send the opponents flying away. This makes it possible to perform follow-up attacks using the Chakra Dash.

– Naruto Uzumaki (Part 1):

• Ninjutsu 2 “Demon Wind Bomb”: Reduced the amount of Chakra needed to activate it and made the recover speed slower when using it as a support.

– Sasuke Uchiha (Part 1, Second Outfit):

• Ninjutsu 2 ” Fire Style: Phoenix Flower Jutsu”: Reduced the damage.

– Sasuke Uchiha (Part 1):

• Ninjutsu 2 “Fire Style: Phoenix Flower Jutsu”: Reduced the amount of Chakra needed to activate it, increased the damage and made the recovery speed faster when using it as a support.

– Shikamaru Nara (Part 1):

• Ninjutsu 2 ”Explosive Parachute”: Made the recovery speed slower when using it as a support.

– Ino Yamanaka (Part 1):

• Increased the defense.
• Ninjutsu 1 ” Cherry Blossom Dance”: Made it possible to perform Ninjutsu Blocks, changed the final effect after successfully landing the attack to bounce and made it possible to cancel the latter part of this move using a Dash.
• Increased the duration of the stunning effect on the opponent after successfully landing ground-level combos.

– Shino Aburame (Part 1):

• Decreased the defense.
• Ninjutsu 1 “Gyral Lump Insect”: Decreased the damage.
• Ninjutsu 2 ” Ground Scamper Insects”: Decreased the damage, increased the Chakra Damage and made the recovery speed slower when using it as a support.

– Gaara (Part 1):

• Decreased the damage of ground-level combos.
• Decreased the damage of aerial combos.

– Temari (Part 1):

• Ninjutsu 1 ” Gust Dance”: Reduced the amount of Chakra needed to activate it and made it possible to rebound if hit during the later stage of this move.
• Ninjutsu 2 ” Rumbling Fan Wind Wall”: Reduced the amount of Chakra needed to activate it.

– Zabuza Momochi:

• Ninjutsu 1 ”Land Breaker”: Increased the damage.
• Ninjutsu 2 “Water Style: Water Dragon Jutsu”: Increased the damage and reduced the opening created after the attack.

– Haku:

• Made the ground-level combos faster and increased the duration of the stunning effect after successfully landing the attacks.

– Sarada Uchiha:

• Ninjutsu 1 ” Blade Trap”: Increase the amount of Chakra needed to activate it and made the recovery time slower when using it as a support.

– Hinata Uzumaki (BORUTO):

• Ninjutsu 2 ”8 Trigrams Air Palm”: Made the recovery speed slower when using it as a support.

– Shikamaru Nara (BORUTO):

• Ninjutsu 2 ”Explosive Parachute”: Made the recovery speed slower when using it as a support.

– Ino Yamanaka (BORUTO):

• Ninjutsu 1 ”Flower Bomb”: Reduced the damage and added a poison effect.
• Ninjutsu 2 ”Flower Bomb: Scatter”: Reduced the damage and added a poison effect.
• Increased the stun duration when getting a combo hit by a ground.

– Momoshiki Otsutsuki:

• Ninjutsu 1 ” Takamimusubi no Kami: Nie”: Made the recovery speed slower when using it as a support.
• Ninjutsu 2 ” Pheasant Hunt”: Increased the amount of Chakra needed to activate it and made the recovery speed slower when using it as a support.

– Isshiki Otsutsuki:

• Made the throwing speed slower and reduced the damage.

– Koji Kashin:

• Ninjutsu 1 ” Fire Style: Flaming Hurricane Bomb”: Made the recovery speed slower when using it as a support.
• Ninjutsu 2 ” Summoning: Boiler Toad”: Made the recovery speed slower when using it as a support.

– Delta:

• Reduced the damage of aerial combos and changed the final effect after successfully landing the attacks to bounce. This makes it easier to perform follow-up attacks after successfully landing a hit.

– Boro:

• Ninjutsu 1 ”Virus Dispersion”: Made the recovery speed slower when using it as a support.

Others

• Added the items that can be traded for the “Exchange Tickets” obtainable through Ninja Battle to the Collection.
• Fixed other minor bugs.

• Additional notes: none.
• Source: Bandai-Namco

NARUTO X BORUTO Ultimate Ninja STORM CONNECTIONS – Ver. 1.30

• Release date: May 28th 2024 (North America) / May 29th 2024 (Europe, Japan)
• Patch notes:

DLC Pack 3

• Playable Character: Kurenai Yuhi
• Combination Secret Technique x 2
  • Evil Illusion: Tree Bind Death – Kurenai x Asuma
  • Six Paths: Shinsu Rasen Shuriken – Ashura x Hashirama x Naruto
• Matching Voice x 12
• Ninja Info Card Image x 5

New Information About Ninja Battle

• The 2^nd Ninja Battle will be held from May 30, 2024 – June 4, 2024.
• New items have been added that can be obtained with Exchange Tickets.
• Ninja Battle Bonus, which could previously only be viewed from the Battle Result, can now also be viewed from the Battle Status screen.

Fixed Issues Related to Ninja Battle

• Fixed an issue in Ranked and Target Matches where some players were unable to proceed after the “Communicating” message at battle’s end.
• Fixed an issue where the following titles were given for the incorrect camp: Participation Award, Fighting-Spirit Award, Performance Award, Excellence Award and Honor Award.
• Players who joined the Chidori camp in the 1^st Ninja Batte will have their titles changed to reflect the correct camp. 

Fixed Issue Related to Battle

• Fixed a bug that prevented guarding upon landing after guarding in the air depending on frame rate. Gameplay at 60 FPS has been corrected to match the environment at 30 FPS.

Battle Balance Adjustment

Sakura Haruno

• Changed the last hit of the aerial combo to tumble blowout, making it easier to follow up with Chakra Dash.

Tenten

• Increased defense power.

Iruka Umino

• Increased defense power.

The First Hokage: Hashirama Senju (Reanimation)

• The hit of Ninjutsu 1 “Wood Style: Wood Dragon Jutsu” has been changed to tumble blowout and the second half of the action can now be canceled with a dash. This allows for a follow-up attack after the Ninjutsu hit.

Jiraiya

• Decreased Chakra consumption after activating Ninjutsu 1 “Rasengan” and increased the recovery speed when activating as support.

The Third Hokage: Hiruzen Sarutobi

• Increased defense power.

Sasuke Uchiha (Five Kage Summit)

• Reduced the gap after the attack of Ninjutsu 2 “Inferno Style: Flame Control.”

Sasuke Uchiha (the Taka)

• Changed the last hit of aerial combo to tumble blowout with no rebound to allow for a Chakra Dash follow-up. Damage has been reduced.

Suigetsu Hozuki  

• Decreased Chakra consumption after activating Ninjutsu 1 “Water Style: Water Wave Slash” and increased the recovery speed when activating as support.
• Changed the last hit of aerial combo to tumble blowout to allow for a Chakra Dash follow-up. Damage has been reduced.

Jirobo      

• Raised the degree to which the main body turns around during Ninjutsu 1 “Rough Rampage.”

Kazekage: Gaara (Great Ninja War)      

• Reduced damage of ground combo.
• Reduced damage of aerial combo.

Kazekage: Gaara (Five Kage Summit)   

• Reduced damage of ground combo.
• Reduced damage of aerial combo.

Kazekage: Gaara 

• Reduced damage of ground combo.
• Reduced damage of aerial combo.

Temari

• Increased defense power.

Killer Bee (Shark Skin)  

• Ninjutsu 1 “Rising Bomber” can now be canceled.

Instead, damage has been reduced and increased Chakra consumption when activating the ninjutsu.

• Adjusted to shoot after stepping back when activating Ninjutsu 2 “Tailed Beast Bomb” in the air.

Madara Uchiha (Six Paths)       

• Raised the priority of Ninjutsu 1 “Instantaneous Path.”

*Priority is an indicator that determines which of the two attacks will win when it collides.

 

Madara Uchiha (Reanimation Release) 

• Increased speed of throw timing.

Hagoromo Otsutsuki     

• Shortened the duration of hit box for Ninjutsu 1 “Divine Thunder” and decreased the recover speed when activating as support.

Sasuke Uchiha (Second Outfit) (Part 1)

• Adjusted Ninjutsu 1 “Chidori” to be unblockable.

Sasuke Uchiha (Part 1)  

• Adjusted Ninjutsu 1 “Chidori” to be unblockable. 

Saskura Uchiha (BORUTO)       

• Changed the last hit of the aerial combo to tumble blowout to allow for an easier Chakra Dash follow-up.

Tenten (BORUTO)

• Increased defense power.

Kazekage Gaara (BORUTO)      

• Reduced damage of ground combo.
• Reduced damage of aerial combo.

Temari Nara (BORUTO)

• Increased defense power.

Others

• Fixed other minor bugs.

• Additional notes: none.
• Source: Bandai-Namco

NARUTO X BORUTO Ultimate Ninja STORM CONNECTIONS – Ver. 1.21

• Release date: April 1st 2024 (North America) / April 2nd 2024 (Europe, Japan)
• Patch notes:

• Improved matchmaking.

• Additional notes: none.
• Source: Bandai-Namco

NARUTO X BORUTO Ultimate Ninja STORM CONNECTIONS – Ver. 1.20

• Release date: March 26th 2024 (North America) / March 27th 2024 (Europe, Japan)
• Patch notes:

Content

DLC Pack 2 

• Playable Character: Isshiki Otsutsuki
• Costume x 2: Sasuke Uchiha (Time Travel) and Boruto Uzumaki (Time Travel) 
• Matching Voice x 12
• Ninja Info Card Image x 5

*The content above is available for players who have purchased DLC Pack 2 or the Season Pass, which includes of DLC Pack 1 – 5. 

*DLC Pack 2 will be released on March 28, 2024. Release date/time may differ depending on region.

 

Addition of New In-game Event “Ninja Battle”

Ninja Battle is new in-game event where players can join one of two camps based on NARUTO and BORUTO’s question. During the event, players will be able to enjoy rank match and the new battle rule “Target Match.” To celebrate the start, the first ninja battle will be “Rasengan VS Chidori,” starting from 3/27 18:00 PDT – 4/1 18:00 PDT | 3/28 2:00 – 4/2 3:00 CEST!

Also, “Exchange Ticket” is newly added to the game which you can receive by participating in Ninja Battle and exchange items with these tickets. 

For more details about Ninja Battle, please visit the web site or social accounts!

*Items obtained with Exchange Tickets are also available by obtaining with the in-game currency Ryo.

 

Fixed Issues Related to Battle

• Fixed an issue where the recovery speed after substitution gauge recovers differed depending on the frame rate. This has resulted in a faster recover speed at 30 FPS. 
• Fixed a bug where the following characters were invincible during Chakra Back Dash.
  •   Boruto Uzumaki 
  •   Boruto Uzumaki (Scientific Ninja Tool) 
  •   Boruto Uzumaki (Chunin Exam)
  •   Boruto Uzumaki (Karma) 

Battle Balance Adjustment (Overall Battles)

• The timing of granting priority has been slowed down for all types of direct attack ninjutsu. Priority is an indicator that determines which of two attacks wins when they collide with each other.
• Priority attack decisions are now made when leader change hits and when leader change attacks are made during aerial combos.
• Increased the recovery speed of support gauge after leader change.
• Adjusted the recovery speed of support gauge after activating support ninjutsu.
• Increased the recovery speed of support gauge during Two-Man Team. 
• Shortened the time it takes for Substitution Gauge to start recovering. 
• Adjusted so that leader change cannot be done while holding Counterattack. 
• Decreased the natural recovery speed of Chakra Gauge during Ninja Move and Jump.
• Increased the natural recovery speed of Chakra Gauge during attacks. 
• Extended the knock out length when Guard Break Attack is hit. 
• Decreased the poison effect of Ninja Tool “Poison Tag.”

Battle Balance Adjustment (Characters) 
 

Naruto Uzumaki (Tailed Beast Bomb)

• Lowered the degree to which the main body turns around during the attack of Ninjutsu 2 “Shadow Clone Charing Bullet.”

Might Guy (Great Ninja War)

• Decreased defense power.

Neji Hyuga

• Decreased the recovery speed after activating Ninjutsu 1 “8 Trigrams Palm Rotation.”

Rock Lee

• Reduced the damage when Ninjutsu 1 “Leaf’s Combo Attack” is activated in the air and changed the way it is hit so that it will not be followed up by additional attack.

Kiba Inuzuka

• Decreased defense power. 
• Increased Chakra consumption when activating Ninjutsu 1 “Fang Over Fang” and reduced Akamaru’s damage and guard damage.
• Increased Chakra consumption when activating Ninjutsu 2 “Tunneling Fang” and reduced Akamaru’s damage and guard damage.

Hinata Hyuga

• Decreased the recovery speed when activating Ninjutsu 1 “Protective 8 Trigrams 64 Palms“ as support. 
• Increased Chakra consumption when activating Ninjutsu 2 “8 Trigrams Air Palm” and decreased the recovery speed when activating as support. 

The Third Hokage: Hiruzen Sarutobi

• Weakened the homing of shuriken in Ninjutsu 2 Shuriken Shadow Clone Jutsu.”

Minato Namikaze (Reanimation)

• Accelerated the timing at which invincibility expires and reduced the hit box of Ninjutsu 2 “Flying Raijin: Level 2.”

Minato Namikaze

• Increased Chakra consumption of Ninjutsu 1 “Rasengan” and decreased the recovery speed when activating as support.

Danzo Shimura

• Decreased defense power. 
• Reduced the damage of Ninjutsu 1 “Wind Style! Vacuum Blast Barrage.”

Sasuke Uchiha (THE LAST)

• Shortened the duration of hit box for Ninjutsu 1 “Almighty Push,” reduced the damage when activated this ninjutsu in the air and decreased the recovery speed when activating this ninjutsu as support.

Hanabi Hyuga and Hanabi Hyuga (Shippuden)

• Increased Chakra consumption when activating and canceling Ninjutsu 1 “Hanabi Style: Rotation” and decreased recovery speed when activating as support.

Kabuto Yakushi (Snake Cape)

• Reduced the poison effect of Ninjutsu 2 “Venomous Fog Jutsu.”

Sakon/Ukon

• Increased Chakra consumption when activating Ninjutsu 1 “Summoning Jutsu: Rashomon.”

Tsuchikage Ohnoki

• Increased Chakra consumption when activating Ninjutsu 1 “Earth Style: Weighted Boulder Justu.”

Hahn

• Accelerated the tempo for ground combos and increased the stun duration when getting hit.

Utakata

• Decreased the recovery speed of Ninjutsu 1 “Water Style: Bubble Jutsu Drift” when activating as support. 
• Increased the recovery speed of Ninjutsu 2 “Water Style: Bubble Justu“ when activating as support.

Hanzo

• Reduced the damage and poison effect of Ninjutsu 2 “Summoning Jutsu: Ibuse.” 
• Reduced the damage and poison effect of Special Support “Ibuse’s Poison Frog.”

Ashura Otsutsuki

• Decreased the recovery speed of Ninjutsu 1 “Hurricane Twist” when activating as support. 
• Increased Chakra consumption when activating Ninjutsu 2 “Ultra Hurricane Barrage” and decreased the recovery when activating this ninjutsu as support.

Obito Uchiha

• Increased Chakra consumption when activating Ninjutsu 1 “Fire Style: Bomb Blast Dance,” reduced damage when activating this ninjutsu in the air and decreased recovery speed when activating this ninjutsu as support.

Masked Man

• Delayed the timing of becoming invincible for Ninjutsu 1 “Heaven and Earth Explosion Burial.”

Obito Uchiha (Berserk) 

• Delayed the timing of becoming invincible and accelerated the timing which invincibility expires.

Pain

• Shortened the duration of hit box for Ninjutsu 1 “Almighty Push” and reduced damage when activating in the air. 
• Shortened the duration of hit box for Awakening Ninjutsu 1 “Almighty Push” and reduced damage when activating in the air.

Nagato

• Shortened the duration of hit box for Ninjutsu 1 “Almighty Push,” reduced damage when activating this ninjutsu in the air and decreased recovery speed when activating this ninjutsu as support. 
• Shortened the duration of hit box for Awakening Ninjutsu 1 “Almighty Push” and reduced damage when activating in the air. 
• Increased the recovery speed of Ninjutsu 2 “Shura Attack: Distance” when activating as support. 

Sasori

• Reduced the poison effect of Ninjutsu 2 “Poison Smoke.”

Shino Aburame (Part 1)

• Increased Chakra consumption when activating and canceling Ninjutsu 1 “Gyral Lump Insect.” Decreased recovery speed when activating this ninjutsu as support.

Gaara (Part 1)

• Decreased recovery speed of Ninjutsu 1 “Sand Burial” when activating as support. 
• Decreased recovery speed of Ninjutsu 2 “Sand Shower” when activating as support.

Temari (Part 1)

• Lowered the degree to which the main body turns around during the attack of Ninjutsu 1 “Gust Dance” and decreased the recovery speed when activating this ninjutsu as support.

Boruto Uzumaki (Scientific Ninja Tool)

• Decreased defense power.

Sarada Uchiha

• Decreased defense power. 
• Decreased the speed of kunai fired at the second part of ground combo.

Mitsuki

• The invincibility of the awakening ground combo is now only available at the start.

Naruto Uzumaki (Baryon Mode)

• Adjusted to not have additional down attack after Ninjutsu 1 “Massive Rasengan.”

Hinata Uzumaki (BORUTO) 

• Decreased recovery speed of Ninjutsu 1 “8 Trigrams 64 Palms” when activating as support. 
• Increased Chakra consumption of Ninjutsu 2 “8 Trigrams Air Palm“ and decreased recovery speed when activating this ninjutsu as support.

Rock Lee (BORUTO)

• Reduced damage when activating Ninjutsu 1 “Leaf’s Combo Attack” in the air and changed the way it is hit so that it will not be followed up by additional attack.

Jigen

• Increased Chakra consumption when activating Ninjutsu 1 “Sukunabikona: Rapid Fire” and decreased recovery speed by activating as support. 

Others

• ”Notification” now appears on mode selection screen. 
• Fixed other minor bugs. 

• Additional notes: none.
• Source: Bandai-Namco

NARUTO X BORUTO Ultimate Ninja STORM CONNECTIONS – Ver. 1.11

• Release date: January 23rd 2024 (North America) / January 24th 2024 (Europe, Japan)
• Patch notes:

Content

DLC Pack 1

• Playable Character “Hagoromo Otsutsuki”
• Combination Secret Technique “Source of Ninshu” (Hagoromo Otsutsuki x Indra Otsutsuki x Ashura Otsutsuki)
• Matching Voice x 12
• Ninja Info Card Image x 5

*The content above is available for players who have purchased DLC Pack 1 or the Season Pass, which includes of DLC Packs 1 – 5.
*DLC Pack 1 is planned to be released on January 25, 2024. Release date/time may differ depending on region.

Custom Matchmaking

Custom matchmaking has been implemented and allows a user to create a room for up to 8 designated players.
Users can now participate in the following modes for custom matches:

• VS Battle (2 players)
• League (4 players)
• Tournament (4-8 players)

Other

• Other bug fixes and adjustments were made.

Future patch updates are planned to include the “Ninja Battle” in-game event, balance adjustments, and DLC Packs.

• Additional notes: none.
• Source: Bandai-Namco

NARUTO X BORUTO Ultimate Ninja STORM CONNECTIONS – Ver. ??? (Day One Update)

• Release date: November 17th 2023 (North America, Europe, Japan)
• Patch notes:

• Voiceover for the following languages are already implemented in the base game:
  • Neutral Spanish
  • Brazilian Portuguese
  • French
  • German

• Additional notes: none.
• Source: Bandai-Namco (Steam)

How to download updates for NARUTO X BORUTO Ultimate Ninja STORM CONNECTIONS for the Nintendo Switch?

To download the updates for NARUTO X BORUTO Ultimate Ninja STORM CONNECTIONS, you have three options:

• let the console do its thing if you have automatic downloads activated, and didn’t completely turn it off

If not…

• try to launch the game from the Home Menu while being connected to the internet. You should get a prompt when doing so: simply follow the instructions on screen;

OR

• select the game > press either + or – to go to the Options page > select Software update > select Via the Internet.

To check that you have the latest version installed, simply select the game on the Home Menu, and press – or + to go to the Options: the version number is displayed just below the game title.