

General gameplay enhancements include updated super attacks for the characters, plus a new Lag Cancel called "Awakening Cancel" - when attacking, a quick usage of Awakening during a combo (which can now be used anytime instead of needing to lose a specific amount of health using the right stick unless in a particular story mode fight) will cancel the current combo and the character will use a main combo exclusive to their Awakening move, and can be swapped back to the normal mode at any time with the flick of the right stick. Gameplay enhancements include an updated Story Mode with in-game cutscenes like Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2, with more emphasis on cinematics in the storyline than before, a Mass Effect-styled decision system called "The Ultimate Decision" (which lets players alter the outcome of certain storylines as well as the difficulty level), and Hack and Slash-styled gameplay from the PlayStation Portable game Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Impact, which are now main storyline forms of gameplay.

Just like its predecessors, the narrative includes omissions and additions.

During this adventure, Naruto will discover the remaining mysteries of his birth while the whole ninja world is immersed in the biggest War ever known. Meanwhile, Naruto learns about Sasuke's dark deeds, and he must decide whether he insists in his goal of rescuing his rogue old friend, or try to take him down to stop his madness. After the battle against Pain, the Five Kages decide to meet in a summit to decide how to deal with the threat of Akatsuki. The storyline begins where Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2 left off, right after the Invasion of Pain arc and the destruction (and reconstruction) of the Hidden Leaf Village. The game was released for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in the United States on March 5, 2013, in Europe on March 8, 2013. Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 is the sequel to Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations and is part of the Naruto franchise's Naruto: Ultimate Ninja: Storm subseries developed by CyberConnect2.
