Naruto Shippūden: Shinobi Rumble is the fifth instalment of the Ninja Council series on the Nintendo DS.

Gameplay

This game loosely follows the Itachi Pursuit Arc.

Playable characters

• Deidara
• Fukasaku (assisted by Shima at all times)
• Itachi Uchiha
• Jiraiya
• Jūgo
• Karin
• Kakashi Hatake
• Konan
• Naruto Uzumaki
• Orochimaru
• Pain (Deva Path)
• Sai
• Sakura Haruno
• Sasuke Uchiha
• Shikamaru Nara
• Suigetsu Hōzuki

Trivia

• The game play in this game is similar to Jump Super Stars, a Japan-exclusive game that featured many characters from the popular magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump. A few Naruto characters were included in it.
• The spirit of Asuma Sarutobi appears whenever Shikamaru attacks with his trench knives, implying that Asuma is his motivation for fighting.
• Kisame Hoshigaki and Obito Uchiha appear in the Story Mode, but they are not playable nor can you fight them.
• Ironically, despite Fukasaku and Shima being playable characters, they still appear when Jiraiya goes into Sage Mode, although they appear much smaller than their playable appearances.
• Naruto Shippūden: Dragon Blade Chronicles is able to connect wirelessly to this game to unlock two Dragon Blade related attacks for Naruto.
• There are no voiceclips in versions released outside of Japan.