RUMOR: Darui to be Playable in Naruto Storm 3, Mid-Combo Awakening

Posted by Dawn Bryant on July 20, 2012 at 6:13 AM
Tags: Information, Naruto, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3

Darui, the right hand man of the Hidden Cloud’s Raikage, was a support character in Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations. Equipped with his Black Lightning style, in Naruto Storm 3, he will be playable.

At least that’s according to Japanese blog TaleTaleSource, which often correctly reveals information that will be in the up-coming issue of Shonen Jump. Along with Darui, rumor has it there will be news of awakening mid-combo. If we understand correctly, that means players can smash the attack button, hit the right stick (the new way to awaken in Storm 3) and then unleash an even more deadly power upon the opponent!

Before getting too excited on this, let it be known, Saiyan Island considers Darui’s playable status and the news of mid-combo awakening a rumor. The only way we can consider this legitimate is if we get a Shonen Jump scan or word by another official source, like CyberConnect2, confirming this information.

Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 is Namco Bandai Games and CyberConnect2′s fourth entry in the Storm series. It will be available for the Sony PlayStation 3 and Microsoft Xbox 360 in Japan, North America, and Europe sometime Spring 2013.

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000063736127 Jay Doblie

So he should had been the idea of just putting characters in the game for support was stupid.
narutobleachop

that’s gonna be pretty cool. i cant wait to try Darui out!!
dray

ikr
dray

yea dats what i wuz saying
*Super~Sayian*

I’m going to enjoy darui’s black lightning against kakashi’s lightning beast running.
kimimaru7

well, for the fight against kinkaku and ginkaku he’s kinda necessary, but still prety cool
http://www.facebook.com/people/Roland-Murzsa/100001167374784 Roland Murzsa

So no more Cutscenes when the characters awakening?? :S:S:S:S i hope cc2 not gping to do that:S:S
RedDragon10

I would be surprised if he wasn’t in the game.
http://twitter.com/UchihaGon GoncaloCardoso

ofc he is playable.. omg.. i want to know if the brothers are , cause it seems very hard to make them playable
sonic4ever567

I trust that this is accurate! ^_^ because if you guys know what part where at in the manga(the anime is at the war arc as well…but you know how they like to keep the anime catching up to the manga! that’s the way it is!) regarding the war arc….You’ll know what character’s are gonna be playable for storm 3 Namcobandai did say there would be a big roster for this game(Comic con interview)and that there would be a huge story! and I believe them! this game will be epic! in my opinion! i’m a die hard naruto fan!!
Aldridge517

YEEEEEEEEESSSSSSS!!!!!! I wrote in requesting Darui. This game HAS TO have black lightning
sonic4ever567

you guy’s do know why certain chars are support right? they are not gonna spoil the manga to people, by allowing people to play as a char…(I’m talking about generations and past storm games..not storm 3 ^_^) that hasn’t even done enough in the manga/anime to allow you to see their moveset…why do you think zetsu hasn’t been playable yet! (facepalm -_-) they need to first allow the char to do enough in the manga/anime so that they can have a DECENT moveset….that’s why storm 3 is gonna wait till 2013…cuz by that time…so much will have happened in the manga!(remember the anime follows the manga..) ^_^
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001891356167 Devante Williams

If Darui is coming, then I have a good feeling for the silver and gold brothers
http://www.facebook.com/federico.vazquez.98229 Federico Vazquez

if darui come its a signal that the game could have a lot from de 4 war ninja
HighEndIchiraku

I hope Omoi will be playable as well
João Victor

does anyone had any doubt? The game will cover the war, of course Darui will be playable ¬¬ Also, Darui fights at the very beggining of the war, so I hope it goes as much as CC2 can, like one manga away when the game is released. And for the Edo chars, just add an extra costume for them
tresk495

I’m really hoping for a bigger variety of Shinobi from other villages. I hate how its mostly the leaf, granted we’ve known them longer and they are more main to the story but still I want to see more ninja from other villages.
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001383653961 Rafael Georgiou

Yes!I bet kuro panther will be his ougi or jutsu.If Darui is playable then Kinkaku and Ginkaku should too because they were his enemies in the War xD
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100002664579568 Christian Ferguson

Yes!!!!
Shogunreaper

He’s done more than enough for a decent moveset so of course he’ll be in there.
Aldridge517

So do I.
Sam Wyton

Awesome news, Darui is one of my favourite characters!!
http://www.facebook.com/people/Tony-Colarusso/635250931 Tony Colarusso

Another reason why I didnt waste money on Generations.
gaarag4

YYYYYEEEEESSSSS!!!! I love him
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1492042103 Manuel Miguel Cordova

HELL YEA DARUI IS AWSOME
daewoo94

So much swag in one ninja
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100003736116216 Otaku Kun

ok first off i wanna start with the fact that Good boy Tobi didnt do much but run away and didnt show any moves and not even in his sharingan form, and yet he still got a moveset, and zetsu should have been in generations since in the anime he showed one of his jutsus. and with the support they dont spoil the manga by not letting characters playable because with shizune you see her attacks, as well as darui and choguro, anko, and the sound ninja five. next time think about wat kind of lies your spueing out before trying to conflict others
shatti

Darui
Justsu: gale style: laser cirkus
Ultimate: lightning style: black panther

if they dont include him im gonna be mad >:(
http://www.facebook.com/galos.marius Galos Marius

i think that the news of darui being a playable character is a sure bet.they sayed that the game will focus on the ninja war and darui is the first division commander so its obvious he will be a playable character
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_L5CQPLEDQ36Q76OY4AIM6LZXNY J

its funny how the naruto series there was no black people till the kage arc
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_VVCK6ASWYW67C6DIO3OUCY3IME Felipe

I already can see how Kin & Gin Boss Battle (claiming that it WILL happen, cause if CC2 just forget it, it will be a EPIC FAIL) is gonna be: Darui will be the leader (playable) and Samui and Atsui will be supports (until they get swallowed by the Benihisago); Talking about free battle, Kin & Gin could be two separate characters (and i hope that they aren’t just story mode chars), but seeing how CC2 works, there’s a 50% chance of them being like Pain (in this case, two characters in one); returning to the Boss Battle, it’s likely that it will have that cool stuff we saw in the Kyuubi demo (assistence from support chars, combined jutsu, etc); if they will follow the anime strictly, there would be various Zetsus to defeat in the screen as “distractions”. Then at the end, with Kinkaku already transformed (which i hope that we could actually fight against him in the transformed state, and not just QTE), Ino-Shika-Cho would appear, and the last sequence of QTE would begin…that would be perfect to me, and i think it’s higly possible.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Devaughn-Chambers/100002803402038 Devaughn Chambers

i hope they put dlc for this game too. last dlc for naruto was for the 1st one but they better put in lars for sure i’m a lars fan make him dlc pleassssseeeeee. i kicked soooooo much ass with him in storm 2
*Super~Sayian*

Atleast Kishi was kind enough to give roles to “colored” characters cause 9/10 any other shonen jump manga they would had never been introduced.
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001884720318 Christian J. Cedeño

YEA 3 BLACK PEOPLE COULD PLAY
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_I26T5S34AY4UDT7IJF6HWYS3CE Anthony

He’s definitely gonna be playable
Peter Green

what about iruka.He is a little colored.And kidamaru.
Damian Pawłowski

Jutsu: Gale Style: Laser Cirkus

Jutsu 2(hold button): Lightning Style: Black Panther
Ultimate Jutsu: Lightning Style: Double Black Panther (with clone ; p).

I’m just hope they repeair a substitution system, and balance all character’s
deav0084

I like how y’all well some of you are talking about us blacks as if we’re objects lmfao…
http://profile.yahoo.com/2PV76GGATPBNLIOG2XGPWG36GE abk abk

lmao at saiyain island deleting all of the people comments who were saying ps360hd2 delivered this info 1st smh
shatti

yea masked man was really unbalanced..
http://twitter.com/Turbotrup Turbotrup

I WANT FINALLY SOME REAL CHANGES GODDAMNIT! I DONT WANT THIS UNNEEDED CHARACTER! I WANT PLAY NEW GAME! NO JUST COPY AND PASTE EVERY YEAR WITH JUST SOME LITERALY LITTLE ADDONS/CHANGES
Maxie_Dakota

I Love How Kishimoto added Black ninjas to his manga and makes them awesome! It shows hes Open minded And manga Is slowly Starting to Evolve because Kubo Has implemented different ethnicities to his manga which i like i grow tired of the same white looking japanese character (nothing Racial), One Piece Needs to Step Up their Game in the ethnic circle instead of creating weird creatures lmao
http://www.facebook.com/people/Martijn-van-der-Staaij/100001300413984 Martijn van der Staaij

I really hope Samui/Atsu will be playable too… since they make freaking karin playable they could make them too. They helped Darui fight against zetsu/golden and silver brother…
Maxie_Dakota

If They Make Omoi, Karui and C playable i’ll be Straight
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_L5CQPLEDQ36Q76OY4AIM6LZXNY J

as a village
David Henrique Cintra

unneeded character? Are you watching the World War arc? If the Storm 3′s story mode will cover the World War, so Darui MUST be playable…
http://twitter.com/samael789 samael789

Darui’s pretty important….
http://twitter.com/CJiger87 Saruto941

To be honest….Darui needed to be playable since Generations. He importance because because he reminded of another Kakashi, but much more laid back
konanNtobi

Saiyan island finally you give us some new info and we cant even get a damn screenshot smh, though i wonder will his ultimate be those weak looking black panthers
konanNtobi

who thinks those two siblings witht the blonde hair who got sucked into the jars will be playable.

and do you think they will continue with the playable and support only routine?
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001292866466 Frank Cerullo

i have feeling they might be dead sinvce they were in that jar or their chakra will mess up the revival of tentails
Yin12357Yang

If you will learn how to read, it says rumor.
In case you do know how, make sure you read the whole article before posting ignorant comments.
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_S3L7CRXQACZXZYYH7TL5EMIPAI Salvador

it was DannyBoy93LP
RedDragon10

How is it their fault if they don’t get a screenshot to go along with a rumor?
Marcus Greetis

??????
http://twitter.com/BKnockamp AmpBknocka

I would love to play Darui in Storm 3 facing off with Kakashi and teaming with him, but the whole beginning of Storm 3 taking place in 16 years ago is kinda off. I think they should start off with the Kage meeting with a boss fight
sonic4ever567

cool darui is awesome!
OtherWorlded

He should be. If you read the Manga you would know why. O_o
Tobi

It’s like in the flashback of the nine tails ,naruto might be fighting kurama or has finished the fiight
konanNtobi

its their fault they could have saved this til they had a screenshot
konanNtobi

i really like them, they better get some type of face time in the game
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nahnRPU3OwM&feature=related Kira

yeah Darui Awsome lightning style: black panther for Uj for sure
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001292866466 Frank Cerullo

maybe as supports like choza shikaku and inochi were in the first boss battle
http://twitter.com/Heavy69Rotation Hassen

It’s obvious that he will be playable, along with all of the Kages, Ginkaku&Kinkaku, Madara, new Sasuke & new Naruto, MaskedMan/Tobi …
I bet that Dodai won’t be playable, Gari and Pakura won’t, the others supports of the Kages won’t (except for Chojuro, who will), Kitsuchi won’t, Shikaku Choza Inoichi won’t, Mifune won’t, Dan Kato Hizashi Hiashi won’t…
Hope that the Swordsmen will be playable (also those who haven’t been seen with the sword), Nagato, Hanzo, the Jinchurikis…
Obviously I’d love ALL of them to be playable or at least support characters… but it’s impossible…And they shouldn’t take away the characters of the first part…also because they still have to do the sound 5 XD
Tyler Walker

You know what would be awesome? To play as Pakun.
konanNtobi

this is not a rumor we all know he will be playable in the game.
MinatoNamikaze

I am so hyped for Storm 3! If any of you still play generations please send me a friend request or an invitation to play, I am not a spammer, I use combos.
PSN: vegito12354
http://profile.yahoo.com/CR7GPCVRWLVKVGOOGXVK4YZNJE Hollow V2

Lol don’t give a damn about darui.
konanNtobi

Lets hope they get some type of alternate war outfit

Any Sai lovers he should get a new uj for knocking sasori and deidara into the puppet

i cant wait for the 2nd Mizukage to be playable

i dont think gaaras dad will be playable hell be support definetly( but they may just forget about the support only setup and drop the whole character
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_KNYB7WF2WNTRUM2KZSGZK2IJDM Graham

they are taking away the part 1 characters and adding a lot more. You are being such a downer about Storm 3 already. I bet more than have the people you said won’t be playable will be. Lightin up kid.
Shogunreaper

Considering CC2′s inability to go with logical decisions for what characters will be in we can’t assume anything.

They will do the least amount of work that makes them look like they improved upon generations, then abandon the game and work on storm 4 or generations 2 so they can continue to milk the fans.

Rinse and repeat for a couple more years and we have something that rivals the dbz series in terms of milking.
beaunard declasse

now playable: dariu, omoi, karui, samui, atsui, cee, Ao, chojiru, kurotsuchi, akatsuchi, fu
edotense: deidara, sasori, itachi, nagato, kakazu, azuma, chiyo, dan, hizashi, hanzo, kimimaro, shin, torune, ginkaku, kinkaku, madara, Gari, haku, Pakura, Toroi, Chukichi,
7swordsmen: Jinin, Mangetsu ,Kushimaru , Zabuza, Jinpachi, Ameyuri, Fuguki.
Jinchūriki : Yugito, Gaara, Yagura, Rōshi, Han, Utakata, Fū, B, Naruto, Kushina.
kage: tsunade ,onoki, mai, A, 4th kazakage, mu, 2nd mizukage, 3rd rikage.
Dark: kabuto dm, tobi rs, zetsu, sasuke.

Are just some of the people i want in storm 3.
VongolaBoss

He already had his fight in anime lol

Anko should’ve been playable.. Shoot the only ones who could’ve passed for support only are Cee,Fu,Torune and Ao maybe.
XxBryanXxLee

The main characters we really need are these… Madara Uchiha, Tobi-Rinnegan, Sage Kabuto, Edo itachi, Ginkaku and kinkaku, Edo,Deidara,Edo,Haku,&Zabuza, Nagato,Sound 4. And the rest of the jinchuuriki’s, as alt/Characters. like they said, the most characters in any other naruto game they ever made. so they have to include the best for the ninja war.. Also Eternal Sasuke < new eyes. Powers… Those Can Complete The Game… Just hope they take our suggestion and opinion. and make this game the best
OtherWorlded

don’t watch it so I don’t really care…
http://profile.yahoo.com/ENRWH6PGHSJ274LYJOEMUZXHDM LiL JJ

He definitely should be in the game as they are following the anime. Darui is clearly a beast. And I mean he has a fight in the war and the game doesn’t come out till nxt year. That means more episodes to come out and more in the story mode for Storm 3. And the mid air combo awakening would be pretty cool. They need to make the gameplay more fluent than in the previous titles.
http://profile.yahoo.com/K4CAJ5A2IABJPA7XLDP6DTASD4 ForeverEternity

i doubt all of the shinobi you mentioned will make the cut, end of story
http://profile.yahoo.com/K4CAJ5A2IABJPA7XLDP6DTASD4 ForeverEternity

pakun? lol i’d rather go Akamaru any day!
http://profile.yahoo.com/ODXAW3ETNMSTLAHZWVENYVHAYE valy jr

They should add Iruka Umino aka Iruka sensei
*Super~Sayian*

I wished they would make the sannin’s awakening actually summon their animals.
manda, slug, gamabunta,
konanNtobi

that will never hapen but i wish they had a decent transformatuion( tsnade Orochimaru ) but i think tsnade will xD
konanNtobi

i think you forgot the second tuschikage but maybe not im not well with names
*Super~Sayian*

I don’t understand why they can’t? it’s not like I’m asking for them to make them overpowered, they could easily shrink their size and make them balanced just like the susanoo’s and 8tailed ox. besides what about hanzo? he also had an summoning that rivaled the sannins. he’ll need one too lol and besides it beats orochimaru’s orgasm awakening ( snakes in his pants ).
http://twitter.com/Heavy69Rotation Hassen

I made a “scheme” of how the game should work… well I didn’t do anything special but if they wanted to include ALL of the moves and jutsus of the manga (not just those ones which they like), they could have done sth like this:
Δ+O = Jutsu 1
–> The usual one.Δ+Δ+O = Jutsu 2–> One is not enough… they forgot a lot of them.Δ+L = Ultimate –> The usual one.Δ+Δ+L = Ultimate (with Supports)–> instead of Δ+Δ+Δ+O Δ+R = Summoning/Transformation (just for those who have 1)–> This one could be a video like the one of the ultimate, or better, you can use the summoning/transformation. You need the same chakra as for the Ultimate.R = Awakening–> That’s the new way to awaken, that’s ok.Δ+O = Awakening Jutsu 1
Δ+Δ+O = Awakening Jutsu 2
–> These two Jutsus can be the same of the Jutsu 1/2 if the character is still able to do them. If not, they can be replaced by new Awakening Jutsu (for example, Naruto 6 Tails Form can’t do the Rasengan, so the Aw.Jutsu1 will be a new one such as the one of StormGen)
L1/R1 = Awakening Jutsu 3/4
–> JUST IF the character can do new Jutsus which do NOT replace Jutsu1/2, they can be put here in L1/R1. Easy =)
DivineKingdom

Its a nice thought but I would rather see them in their full glory in a beautiful cinematic ultimate, as opposed to being butchered and overly simplified just to become a part of some poor low quality gameplay(only two combos, and not to mention not being susceptible to various combos, although I found it lazy how the same applied to human sized awakenings despite this not happening in storm 1)
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100003736116216 Otaku Kun

ok, everyone, iim going to make a fanmade pic that will contain the roster list aswell as a new feature that i thought up during a random spree of ideas. im going to post it on facebook, in both saiyan island page, and Naruto Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations page. and when im finnished i would like for everyone to be in full co-operation with coming up with some ideas you might think of that might make it seem better after you’ve seen it though. cause i dont want to ruin the ideas suprise until its finnished. for those who promise to check it out and think they might have something theyd want to share please like this and i”ll know how many people will be looking forward to my idea thank you very much
http://profile.yahoo.com/BVLC65HJX3Q2QGEA74KKPV7YQ4 David Harris

They should give Orochimaru the Akatsuki cloak & make Zetsu playable! :-) Help me make this into reality
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_I26T5S34AY4UDT7IJF6HWYS3CE Anthony

Well you guys. Kishi said in a new interview that he hasn’t told enough of the story that he wanted to and it’s probably gonna take a little longer than he thought to get to the end. He said a year and a half, maybe more. So Storm 3 NOT that last game, I amend my statement
http://profile.yahoo.com/U7JCZSGU6VSBQQU5C5BBU56RAE Hickbo97

when u uploading it man
Aldridge517

Zetsu has no moveset, what would he even do?
Aldridge517

They should add Iruka sensei and make his moveset what?
Aldridge517

Madara Uchiha, Tobi-Rinnegan, Sage Kabuto, Ginkaku and Kinkaku, and Nagato are all high class characters. If they’re going to be revealed they’re going to be last
RedDragon10

No, their job is to report any piece of information they may find that they think is relevant. If they waited until they had a screenshot, then you would complain about how there was no new information, right?
HighEndIchiraku

They also should put Karui and Omoi, kotetsu and izumo, and Aoba. That’s all can think about at this moment
http://profile.yahoo.com/ODXAW3ETNMSTLAHZWVENYVHAYE valy jr

ninjutsu-Iruka’s Barrier Technique
UJ-Sealed Bomb Square Realease
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1492042103 Manuel Miguel Cordova

he could glomp people and have a bunch of white zetsu in his moveset like naruto has clones and for his ultimate he could double lariat you x3 as u can tell im bullshyting but still
Jordan Green

Storm 3 online will suck balls.. sorry about that, but its true, offline for me when storm 3 comes out if it was anything like generations online
http://profile.yahoo.com/ODXAW3ETNMSTLAHZWVENYVHAYE valy jr

They should add Sakumo Hatake(Kakashi’s dad).
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100003736116216 Otaku Kun

well, im not sure how long it will take me, im doing the blueprint/ sketch of what it’ll look like today, and hopefully tommorow, ill be working on the project. i’m not certain on how long i will take, considering this is my first time makeing a fanmade roster, i would have to say though the latest will be in 5 days, the minimum amount of time probably two im not certain. just remember to check into the pages after 2 days every now and then, i’ll be working on 2 of the same projects, one is just a different version, and the 2nd one will take less time.
unleashrage

well if Darui isnt playable in this game then i doubt many other people would be added. so i hope this rumor is true.
Aldridge517

You get credit for creativity Lol
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_KNYB7WF2WNTRUM2KZSGZK2IJDM Graham

It will easily be true. don’t worry
shatti

what jutsus should he have then?
games101b

Well we should hope that rather then focusing on adding tons of new characters that they actually take time to make different movesets for the characters
hussein alalawi

good
hussein alalawi

all i want is a new moveset for orochimaru hes moves was so bad and his ultimate sucked even more i just want him to get a proper moves
hussein alalawi

guys do you think there will be a totally new moves for all the characters ?
games101b

We can only hope
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100003736116216 Otaku Kun

Ok, it took less time than i thought it would, in the end. i decided not to do one thing. but my fanmade roster is finnished. please check it out on saiyan island facebook page or naruto ultimate ninja storm generations facebook page.
hussein alalawi

i just hope every character will get a new moveset !!!! especially orochimaru sama
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000748203520 John Senior Enlisted

i want darui to be playable let them bring back the chakara dash and the young characters they need to make the cpu more of a challenge on ssuper hard
http://www.facebook.com/drexlar.mutant Drexlar Mutant

You think Orochimaru sucked??? Just play with Hashirama now that is a definition of suck…the wooden jutsus were so inferior even Yamato looked superior….CC2 should consider improving The First really…
prince41109

i hope they make a singles rank match nad please give pain or nageto universal pull as a tilt or something that move defines who pain is