Naruto Storm 3 – Scan 12, New Stage Confirmed

Posted by Dawn Bryant on October 18, 2012 at 2:01 PM
Tags: Naruto, PlayStation 3, Scans, Xbox 360, Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3

YOSH! A brand new Naruto Storm 3 scan has been revealed! This is scan 12 here on Saiyan Island and it shows the Leaf Ninja taking on the 7 Swordsmen of the Mist. Not only that, it confirms a brand new stage! By the looks of it, it’s a rooftop in the Hidden Leaf Village while it’s in the rebuilding process.

You will note towards the bottom left of the scan is a screenshot with Naruto taking on Yamato. If we understood correctly, and we could be totally wrong, players can knock their opponent out of the battle arena. This may also have a component similar to the stage transitions seen in the Naruto: Clash of Ninja series. Of course, we are just guessing, we hope to have more info as soon as it is revealed!

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. It will begin with the incident with the Nine Tailed Fox from 16 years ago, continue on to the Five Kage Arc, and go up to the Shinobi War, covering latest episode of Naruto Shippuden before the game’s release.

http://sendoclanpsn.webs.com/ Hason Peart

Reminds me of Naruto Shippuden: Clash of Ninja Revolution games :3
Bringin the Classic Backs with better graphics
http://www.facebook.com/hamlet.villahernandez Hamlet Villa Hernandez

man saiyanisland, you guys are up to date!!! i like it!!!
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_S3L7CRXQACZXZYYH7TL5EMIPAI Salvador

stage transitions!! Free Roam! omg Yess
http://www.facebook.com/alex.marrero.315 Alex Marrero

Hmm… knocking the opponent out of the stage. If that’s what it is, I wonder if it’s a KO situation or a Stage Shift.
ResidentMetroid

I wonder if we’ll see more crossovers, maybe a stage from another Bandai Namco game?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nahnRPU3OwM&feature=related Kira

knock their opponent out of the battle arena Totally Awsome
http://twitter.com/robertgray20 robert gray

um i think it’s transition and not free roam
Roy Thuis

It’s funny how this little image at the bottom of a page made my day
AssasinXHunter27

Stage transitions in this game would be sick!!! Reminds me of clash of ninja revolution 3 which was a pretty good game
http://twitter.com/_Visions_G Visions

Wait a SEC!!!!!! is that stage transitions? If it is, they listened my suggestion OOOMMMGGG!:’D:’D
RedDragon10

I hope so. The past 2 Storm games’ stages have pretty much been a circle with a change of scenery from here to there.
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_S3L7CRXQACZXZYYH7TL5EMIPAI Salvador

dammit but still nice
*Super~Sayian*

Tsunade’s boobs should be good playable stage lol.. joking, but anyways I do believe naruto’s samarui costume will have new movesets clearly, such as he’ll actually be using the sword. with that said, it would make more sense that goku costume naruto will also have new move sets, maybe naruto will even use goku’s power pole instead of just staying on his back or for cut scenes. and you know what kinda boggles me? is that if their going to give the costume naruto’s new movesets, why not give sasuke (karin) a new moveset instead of the samething with hebi. theirs no way they could’ve made made these naruto alternate costumes without thinking about sasuke, even if it’s just canon.
*Super~Sayian*

I hate it when you’re right
RedDragon10

Hey, the truth speaks for itself.
Mickeycuzz

Oh snap, so 40% new gameplay mechanics. Nothing I asked for or expected, but you have to admit ..that’s pretty BOSS !
AldouphusWilliams

the lower right scan looks like its free roam huh?
jason bradley

it eaither looks like free roam is back in or you can do new things in the arenas this game just keeps on giving
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100002280384911 James Smith

might as well say that the seven swordsman are playable. YESSSSSSs
Sharkskin_kisame

no its hack n slash
http://www.facebook.com/people/Akio-Takeshi/100002897506557 Akio Takeshi

Sakura has a jounin outfit on if anyone hadn’t noticed.
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001750334041 Nikhil Kalia

By the looks of the two stage images on the bottom left. It looks like naruto has kicked yamato off the stage. If you look closely you can see the railings on the left are fine but on the transition they have broken off. That is just awesome! Imagine how cool it would be if you could do that in the final valley where you can finally fight near the waterfall instead of the ass pulled rock.
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100002187575494 Zeke Asakura

not confirmed,idiot.
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_KNYB7WF2WNTRUM2KZSGZK2IJDM Graham

Can they please just confirm the swordsmen -__- I would enjoy that.
http://profile.yahoo.com/MQAGDFFFGJMKIGQGCWPEXHVYT4 † Itachi Senpai †

Nem tinha percebido….acho que todos terão…
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_KMVC2AHUM6A6GYY2VMIFBFBGIU SuperdeadlyKing

WOW FREAKING AWESOME! btw in 2 canon episodes we should get to naruto vs itachi and nagato and then 6 canon episodes later to madara but right now fillers have taken over …..
Deno13

Guys just think wat u would be able to do with that action on the samurai bridge u can kick someones ass off the bridge onto the water where Naruto and Sasuke Clashed wooooooohoooooooo im ready for this game
icouldntthinkofagoodname

I hope they have the stage where sasuke fought killer bee.
http://www.facebook.com/keviouk Kevin Ardoullie

I wish you were right for stage transitions, by the look of the images, it seems like you can really throw the opponent out the arena to another one below ! More maps should be interactive, I guess the Iron Bridge is.
I also wish the 7 swordsmen are actually playable !
http://www.facebook.com/keviouk Kevin Ardoullie

Since second trailer already… You’re a bit late.
http://www.facebook.com/keviouk Kevin Ardoullie

That’s not 40% yet, maybe 30% max.
http://www.facebook.com/keviouk Kevin Ardoullie

You’re not the only one, a majority of us asked it.
http://www.facebook.com/keviouk Kevin Ardoullie

Look at Yamato’s HP bar, he’s got one left, so it’s not a KO situation. It’s a stage shift
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100002886867417 David Han

Nice to see more new stuff from CC2. They should confirm the Seven Swordsmen already though.
Jordan Wilson

YES!!!! this was one of my suggestions XDDD
The gods of CC2 have listened to most of my prayers as of now XDDD
Now for Anbu Kakashi and Anbu Itachi..fingers crossed
WHY1254

they havent confirm kinkaku or ginkaku . ._.
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100002221478916 Vergil Uchiha

I Really Like How The Game’s GOinG So Farr! C: SEEMS like the 7 sword mist are playable . but theres one thing im worried about ! which is Jugo !!! They havent Update His Latest Moves & and CM2 , it would suck if their leaving him the same as storm 2 or gen!
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100002998062897 Abdi Hassan

Yeah im starting to get suspicious about that my self.
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_VVCK6ASWYW67C6DIO3OUCY3IME Felipe

O.O’…OMG, STAGE TRANSITIONS??? YOSHAAAAA!!! CC2 UR AWESOME!!!…..Also, I like how all the Swordsmen screenshots have their names on it (yes, the Kanjis in purple are the names of the Swordsmen), it might mean that they’re actually individual characters, which leads to….PLAYABLE!!! Let’s hope.
jason bradley

it looks like each individual swordsman are having one on one fights with the characters so hopefully they could be playable and it looks like they’re names are in each individual image of the swordsman
jason bradley

they were in the war begins trailer along with the others who were ressurected so they are in the game they will probably be playable
jason bradley

dude that was in generations
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001292866466 Frank Cerullo

we saw their bodies in the trailer showing tobi, and yes stage transformations and possable seven swordsmen playablty this game is epic but the goku costom dlc is my entire reason for having pre ordered it already
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001292866466 Frank Cerullo

and its already been confirmed in the mid combo awaking scan
jason bradley

i personally think the swordsmen will be playable i don’t think cc2 would leave them out of the character roster just gonna have to wait and see
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001292866466 Frank Cerullo

don’t know how you guys can see that small pic at the bottom so well xd but awesome!
narutobleachop

click on the pic… it makes it bigger
dark_flame360

Are you forgetting about all of the the kage fights? Gaara against his dad. There’s Fu, the Raikage. More than 2 episodes
dark_flame360

You can’t assume when it comes to movesets. The sword and pole can easily be props.
*Super~Sayian*

Only A Fuking ( misspelled on purpose ) would make a samurai outfit, and NOT make them use a sword, you could be right about the pole since goku never really used as often, but the sword is a must! so I can assume , unless CC2 really are retards.
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100003324106695 Feliciano PlayboyPasta Vargas

Yes I love the Clash Of Ninja games with stage changes and it does look like the Swordsmen are playable I really want to play as Mangetsu too bad Raiga is filler tho
narutopiece1

Is it just me or does that (bottom left picture) look like free roaming, where naruto is jumping on building. its looks like the 7 Swordsmen of the Mist are playable judging by their movesets shown on the scan
ALMIGHTY Juicemon E. Genesis

I prefer Jinpachi over all of them.
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1079328995 Khoo Boo Chuan Kenneth

COol!!!
Tonii_Montana

Do you guys think the stage transitions will be cinematic or real time?
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_VVCK6ASWYW67C6DIO3OUCY3IME Felipe

It will be a Cinematic Animation, probably.
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_VVCK6ASWYW67C6DIO3OUCY3IME Felipe

The graphics were improved. Ameyuri’s Lightning looks better than the one in the screenshot….see? They’re still working on the game.
shafiq95

does this mean we can fight on water on the valley of the end stage..
XxDecimoxX10

Thats what I thought at first too, but it’s not. It’s hopefully a more enjoyable Konoha
Tonii_Montana

That’s where players were fighting in the comic con demo.
Tonii_Montana

That wouldn’t be a bad idea. Seems that since storm 1 they cut back on a lot of the cinematics during free battle.
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_U7MU5OUS7FIH575VT4PNZNIDXU jermar

for me the clash of ninja series was my thing back in the day. i didn’t start playing the ultimate ninja series till storm 1 came, but clash of ninja ruled
JENEVEUXPAS

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Mickeycuzz

Instead of asking for Jutsu clashes , we should ask for a longer story mode ..this game has too much potential to end at some random fight. Atleast edo tensei release !
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100003705954077 Jaylin RJ Anderson

i rlly want the clash back plzz bring it back it will make the game rawer and can u rlly knock ur opppent out the arena
konanNmadara

It looks like the seven swordsman will atleast be support
drakeuchiha007

no they will not be support they’ll be characters we can play as them, don’t worry you’ll see.
drakeuchiha007

no they will not be support they’ll be characters we can play as them, don’t worry you’ll see.
drakeuchiha007

it’s just the Beginning be Patient.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Serket-Hamo/100001242494472 Serket Hamo

CC2 is stepping their game up i see knock people out of the arena thats real NICEEEE!!!
http://twitter.com/SushiLamp Murzsa Roland

ummm… i played Storm 2 and Geneerations alot, and im Sorry for my stupidity but…. What is Stage Transitions??:$$
Pojomon

Alright on the early ultimate ninja title (ultimate ninja 1) during the fight you could go from one stage to another, for example : you can go from the chumming exams (finals) to the top on the stadiums were the third hokage fought orochimaru all in one match

And in the later games, you could fight on different parts of certain stages
http://twitter.com/SushiLamp Murzsa Roland

oooooo:D Thats Sound Awsome!!! thanks for the Explanation bro!!!:D
http://profile.yahoo.com/6RZUXVTLGEZ66NQQR23LU52WAE Edwin

I think so. In one scan or one trailer there was shown the Valley of the End Stage and it had a fence or something at the borders.
Savoy Truffle11

Just imagine that, at the valley of the end knock some of your opponent out and get to water stage where naruto and sasuke fight. awesome ~
XGriever

well considering the japanese says its a “RING OUT” feature id say its instant KO and not a stage transition. there’s nothing suggesting a stage transition at all people are getting ahead of themselves.
Putney Belmont

I want Pakura and Gari :/
Nelson Alves

Lol he explained kinda right but wrong at the same time cause in the Ultimate Ninja series you could only stage transition at a certain time and random time while with in the Clash Of Ninja series when you at a certain edge of the map at a certain area and do a combo that sends them flying to the right area it will then show a cutscene you you chasing them this could be running down the waterfall at the Valley of End or chasing them through trees in the forest of death just so many things and somehow their are Incorporating that into storm3 =) which will be the last Storm game but not the last Naruto game cause this game wont have Madara in it so guys be prepared for the Ultimate Naruto game ever.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Devaughn-Chambers/100002803402038 Devaughn Chambers

wouldn’t be cool if you could fight in space too? example, in Outlaw Star you can fight on top Gene Starwind’s (which is the name of the ship Outlaw Star) it would be cool or you can fight on the lower part of the Final Valley though that would be cool too.
Nelson Alves

Pakura FTW!!!
http://www.facebook.com/people/Devaughn-Chambers/100002803402038 Devaughn Chambers

of course there going to be in the game watch
ALMIGHTY Juicemon E. Genesis

I NEED PAKURA!!!!!!! AND JINPACHI!!!!! And Kimimaro if they don’t forget about him.
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100002221478916 Vergil Uchiha

nah this One Is More Like Tekken! But I Hope Ur Right THOU
Nelson Alves

My characters if they were in the game or not

Characters allowed to Rank Match lol
-EMS Sasuke
-Itachi (Edo Tensei)
-Madara
-Anko
-Pakura
-Hanzo
-Yagura
-Fuguki
-Ameyuri

Characters Allowed to Player and anything else
-All my past characters
-Tsunade (if she has new combos)
-Darui
-Kurotsuchi
-Mifune
-All Jinchuriki
-Sage Naruto(Orange jumpsuit)-Has brand new move set
-Guren (Wish she was playable)
-Omoi
-and ill play as Serious Tobi once cause he is a fag =P

I’ll still play as my other characters like Pein, All Sasuke’s, All Itachi’s, Minato, Tobirama, Hinata, Killerbee and thats really

Clan Curse Of Hatred GT Akuatsukiman if you wanna join must be really experienced
Sigvon SinTei

WOW. So this is one of the 5 new battle system upgrades that CC2 mentioned. Looking good!

-New awakening system
-New team attack system
-Stage transition (upgraded stage system)
-???
-???

We still have 2 more upgrades left.
Matsu96

Mangetsu looks epic!! But I don’t understand how they could make the seven swordsmen playable and the sound-quartet and especially the kage bodyguards support-only?!
Nelson Alves

Characters that need to be fixed like if you agree

-All Naruto’s besides Sage Mode
Reason: You can’t dash in to his combos he is so f***ing broken

-Kiba
Reason: Double Dash, Combos turn around, Jutsu can still hit you even if you
sub, You sub into his combos >=(

-Tsuchikage
Reason: Jutsu is Op and will still get hit even if you sub even sometimes when
you are blocking, Only spammers use him XD

-Masked Man
Reason: Jutsu is way to Op and can still get it even if you sub

-Sage Mode
Reason: When you dont see the Dash Rasengan coming or when they sub Rasengan F***ing spammers
How to fix Naruto’s
-Make it so you can dash into his combos or make it so Sasuke has the Same hit box =P

How to fix Kiba
-Make it so Akamaru does not dash into enemies
-Which ever way kiba Goes when he uses fang over fang
Akamaru goes in that direction to
-Make it so Akamaru does not make you flinch but only attacks like an attack
support so Kiba then will not turn around

How to fix Tsuchikage
-All you must do make it so you sub behind him you think anyone will play as
Tsuchikage if you could sub behind his jutsu no one will ever use him

How to fix Masked Man
-Make it so you sub on the side of his Jutsu or Behind him of where he would
end up

How to fix Sage Mode
-Can’t be fixed =(

EVERYONE PLZ SUBMIT THIS
http://www.facebook.com/keviouk Kevin Ardoullie

Why 2 ? New awakening system and team attack were only 20% of the final gameplay. So the total of new features is 10.
With the stage transition, there should be 7 features to be added, not 3 !
http://www.facebook.com/keviouk Kevin Ardoullie

For Tsuchikage and Masked man, there’s another problem : they can finish their jutsu even if they’re stopped by another one. Masked man’s jutsu goes through everything but Shinra Tensei. And Tsuchikage’s jutsu is very quick to launch. It should take some time, just like, Kakuzu’s jutsu.

But I agree on all that you said, and I would add Pain to the broken combos.
http://www.facebook.com/keviouk Kevin Ardoullie

Kimimaro will be in, Namco Bandai confirmed the past characters to be in this game. For the swordsmen, I actually want all of them to be included as playable characters, such as the Jinchurikis.
http://www.facebook.com/keviouk Kevin Ardoullie

In fact, Dead or Alive had this before Tekken.
http://www.facebook.com/keviouk Kevin Ardoullie

All possibilities can be imagined : Rain Village in two parts (where Jiraya fought Konan and where he fought Pain), Konoha of course, Akatsuki hideout (breaking the giant door by knocking the opponent through it), Valley of the end on the platform and on the water, etc. Can’t wait to see all that stuff!
Sigvon SinTei

From what I understood in the interview, the translator said that, the new awakening system is just the 20% of the battle system upgrades that they have done in storm 3. So we have to wait for the other 80%.

Though it would be insanely nice if we are to have 10 new features. That would be Epic and awesome. But a bit unrealistic.

If they are to change 10 new features. That would be…

-New awakening system
-Team attack
-stage transition
-items?
-health?
-new sub system?
-jutsu system?
-moveset system?
-Secret factors?
-destructible envitoment?

it’s a bit hard to name the 10. But awesome if it were true. )
http://www.facebook.com/keviouk Kevin Ardoullie

Yep you’re right, they were rather inaccurate on that point.
I was thinking… maybe a counter-grab system would be nice. You know, not only with a combo hit, but by starting grab before the opponent’s grab reaches you, and then you counter-attack with a small animation. Looks similar to jutsu clash actually, but without the QTE. I’m also in favor of (optional) jutsu clashes btw :p
http://www.facebook.com/keviouk Kevin Ardoullie

Karin was playable… so why not the swordsmen ? The support-only sound quartet was a big mistake, probably the biggest since Storm 1 where Zabuza and Haku were missing. They shouldn’t do it again. That kind of characters are easy to make playable, as we see them fighting in current episodes of the anime. For the Kage bodyguards, only Darui and such deserve a full gameplay, because he had an important fight. I’m also waiting for Ginkaku and Kinkaku, only half-shown in the trailer.
KillSasukeHaters

I think the sevenswords men will be playable since they’re doing these gay ass fillers with them >_>. So likely in the anime we’ll see each story surrounding them and wal la!

I could careless about those goons >_>, I wanna play with my daddy Madara ._.
http://www.facebook.com/AdidasO7 Adi Habbo

From German to English with Google Translate: I think it would be good if the characters can ascend as in Naruto Impact level and its strength can be extended arbitrarily to a 100% scoring. Maintenance as with football, because you can change their abilities as you like.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Devaughn-Chambers/100002803402038 Devaughn Chambers

i don’t know if you guys care or not but it is possible if they can Gene Starwind or Aisha Clan Clan in this game. Bandai owns this and they own Outlaw Star. So i want Gene Starwind in this game. It can happen guys!
http://www.facebook.com/people/Devaughn-Chambers/100002803402038 Devaughn Chambers

yeah when goku was a kid he used that powerpole
Sigvon SinTei

Yeah. A counter grab would be nice. It would prevent other players from exploiting the grab system. I like that idea.

I’m also in favor of optional jutsu clashes. Having your opponent think that he would hit you with a jutsu then you suddenly counter it and win a clash would be great.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Devaughn-Chambers/100002803402038 Devaughn Chambers

Aisha Clan Clan is one of the characters that fans would like to see in the Naruto Shippuden Ultimate Ninja Storm 3. The name has been associated with a possible guest star role but there is no official information.
Matsu96

Yes, but if the swordsmen are playable, the kage bodyguards have be too because they are more important.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Warutsu-Hiraoka/100000169785549 Warutsu Hiraoka

interesting
Waxgyi

Lars better be in this installment of the storm series.
http://www.facebook.com/people/József-Pálos/100001576711815 József Pálos

Interesting how people pack then thought that “Lars will destroy the game” and “why they put in in a character that is not a Naruto character” and such, and now everyone is “Put in this, put in that random character from random animes/games”….
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_VVCK6ASWYW67C6DIO3OUCY3IME Felipe

He will NEVER be in any installment of the Storm series anymore, he was just a promotional character for the Tekken game (only because Kishimoto designed him). Lars would be totally pointless now. And what’s this “better be”??? Are you their boss?
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_VVCK6ASWYW67C6DIO3OUCY3IME Felipe

People, just forget about Lars, he’s not going to be in. Even Goku would be more reasonable than him at this point. STOP DREAMING, FOR THE LOVE OF GOD!!!
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_VVCK6ASWYW67C6DIO3OUCY3IME Felipe

Typical “gamers” dude, unfortunately, the world is full of them. The only thing they do is complain and ask for stupid things…then complain again because it wasn’t exactly what their retarded minds wanted…
icouldntthinkofagoodname

There should be optional jutsu clashes and an option to change the number of health bars.
Matsu96

agreed! It’s not like I don’t like the seven swordsmen but Kishimoto didn’t show anything about them so they simply don’t interest me. And these fillers don’t change anything.
WHY1254

what happens if u pre order the game do u get something cause i remember if u pre order in generation you get 3 free cards but if u dont u will still get the 3 cards
WHY1254

ya u could be right but i find it strange there were no scan or game play hmmm maybe in a week
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100002221478916 Vergil Uchiha

wtf ! Why People Want Lars soo Bad ??? O_o He Wasn’t Even Good (My Opinion) lol but still …
http://saiyanisland.com/ Mr_OP_Emo_Eyes

Storm 3 sounds pretty cool so far, and if they add jutsu clashes, than it would be plain f***ing awesome!
ALMIGHTY Juicemon E. Genesis

Only if their optional, then everyone wins.
http://www.facebook.com/alex.marrero.315 Alex Marrero

Not if you use your subs and supports wisely. I’m actually very optimistic if it is a ring out situation, since this will hopefully deter those who recklessly use up their subs from doing just that, or at least minimize their chance of winning due to random attack patterns and decent players preserving their sub bars.
narutonatsu

I rather have Natsu than one those of guys. He never got a game and he will fit in perfectly in the game. If his in … the best game ever.
aleksa555

what is optinal jutsu clashes?
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001062360226 Omar Ali

It can help you to toggle the jutsu clashes option to on/off on the free battle .
Rayson

Not everyone is going to get what they want sorry and its full of complainers to…..
Rayson

Funny I hope they mod madara so broken that anyone can beat him well anyone legit b/c u ppl only spam to win
Rayson

Show those bitches who BOSS!
Wizi god

the new stage is Konoha in construction…. Awesome
jason bradley

why would you want lars back he was nothing more than a promotional character and was boring to play as no cc2 should focus on naruto content cause this is a naruto game after all
Waxgyi

Lars for the win.
http://twitter.com/BlueRiser Trulynd Hall

Oh my GOD!! SI just get a japanese translator, like seriously all he needs to know is hiragana(since most kanji have hiragana above it) and katakana.
“Shin(new) Batoru(battle) suteeji(stage) jyouken(i think that means adventure)”
“Ringu(ring) auto(out) ga… then you logo blocks of the rest”

What’s that mean?
Possibly a switch stage and ring out feature in battle.
Learn japanese for gods sake, it’s not too hard or get someone to help out.
ichigokun

i thought they had one because they said exactly what u said
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_BLJNBKGB2RFMLCXSLEZP3H67N4 hala

Naruto’s wearing something new in the picture that’s at the bottom of the scan!
narutowingman

yes