Naruto and his friends are unstoppable in 2007 as TOMY Corporation and D3Publisher of America announced the upcoming release of Naruto: Path of the Ninja exclusively for the Nintendo DS. The game will be the first RPG for the Naruto series in North America and will offer original content and scenarios that have never been seen before. Based on episodes from VIZ Media’s hit anime series Shonen Jump Naruto, the new game will feature a unique time based combat system in which players must determine each characters strengths and use them accurately to help them defeat the enemy.

“The Naruto RPG games have proven to be very popular in Japan,” said Mark Shinohara, executive vice president, TOMY Corporation. “The upcoming RPG title for North America will bring a completely new style of gameplay to Naruto games, and the fans will love it.”

Choosing from six available characters, players will be able to explore the Village Hidden in the Leaves and the world of Naruto as you roam across forests, fields, rivers and mountains. Along the way players will encounter bosses and enemies that they must use their special techniques to defeat.

“We are really looking forward to bringing Naruto: Path of the Ninja to North America,” said Careen Yapp, vice president of licensing and business development, D3PA. “Some of the best elements from all the Japanese Naruto RPG releases will be utilized to create an exclusive and unique game that no one has ever seen.”

Naruto: Path of the Ninja is scheduled to hit store shelves in Fall of this year.