Kabuto Yakushi has entered Sage Mode in NARUTO TO BORUTO: SHINOBI STRIKER. Bandai Namco Entertainment has released DLC 50 for the online ninja battler as a free update, adding Kabuto Yakushi (Sage Mode) as the game’s newest master playable character.
Kabuto joins as a Heal Type character with his own set of techniques. Players can use Sage Art: White Extreme Attack and Strange Transmission Distant Shadow, along with the Secret Technique Sage Art: Inorganic Animation. A trailer for DLC 50 shows Kabuto in action.
Alongside Kabuto, DLC 50 brings a set of avatar parts:
- Costume: Kabuto Outfit Sage Mode Version (Male & Female)
- Costume: Kabuto Outfit Young Version (Male & Female)
- Hairstyle: Kabuto (Sage Mode)
- Hairstyle: Kabuto (Young Version)
- Weapon: Kabuto’s Serpent
- Honorary Title: The Way of the Sage
Season Pass 10 holders also receive a bonus in the form of the Secret Technique Ninjutsu Majestic Attire: Susano’o, which can be used by both Attack and Defense Types.
The Scroll Lineup has been updated as well, with a new SS+ Weapon, Divine Blade “Ame-no-Minaka”. Karasu-dachi “Usumidori” and Passion Gear “Power of Youth” are set to be added to the lineup this winter. Bandai Namco has also offered a first look at the next master character, Obito Uchiha (Rampaging), who will arrive this winter as Special Master-Ninjutsu Training Vol. 51.
NARUTO TO BORUTO: SHINOBI STRIKER is built around 4-versus-4 online battles in which players fight as characters from the manga series. Squads compete simultaneously across modes including Flag Battles, Barrier Battles and Base Battles, using a third-person style that features wall-running, chakra-jumping and kunai-grappling, on stages with terrain that changes how each match plays out.
The game is available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC via Steam, and is compatible with PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S via backwards compatability. A free demo LITE version is also available on PlayStation platforms.
