Danica Davidson
May 3, 2023 
The Naruto x Boruto Ultimate Ninja Storm Connections game is coming out this year, and ahead of this an English subtitled trailer has dropped. The trailer is a little over two and a half minutes long, and the top-rated characters according to the “NARUTOP99” poll are highlighted.
The “NARUTOP99” poll took place between December 21 and January 31, and about 4,600,000 votes were cast. People around the world could vote, and the poll was done to mark the 20th anniversary of Naruto. And if you’re wondering, Naruto did not nab the top spot!
Here are the top twenty characters according to the poll:
20. Rock Lee
19. Sasori
18. Neji Hyuga
17. Deidara
16. Hashirama Senju
15. Gaara
14. Tobirama Senju
13. Shikamaru Nara
12. Jiraiya
11. Obito Uchiha
10. Hinata Hyuga
9. Madara Uchiha
8. Sasuke Uchiha
7. Sakumo Hatake
6. Naruto Uzumaki
5. Kakashi Hatake
4. Shisui Uchiha
3. Sakura Haruno
2. Itachi Uchiha
1. Minato Namikaze
Naruto’s dad Minato nabbed first place with 792,257 votes.
An exact date for Naruto x Boruto Ultimate Ninja Storm Connections hasn’t been revealed yet, but when the game is released people will be able to play it on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam.
Naruto is one of the most successful manga and anime franchises. VIZ Media publishes the manga by Masashi Kishimoto in English and gave this description for the first volume:
“Twelve years ago the Village Hidden in the Leaves was attacked by a fearsome threat. A nine-tailed fox spirit claimed the life of the village leader, the Hokage, and many others. Today, the village is at peace and a troublemaking kid named Naruto is struggling to graduate from Ninja Academy. His goal may be to become the next Hokage, but his true destiny will be much more complicated. The adventure begins now!”
Source: ANN
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Danica Davidson is the author of the bestselling Manga Art for Beginners with artist Melanie Westin, plus its sequel, Manga Art for Everyone, and the first-of-its-kind manga chalk book Chalk Art Manga, both illustrated by professional Japanese mangaka Rena Saiya. Check out her other comics and books at www.danicadavidson.com.
