NARUTO X BORUTO Connections Update 1.60 Patch Notes

NARUTO X BORUTO Ultimate Ninja STORM CONNECTIONS update 1.60 is rolling out on PS4, PC, and Xbox One. According to the official NARUTO X BORUTO Connections 1.60 patch notes, the latest update brings a long list bug fixes and quality of life changes. Apart from this, today’s Ultimate Ninja STORM CONNECTIONS version 1.60 also includes battle balance adjustments.

Previously, a major update added a new DLC to the game. Unfortunately, players are still facing some issues with the game. Today’s NxBC patch 1.50 will fix a few of these issues. Read more details below.

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NARUTO X BORUTO Connections Version 1.60 Patch Notes – February 4, 2025

Fixed Issues Related to Battle

• Charged Chakra Dash: The issue that did not cancel out the opponent’s Chakra Dash when charged has been fixed.

Fixed Issues Related to Characters

• Kimimaro: The issue where Guard Break did not occur when guarding the ending phase of the Ninjutsu 2 “Clethra” has been resolved.
• Naruto Uzumaki (Baryon Mode): Fixed the issue where attacking priority was not granted to Ninjutsu 1 “Massive Rasengan” at 60FPS.
• Boruto Uzumaki (Karma Progression):
  • Fixed the issue where Guard Break did not occur when Ninjutsu 2 “Spiraling Bullet” was used as the support character.
  • Fixed the issue where Air Combos could rebound during the ending phase at 60FPS.

Battle Balance Adjustments

• Counterattack: The maximum amount of the Chakra Gauge is reduced when activated.
• Ninja Tools:
  • “Shot Run Pill”: Delayed the time to reuse.
  • “Tortoiseshell Pill”: Increased effectiveness.

Individual Character Adjustments

• Naruto Uzumaki (Sage of the Six Paths Mode):
  • Ninjutsu 1 “Tailed Beast Bomb Rasen Shuriken”: Expanded the hurtbox when activated in air and decreased the step back.
• Naruto Uzumaki (Kurama Link Mode):
  • Changed the final effect of aerial combo after successfully landing the attacks to bounce. This makes it possible to perform a follow-up attack by Chakra Dash with decreased damage.
  • Throw is adjusted to occur faster.
• Naruto Uzumaki (Tailed Beast Bomb): Increased the recovery speed of Chakra Charge.
• Naruto Uzumaki (Sage Art: Massive Rasengan Barrage): Increased the recovery speed of Chakra Charge.
• Naruto Uzumaki (Sage Mode): Increased the recovery speed of Chakra Charge.
• Naruto Uzumaki: Increased the recovery speed of Chakra Charge.
• Sakura Haruno:
  • Increased defense power.
  • Ninjutsu 2 “Cherry Blossom Burst”: Made it possible to perform Ninjutsu Blocks.
  • Increased the advancing distance for the initial phase of ground combo and extended their active frames.
  • Increased the stunning effect on enemies when successfully landing ground-level combos.
  • Throw is adjusted to occur faster and with increased damage.
• Sai:
  • Ninjutsu 2 “Ninja Art: Super Beast Scroll: Flock”: Expanded the hurtbox when activated in air, made the start-up frames slower and decreased the step back.
  • Increased the stunning effect on enemies when successfully landing ground-level combos.
  • Throw is adjusted to occur faster and increase the amount of forward movement.
• Kakashi Hatake (Double Sharingan):
  • Ninjutsu 2 “Kamui”: Increased recovery speed duration when using it as a support.
• Yamato: Decreased defense power.
• Shikamaru Nara:
  • Ninjutsu 2 “Explosive Parachute”: Expanded the hurtbox and decreased the step back.
• Choji Akimichi:
  • Increased Defense power.
  • Ninjutsu 1 “Spiky Human Boulder”: Increased the Guard damage when opponents guard this Ninjutsu and decreased the recovery speed when using it as a support.
  • Ninjutsu 2 “Partial Expansion Jutsu: Fist Strike”: Decreased the recovery speed when using it as a support.
  • Increased Throw damage.
• Ino Yamanaka:
  • Ninjutsu 1 “Flower Bomb”: Increased duration of poison time.
  • Ninjutsu 2 “Flower Bomb: Scatter”: Increased duration of poison time.
• Tenten: Increased Defense power.
• Kiba Inuzuka: Increased the damage of the ground-level combos.
• Shino Aburame: Increased Defense power. Adjusted to be able to perform a follow-up attack after the throw.
• Hinata Hyuga:
  • Ninjutsu 2 “8 Trigrams Air Palm”: The interval between second and the third attack will be shorter.
• Asuma Sarutobi:
  • Ninjutsu 2 “Chakra Blade: Wind Sword”: Increased recovery speed duration when using it as a support.
• Kushina Uzumaki:
  • Ninjutsu 1 “Frying Pan Attack”: Made it possible to perform Ninjutsu Blocks and increased Chakra consumption and reduced damage.
• The First Hokage: Hashirama Senju (Reanimation): Increased Defense power. Altered to stagger the opponent after successfully landing a throw. This makes it possible to perform a follow-up attack by Ninja Dash with decreased damage.
• The Second Hokage: Tobirama Senju: Increased homing of aerial combo movement.
• The Third Hokage: Hiruzen Sarutobi:
  • Ninjutsu 1 “Fire Style: Dragon Flame Bombs”: Increased damage.
  • Increased Throw damage.
• Tsunade: Increased Defense power. Increased Throw damage.
• Danzo Shimura:
  • Ninjutsu 1 “Wind Style: Vacuum Blast Barrage: Shadow”: Expanded the hurtbox when activated in air.
• Sasuke Uchiha (THE LAST):
  • Ninjutsu 1 “Almighty Push”: Decreased Chakra consumptions.
• Mecha-Naruto:
  • Adjusted Ninjutsu 2 “Dummy Balloon” to allow down chasing.
  • Ninjutsu 2 “Dummy Balloon”: Adjusted to be able to perform follow-up attacks on downed opponents.
• Sasuke Uchiha (Rinne Sharingan):
  • Ninjutsu 2 “Inferno Style: Flame Control Flying Flash”: Expanded the hurtbox when activated in air and adjusted to be able to perform follow-up attack on downed opponents.
  • Decreased damage of aerial combo.
• Sasuke Uchiha (Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan):
  • Ninjutsu 1 “Susano’o: Pierce”: Increased damage.
  • Ninjutsu 2 “Inferno Style: Flame Control Flying Flash”: Expanded the hurtbox when activated in air and adjusted to be able to perform follow-up attack on downed opponents. Changed the effect after successfully landing throw on the opponent to tumble blowout with no rebound. This makes it possible to perform a follow-up attack by activating Dash with decreased damage.
• Sasuke Uchiha (Five Kage Summit):
  • Ninjutsu 2 “Inferno Style: Flame Control”: Changed the effect after successfully landing this attack on the opponent to knock up.
• Sasuke Uchiha (the Taka):
  • Ninjutsu 2 “Amaterasu”: Increased damage. Changed the final effect of Awakened aerial combo after successfully landing the attacks to tumble blowout with no rebound. This makes it possible to perform a follow-up attack by activating Dash with decreased damage.
• Sasuke Uchiha:
  • Ninjutsu 2 “Fire Style: Fire Ball Jutsu”: Decreased Chakra consumption. Changed the final effect of aerial combo after successfully landing the attacks to staggered, this makes it possible to perform a follow-up attack by activating Dash with decreased damage. Throw is adjusted to occur faster.
• Orochimaru:
  • Ninjutsu 1 “Blade Dance”: Increased recovery speed duration when using it as a support.
• Kabuto Yakushi (Sage Mode):
  • Ninjutsu 1 “Sage Art: Scattering Rage Jutsu”: Granted slow effect but it is able to Rebound with reduced damage.
  • Ninjutsu 2 “Snake Confinement”: Granted poison effect and made it possible to perform a follow-up attack with decreased damage. Reduced knock back for the final effect on aerial attack.
• Kabuto Yakushi (Snake Cape):
  • Ninjutsu 2 “Venomous Fog Jutsu”: Changed to be able to perform follow-up attacks on downed opponents and changed the effect after successfully landing the attacks from staggered to normal hit stun. Changed the effect of Throw to no rebound.
• Kabuto Yakushi:
  • Ninjutsu 2 “Lurk”: Decreased Chakra consumption.
• Suigetsu Hozuki:
  • Ninjutsu 2 “Water Style: Water Dragon Jutsu”: Decreased Chakra consumption and decreased the recovery speed when using it as a support.
  • Awakened Ninjutsu 2 “Water Style: Tri-Water Dragon Jutsu”: Decreased Chakra consumption and decreased the recovery speed when using it as a support.
  • Increased the advancing distance of the initial phase of ground combos and extended their active frames. Increased recovery time when hit by ground combos.
• Karin:
  • Ninjutsu 1 “Missile Kick”: Increased recovery speed duration when using it as a support.

Jirobo

• Ninjutsu 1 “Rough Rampage”: Decreased Chakra consumption and increased the recovery speed when using it as a support.

Kankuro

• Decreased defense power.
• Increased the damage of the ending phase of the down-ground combo.
• Decreased Throw damage.

Temari

• Ninjutsu 2 “Gust Dance”: Increased recovery speed duration when using it as a support and changed not to bounce for the final effect.

Raikage: Ay

• Ninjutsu 1 “Lariat”: Decreased Chakra consumption.
• Throw is adjusted to occur faster and increased damage.

Killer Bee (Shark Skin)

• Ninjutsu 2 “Tailed Beast Bomb”: Decreased Chakra consumption.

Darui

• Ninjutsu 2 “Gale Style: Laser Circus”: Expanded the hurtbox when activated in air.

Yagura

• Changed the Item Palette (Bottom) to Shot Run Pill.

Fuu

• Ninjutsu 1 “Secret: Scaled Sneak Jutsu”: Granted defense decrease effect and reduced damage.
• Changed the final effect after successfully landing the attacks to bounce. This will make it possible to perform a follow-up attack by activating Dash with decreased damage.

The Third Raikage

• Ninjutsu 1 “The Piercing Four-Fingered Thrust of Hell”: Decreased Chakra consumption.
• Ninjutsu 2 “The Piercing Three-Fingered Thrust of Hell: Side Swipe”: Decreased Chakra consumption.

The Second Tsuchikage

• Ninjutsu 1 “Particle Style: Atomic Dismantling Jutsu”: Decreased Chakra consumption.

The Second Mizukage

• Increased damage of ground shuriken combo.
• Increased damage of aerial shuriken combo.

Chiyo

• Decreased defense power.
• Increased the damage of the ending phase of the down-ground combo.
• Decreased Throw damage.

Madara Uchiha (Six Paths)

• Ninjutsu 1 “Instantaneous Path”: Decreased Chakra consumption and increased the recovery speed when using it as a support.

Madara Uchiha (Reanimation Release)

• Increased defense power.
• Increased their active frame of the initial phase of aerial combo.

Madara Uchiha

• Ninjutsu 1 “Susano’o: Slash in Two”: Made the recovery speed faster when using it as a support.
• Throw is adjusted to occur faster.

Indra Otsutsuki

• Ninjutsu 2 “Lightning Ball”: Expanded the hurtbox when activated in air and decreased the step back.

Obito Uchiha

• Ninjutsu 1 “Fire Style: Bomb Blast Dance”: Expanded the hurtbox when activated in air.

Tobi (Great Ninja War)

• Increased recovery time when hit by ground combos.
• Increased damage of Ninjutsu 2 “Heaven-Bending Bomb Assault”.

Tobi

• Increased defense power.

Masked Man

• Ninjutsu 2 “Heaven-Bending Bomb Assault”: Increased damage.

Obito Uchiha (Berserk)

• Ninjutsu 1 “Kamui Dash”: Can be canceled from the start of the charge to dash and can Ninjutsu Block after transitioning into additional attack.

Nagato

• Ninjutsu 1 “Almighty Push”: Decreased Chakra consumption.
• Ninjutsu 2 “Shura Attack: Distance”: Expanded the hurtbox when activated in air and decreased the step back.
• Adjusted to be able to perform the follow-up attack after the throw.

Konan

• Ninjutsu 2 “Origami Crane: Flight”: Expanded the hurtbox, decreased the step back, made the start-up frames slower and reduced Chakra consumption.

Itachi Uchiha

• Ninjutsu 2 “Fire Style: Fire Ball Jutsu”: Decreased Chakra consumption and decreased the recovery speed when using it as a support.

Kakuzu

• Increased defense power.
• Ninjutsu 2 “Lightning Style: False Darkness”: Decreased Chakra consumption.

Hidan

• Ninjutsu 1 “Soul Hunt”: Increased recovery speed duration when using it as a support.
• Ninjutsu 2 “Punishment by Dragging”: Increased recovery speed duration when using it as a support.
• Increased damage of the aerial combo.
• Increased Throw damage.
• Made the recovery speed of the Chakra Charge slower.

Deidara

• Ninjutsu 1 “Detonating Clay: Twin Birds”: Decreased damage and made an adjustment to be able to cancel to dash and changed the effect to launch the opponent upwards.

Sasori

• Decreased defense power.
• Increased the damage of the ending phase of the down-ground combo.
• Decreased Throw damage.

Hagoromo Otsutsuki

• Ninjutsu 1 “Divine Thunder”: Increased recovery speed duration when using it as a support.

Naruto Uzumaki (Part 1)

• Decreased defense power.
• Ninjutsu 2 “Demon Wind Bomb”: Increased Chakra consumption.

Shikamaru Nara (Part 1)

• Ninjutsu 2 “Explosive Parachute”: Expanded the hurtbox and decreased the step back.

Choji Akimichi (Part 1)

• Increased defense power.
• Ninjutsu 1 “Human Boulder”: Increased recovery speed duration when using it as a support.
• Ninjutsu 2 “Hidden Flavor”: Increased recovery speed duration when using it as a support.

Rock Lee (Part 1)

• Decreased damage before ground combo branching.

Kiba Inuzuka (Part 1)

• Increased defense power.
• Ninjutsu 1 “Fang Over Fang”: Made it possible to perform Ninjutsu Block after charging, reduced Chakra consumption, and increased the recovery speed when using it as a support.
• Ninjutsu 2 “Severing Fang”: Increased damage.

Kankuro (Part 1)

• Decreased defense power.
• Increased the damage of the ending phase of the down-ground combo.
• Decreased Throw damage.

Boruto Uzumaki (Karma)

• Increase defense power.
• Ninjutsu 1 “Rasengan Mega Barrage”: Adjusted to be able to perform follow-up attacks on downed opponents.

Boruto Uzumaki (Chunin Exam)

• Increased defense power.

Boruto Uzumaki (Scientific Ninja Tool)

• Increased recovery time when hit by ground combos.

Boruto Uzumaki

• Ninjutsu 1 “Vanishing Rasengan”: Increased damage.

Mitsuki

• Ninjutsu 2 “Wind Waves”: Expanded the hurtbox when activated in air.

Kawaki

• Throw is adjusted to occur faster.

Naruto Uzumaki (Baryon Mode)

• Awaken Ninjutsu 1 “Baryon Rasengan”: Decreased Chakra consumption when Ninjutsu Blocking.
• Awaken Ninjutsu 2 “Guren Burst”: Decreased Chakra consumption when Ninjutsu Blocking.
• Decreased damage of aerial combo.
• Granted invincibility from the start to the end of the unguardable attack at the time of Awakening.

Naruto Uzumaki (BORUTO)

• Increased the advancing distance of the throw and changed the effect after successfully landing the attacks to bounce.

Sasuke Uchiha (Supporting Kage)

• Extended the active frame for the first attack of the aerial combo.

Sasuke Uchiha (BORUTO)

• Ninjutsu 2 “Inferno Style: Fire Ball Jutsu”: Decrease damage and made it possible to cancel to Dash and changed the effect after successfully landing the attacks to knock the opponent back.

Sakura Uchiha (BORUTO)

• Increased defense power.
• Ninjutsu 2 “Cherry Blossom Burst”: Can be used as Ninjutsu Block.
• Increased the amount of advancing movement for the initial attack of ground combo and expanded the hurtbox.
• Increased recovery time when hit by ground combos.
• Throw is adjusted to occur faster and increased damage.

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