Tomy and D3Publiher today announced Naruto: Path of the Ninja 2 for the Nintendo DS. It is currently slated to launch across North America in September, later this year. 

"There are huge numbers of Naruto fans across North America, and we wanted to give them more choices than ever before," said Laura Yoshioka, director of consumer software at TOMY Corporation. 

"This new adventure will allow fans to play as their favorite character and create their own dream ninja squad as they try to complete an entirely original mission."

The game promises an all-new original storyline, a huge roster of more than 30 playable characters, an improved combat system and online battles via the Nintendo Wi-Fi connection.