TLDR at Bottom(above the P.S. bit and in Bold)
I must say this game is a lot like House of Shinobi(HoS), Like the story is extremely a like and a lot of the scenes are similar! I mean it's kinda messed up to steal content and put a twist on it... Although I must say I don't hate it though, seeing at least with your version I actually get some damn action and well I don't mind a slow burner I just sometimes wish for some more quick action rather than spending 10+ hours dealing with annoying story ques and mini games! So to be fair with the changes you have made I think the game is still good enough to play along with playing HoS. The art styles are different(well yours is mostly ai slop no offense) and the other game I think uses a little now for it's animated scenes but idr if it had more. Yours are just way more noticeable and obvious and seems a tad lazy. Again not trying to hate to much, after all I am very happy to get to play the game.
Anyways enough with the complaining/ranting. I love the game and all the story and scenes! I mean I loved HoS and it's story and all that too. So seeing a lot of that story here is great! Hell I think their are parts in your story that I find better than in HoS which is shocking to me but I guess im happy either way. Both games are LEGENDARY! Some of the best Naruto themed HGames to ever release! I have played more than a dozen of them and NONE have been even close to compare to these 2 games and a few others. The quality is extremely good, the story is very indepth, the characters are pleasing to look at and aren't overly proportionate(like super big Asses or Breast or just unproportionate and not anywhere even close to being accurate to the actual characters look). A lot of games do that and I hate it because im clearly playing these anime hgames for the actual characters to look how they do in said animes! Anyways Despite the ai and everything else I think their is a lot of progress done and all the scenes seem to be really good and the game overall is really fun and enjoyable and is actually quite addicting. So much so that I completed it all in 1 sitting...(Let's just not worry about that though, lol).
Ok so my final verdict... I would definitely recommend the game if you are looking for a great hgame that is based in the Naruto universe and if you aren't wanting to go through a ton of story and waiting to get to the action. Their is really good balance between story and H-Scenes as well as good character interactions that almost always feel rewarding! My only complaint with it is how obvious and slopy the ai is thus making it at times a little bit of a turnoff. If those scenes that were bad were to be cleaned up than it would be a top tier game but sadly their is just so much ai used so I can't say this is a 10/10 but I can say it's about a 8.5/10 or maybe even a 9/10. Although I did forgot how poor my girl Sakura looked so I think 8.5/10 is the best I can do. But I mean if she ain't the girl for anyone else who plays than it's a 9 but I like all the girls so sadly it's not 9... Anyways I again am hooked and loved the game so much and I hope it get's a lot more updates and goes way further than it is already! Hell make a 2nd game once this one gets to a finishing point and just do the same shit again but mix some things up adding new stuff! I love these games and well like I said the story is amazing and well this one is already a remix of another meaning that story is just great to reuse but with some changes. Of course the art would be better changed a little but you know in a logical way like proportionate characters. Anyways if you had a Patreon and had a version on their before this one, I'd definitely pay for it! Although I wouldn't pay more than 10USD for it especially with the ai, even 10 is pushing it imo...
Anyways... I lied im still ranting. TLDR, Game is amazing despite having lots of ai and copied(/mimicked) content from another game. Despite all that their are a few flaws with the ai but otherwise it's an amazing game! The Story and H-Scenes are very balanced and the characters are amazing and great to look at! The dialogue is also very good and has little issues. In all, My Rating is an 8.5 out of 10. I would highly recommend giving the game a try if you are into Naruto stuff and are an Hgame enjoyer!
P.S. Keep up the amazing work AnbuAfterDark! I think you should really just keep doing what you are doing but try to make things a tad cleaner. I will be eagerly waiting for the next update and hopefully it has a decent amount of content(more than an hour at least. Since I beat the entire current version in 1 day/1 sitting, although I got no life so meh). I think it speaks wonders when someone is capable of spending so much time playing your game(like how I did) and I think it shows how great the game really is! Anyways I'll stop glazing and complaining and what not. I await for the next version!
Also I want to apologize for the crazy book I made. I suck with words and English despite it being my 1st language, lol! Anyways I'm just passionate and it's rare to see games like this that stay alive and that don't get abandoned or end up as scams. So again to see such a great game popup is amazing and I just have to state my feelings and opinion about it! I hope y'all understand and again My Bad for the book. Just call me a dumbass or something, lmao!