Fortnite x Naruto Rivals: Release date, leaked skins & more

Hamza Khalid
Naruto characters in Fortnite

Epic Games have officially announced the Fortnite x Naruto Rivals crossover, and we’ll go over everything that you need to know about it, including the release date and leaked skins.

The Fortnite developers have introduced a plethora of exciting crossovers in the game throughout its seasons, with popular fictional characters like Spider-Man, Indiana Jones, and Darth Vader joining the battle royale.

The anime protagonist Naruto was added to the popular battle royale title back in Chapter 2, Season 8, and now Epic Games are planning another major crossover with the popular anime franchise.

Here’s everything you need to know about the Fortnite X Naruto Rivals crossover.

Fortnite X Naruto Rivals crossover promo

Fortnite X Naruto Rivals event start date

The developers officially confirmed that the Fortnite x Naruto Rivals crossover is scheduled to go live on June 23. At the time of writing, Epic Games have yet to reveal any more details.

As we await more information to be officially confirmed, notable leakers have revealed the new content that might be arriving in the Fortnite X Naruto Rivals crossover, including new cosmetic skins of characters from the anime.

Fortnite Naruto Shinobi Teamwork loading screen

Fortnite x Naruto Rivals leaked skins

Four characters from the Naruto series were found in a Japanese magazine with a Fortnite logo on the side, and notable Fortnite leaker ‘HYPEX’ claimed that these characters will soon be arriving in the battle royale title.

According to this leak, Hinata, Gaara, Orochimaru, and Itachi will be added to Fortnite as part of the Rivals event, but this is just a rumor and it’s worth taking his information with a grain of salt.

Fortnite x Naruto Rivals Kawaii 2 Trials website

Fortnite leaker ‘iFireMonkey’ revealed on April 2022 that Epic Games are working on a new Trials website with the codename ‘Kawaii 2.’ The original Naruto trials website had the codename ‘Kawaii.’

With the Fortnite x Naruto Rivals crossover officially announced, it’s possible that we might see a new challenges website. We’ll just have to wait and see if this ends up being the case.

That covers everything that has been revealed about the Fortnite x Naruto Rivals crossover in Chapter 3, Season 3. We’ll be sure to update this article with more information as soon as it becomes available.


For more Fortnite content, check out our hub on the Fortnite No Sweat Summer event and how to fix Fortnite Xbox Live Purchase Check Failure.

Image credits: Epic Games

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Hamza is a Content Creator & Publisher at Charlie INTEL, who graduated from Bahria University with a Bachelors degree in Business Administration. He's spent the past few years covering news and guides for various video games, including Call of Duty and Apex Legends. He loves digital art, movies, and comic books. You can contact Hamza at [email protected].