D3Publisher of America, Inc. announced a North American co-publishing agreement with TOMY Corporation for video games based on VIZ Media's hit anime series, SHONEN JUMP's NARUTO. The agreement calls for the release of four games: one title each for the Nintendo GameCube and Game Boy Advance in early 2006, and in the second half of 2006. NARUTO takes place in a world where ninja hold the ultimate power. Infused with the spirit of a once fearsome Nine-Tailed Fox, Naruto Uzumaki is a ninja-in-training who is learning the art of Ninjutsu with his classmates Sakura and Sasuke. The trio studies under the instruction of their teacher, Kakashi, who helps the group face dangerous and daunting tests and challenges. Through their adventures, the young ninjas learn the importance of friendship, teamwork, loyalty, hard work, creativity, ingenuity, and right versus wrong.