Banpresto is rolling out one of the most requested scenes in Naruto Shippuden as a full figure series: the moment all Five Kage stand together against Madara Uchiha during the Fourth Great Ninja War. Rather than a single boxed set, Banpresto is releasing each Kage individually as a crane game prize figure, staggered across July and August 2026.
This is the first Naruto-format guide on this site, so this post covers the confirmed release schedule for the whole series, which figures are already out versus still coming, and a straightforward way to display a set of unboxed prize figures as they arrive one at a time.
If you are trying to collect the full Five Kage lineup, here is what is actually confirmed and when to expect the pieces you are still missing.
Naruto's official site confirmed the full release schedule for this wave of Banpresto prize figures, each shipping as a crane game prize in Japan Standard Time:
Each figure is sculpted around the same source scene, the Fourth Great Ninja War moment where the Five Kage unite against Madara, and each includes a base styled after that character's specific Kage hat rather than a generic display stand.
As of this post, Tsuchikage Onoki and Mizukage Mei Terumi have already shipped as crane prizes in Japan and are reaching import retailers now. Kazekage Gaara is the next confirmed figure, releasing July 22, only a few days out. Hokage Tsunade follows in August, with Raikage A completing the set on a similar timeline.
For collectors trying to assemble the full five-figure reunion display, that means two pieces are already obtainable through import retailers, one is arriving imminently, and two more are still on the way. Knowing which figures are actually shipped versus still pending pre-order avoids paying inflated aftermarket prices for a figure that has not even released yet.
Releasing the Five Kage individually rather than as one boxed set is a deliberate crane-prize strategy: it keeps a single popular franchise scene in Japanese crane games for close to two months instead of one, and it gives import retailers a steady stream of new pre-orders rather than a single release date. For collectors, the tradeoff is that completing the set takes patience and multiple separate purchases rather than one checkout.
Like most Banpresto crane prizes, these figures ship without dedicated retail packaging, since they are built to be won in-store in Japan rather than sold as boxed retail products. That means the same display consideration applies here as it does for any other unboxed prize figure: a fitted box protector is not the right category of product, since there is no box to protect in the first place.
What works better is a stable, open display setup that keeps each Kage upright and grouped together as the set grows. Since these figures are designed to be displayed as a matching group, a tiered acrylic riser is a genuinely good fit, letting each figure and its Kage-hat-inspired base sit at a slightly different height rather than crowding a single flat shelf.
The moment this series recreates comes from one of the most talked-about beats in the Fourth Great Ninja War arc: the Five Kage, leaders of the five great shinobi nations, setting aside decades of rivalry and distrust to fight side by side against the resurrected Madara Uchiha. It is a payoff moment built on chapters of prior tension between the villages, which is part of why it has stayed a favorite pull for figure lines years after the arc originally aired.
That context also explains why Banpresto chose this scene instead of a more generic Five Kage lineup. Tsuchikage Onoki's own line, referenced directly as the inspiration behind the figure, plays on the idea that no one expected these five leaders to ever fight as a unified team, which is exactly the beat each figure in this series is built around individually rather than as one static group pose.
Tsuchikage Onoki (July 9) and Mizukage Mei Terumi (July 16) have already shipped as crane prizes. Kazekage Gaara follows July 22, with Hokage Tsunade and Raikage A both scheduled for August.
No. Like most Banpresto crane prizes, they ship without manufacturer retail packaging, even through import retailers.
No. Each Kage releases individually on a staggered schedule rather than as one combined set, so completing the full lineup means multiple separate purchases.
A tiered acrylic display riser works well since it lets each figure's Kage-hat-inspired base sit at a different height instead of crowding one flat shelf.
Naruto's Five Kage Assemble series rewards patience: the reunion scene only comes together once every figure has actually shipped, and jumping ahead on aftermarket listings for Tsunade or Raikage A before their real release dates is the easiest way to overpay. With Gaara arriving July 22 and Tsunade following in August, the set is close to complete.
Once all five are in hand, a shared tiered display keeps the reunion scene looking like the moment it's actually based on, rather than five separate figures scattered across different shelves.
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