Good news for the PlayStation Portable owners, at least if you're a big fan of  Masashi Kishimoto's Naruto manga, comic, anime, and video game(s).

Word is out that the franchise's PSP port - Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Heroes - has gone gold, and is another step closer to its expected North America release on August 28.

Namco Bandai's Naruto UNH will entitle players to challenge fellow PSP owners via the game's multiplayer versus mode. And given game's roster of 20 ninjas, including the likes of Sasuke, Gaara, Kakashi, and (of course) Naruto, expect the sparks (and kunais) to fly when Naruto finally makes its debut in store shelves around the country.

Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Heroes for the PSP is rated "T" (Teen) by the ESRB, and is further expected to land in Europe this September.