what rare ninjas u already have? that will give a different answer

do u a spenders or f2p? that will give a different answer

its possible to catch up. Maybe not top 3 but you can catch up to the top tiers

In terms of spending, money is not an issue for me. I just want get the most out of it, and not pursue a blind crusade.

Some rares I have:

- Tier S+: Minato (4th Hokage), Shisui, & Sakura (Sailor Uniform)

- Tier S: Itachi-anbu, (4-star) Iruka, Naruto (Sage Mode), Danzo

Then a whole bunch of tier A+'s. This is based on this "Unofficial Tier List"

i would catch up, not worth starting over with those ninja

I was away for holidays before.

It was a bit struggle at first, if you only focus on claiming power on every events. You should be ok. Took me at least 3-4 Month of stacking to catch up.

Spend coupons wisely.

then after reading the details, i will say, its very possible for you to catch up. Just focus spending ur coupon/ingots in buying powering up items. Do refinement/charm/recharge/spending when the respected rebate event come. U will surpass them soon

As for ur team, use wind main + hokage minato + shisui + kurenai. Summon chase: dog of hell. Summon mystery: pakkun. Talents : 3-2-1-1-1

Position: wind main shisui x

hk minato kurenai x

or

wind main shisui x

kurenai hk minato x

thats one of the the super ultimate team u can form right now.

when u are in the top 3 power rank. Dont forget to stay humble :)

There's a player that started about half a year after the server started, hit nearly every jackpot ninja possible (you already have those ninjas so its similar case) and pretty much spent on power all the time. When we started it was 0 vs ~60k power, now its 120 vs 130~, its definitely possible, question is how much are you willing to spend to catch up. Even with similar gear after a lot of spending youll be just a little behind in terms of ninja tools from ti, which you cant make up for, but over time that difference will even out.

If you spend more than the others of course you can catch up. Look at the case of Loco...

its definitely possible to catch up but you will need to spend if you want to do so in any quick amount of time, otherwise catching up as a f2p youll always be behind no matter what. just as everyone said do the power rebates in full to get the most out of them and the rewards you get back from it and if you do decide to spend i would suggest using your ingots to stack more coupons to be as efficient as possible.

Thank you all very much for counsels. I will proceed with the spending crusade.