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New Ninja Approaches!

Naruto – Student of Jiraiya

After three years of training under the guidance of one of Konoha’s legendary Sannin, Jiraiya, Naruto finally returns to the village. Mastering his trademark Shadow Clone Jutsu and perfecting the powerful Rasengan he’s eager to take on strong opponents in S ranked missions. But is he strong enough to fight his inner demon too?

Attributes: Male, Konoha, Jinchuuriki, Uzumaki Clan

Naruto - Student of Jiraiya

Mystery - TAI/NIN

Big Ball Rasengan: [Prompt] Deals unavoidable damage, 10 Combo, Repulse and Interruption to the selected unit, and reduces its Attack and Ninjutsu by 10% (stackable). Deals 50% splash damage to units 1 grid away from the target. Sacrifices the shadow clone with the lowest health on the field.

20 chakra / BF cooldown: 1 round / CD: 3 rounds

Standard - TAI/NIN

Naruto Barrage: Deals unmissable damage and 5 Combo to the enemy unit with the highest health. High chance of causing Low Float. Reduces own mystery cooldown by 1 round. For each of his clones on the field Naruto gains one more standard attack

Chase - TAI/NIN

Spinning Heel Drop: Chases and attacks a Low Floated unit, causes Knockdown, Immobile that neglects immunity, and lowers the unit’s injury rating by 5%

Passive 1:

Shadow Clone Specialist: At the beggining of all odd rounds Naruto moves to a random unoccupied position and summons a maximum of 8 shadow clones that inherit Naruto’s health points and 70% of his stats. The clones appear as ninjas and are indistinguishable from Naruto by his opponents. While any clones are alive splash damage suffered by the lineup is reduced by 40%. Every time your lineup recovers 40 chakra summons another shadow clone.

Passive 2:

Jinchuriki of the Demon Fox: For each 10% health lost Naruto gains 10% Attack and Ninjutsu. When a ninja in the lineup is defeated all of Naruto’s clone disappear and he becomes Enraged until the end of next round. While Naruto is Enraged he gains a new skillset.

Enraged mode:

Mystery [Prompt] – TAI/NIN

Tailed Beast Ball:

Deals heavy unmissable damage to all opponent units and 20 Combo, causes Repulse and Irremovable Ignition that neglects Immunity to the selected unit until the end of next round. This mystery can be used twice a round.

40 chakra / BF cooldown: 1 round / CD: 2 rounds

Standard – TAI/NIN

Arms of the Nine Tails: Attacks the unit with the lowest health, causes Low Float, Ignition and Enfeeble. For each defeated teammate Naruto gains an addition standard attack.

Chase – TAI/NIN

Bijuu punch: Chases and attacks a Repulsed unit, causing Knockdown, Immobile and reducing the unit’s Defense and Resistance by 10%. Can be triggered twice each round.

Passive 1:

Flesh of the Nine Tails demon: Naruto is healed to maximum health and becomes Immune to debuffs. Units attacking Naruto with taijutsu skills will suffer from Ignition and Anxiety until the end of the round. Anxiety is irremovable and ignores Immunity. For each 10% health lost Naruto gains 15% Attack and Ninjutsu.

Passive 2:

Blinding Rage: (NIN) All other units in the lineup will suffer 5% of the damage caused by Naruto. Every time a friendly ninja is defeated the duration of Enrage is extended by 2 rounds, Naruto's Attack and Ninjutu is increased by 25% and lowers mystery cooldown by 1 round.

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Were you also furstrated by how useless the main character of the franchise proved to be when you started the game? How poorly utilized clones - Naruto's main weapons for a long, long time - are in the game? Time to do justice for the version of Naruto in (what was probably) the golden era of the series, when fights were about skills and tactics, not just shooting laser beams and throwing light bombs. I attempted to create a ninja that is faithful to the lore, interesting and fun to play with and against too - even if not strong enough to become meta. The Naruto [Shipuuden] unit we'd have wanted and deserved.

PS: thanks for this opportunity, this was fun to come up with! ^^

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The mission to the Land of the Wind...

As I’m laying on my back in my bed, sunlight is hitting my face, pulling me out of my dream. I’m annoyed… did I forget to close the curtains before going to bed? I want to roll over but I’m so tired… Still half asleep I’m trying to give in to the temptation but the October sun relentlessly pierces through my closed eyelids and won’t let me rest. I open my eyes and look up to see the beams of light shining through the leaves. Oh, that’s right, I’m not in my bed at all. „I’m sleeping under a tree.” This single thought is all my mind can produce in its fuzzy, numb state. Nothing particularly interesting, pretty common during missions away from the village to take a quick nap under a tree. „I’m sleepy”. That’s not even a thought, just how I am. I stare at the leaves and the sky with an empty mind until I notice the clouds approaching from the west. From the west, where the ocean is. That’s where I was born, 22 years ago, in a small fishing village on the shores of the Country of Fire. Around here the wind always comes from the west. Sometimes I feel like it brings the smell of the Sea – the smell of home - to me. I’m probably imagining it – I chuckle to myself every time I think about that - it’s impossible hundreds of kilometers from the shore, in Konohagakure, where I live now. But one thing the winds do bring us from the sea: fat, dark clouds, that get tired from their long journeys and bless (or curse) us with their burden. „It’s gonna rain soon…” By the time my sluggish mind manages to create this yet another brilliant thought, I can already hear the raindrops falling on the leaves. A few droplets reach me, and I can feel them trickle down my face. It’s getting cold and the rain is starting to get heavier. „I’m gonna get wet if I stay here.” I raise my arm and look at my right hand. I watch the droplets of rain hitting it then running down to my elbow. I watch the clean, cold water, mixing with the red and hot blood on my hands. It’s almost surreal. „I’m bleeding.” I recognize this as a fact. Not particularly feeling any way about it. It doesn’t hurt my mind just as it doesn’t hurt my body. Not anymore. I don’t feel a thing. „I failed.” -the thought suddenly pierces my mind like a sharp blade. I turn my head to the side and look at the road. There he lies, a few meters away, in a pool of blood. I know he’s dead, he was dead the second the bandit’s kunai pierced his heart. What was his name again? I’m trying to think hard, but I cannot remember. „Isida? Isao?” I only met him yesterday, when the mission was assigned to us. „The mission!” I touch my flak jacket and feel the pocket inside is empty. The ornate scroll with the stamp of Lord Hokage himself – an invitation for Lord Kazekage to Uzumaki Naruto’s birthday party – is gone. The bandits took it. They were stronger than regular bandits. Rogue ninjas probably.. „I failed.” It’s cold. I know it’s not just the chilly October rain. I’m losing blood. I couldn’t feel my legs since the attack, and blood is seeping from the hole on my chest. „I’m going to die.” I’m thinking, oddly calmly. Not even the Fifth Hokage could save my life now. Soon I’ll join my teammate (Isamu? Ichiro?) in the afterlife. The bandits saw my wounds and left me here to die. They ambushed us on our way to the Land of the Wind, and we were defeated before we’d even realize the danger. „I failed.” Where’s the other one? Emiko. At least I remember her name... I can’t see her. They probably took her with them while I was out. They’ll demand a ransom in exchange for her life. I hope that’s all they want from her. „I failed.” I failed. On my very first mission leading a team as a Chuunin. Over the years I was forced to accept that I’m not as talented, not as strong as others. I became Chuunin while some of my friends have already been Jonins for years. Uzumaki Naruto. I was supposed to help with his birthday. He’s younger than me but he’s the hero of the Fourth Great Ninja War. The saviour of Konoha. No, the saviour of the entire world! And I couldn’t even keep the two Genins entrusted to my command safe. I couldn’t complete the mission. „I failed.” The thought baangs in my skull like a hammer. I look at my dead teammate. „Itsuro!” – I suddenly remembered! Tears fill my eyes. A genin, a young boy, only 16 years old. A kid. Why do we send kids on dangerous missions anyway? Ridiculous! Though this one wasn’t supposed to be dangerous either... But I still failed. I failed. I failed the mission. I failed to even protect my comrades. I’m sorry Hokage-sama! I’m sorry Itsuro-kun! I’m sorry Emiko-chan! I’m sorry Father, I’m sorry Mother, I couldn’t become a great ninja as I wanted and as you hoped! I failed… It’s getting dark and cold… I look up at the cloudy sky once again. Rain is pouring on me. It washes away my blood, but it won’t wash away my failures, my sins. I feel my consciousness slowly fading away… Only one thought fills my mind. I failed. I FAILED.

Epilogue

(a few days later)

Naruto laughs and blöws the candles on his birthday cake out, while everyone is cheering.

„HAPPY BIRTHDAY, NARUTO!!”

It’s a beautiful, sunny day, perfect for a party in the gardens of the village. Naruto looks around him

„I’m glad everyone is here, thank you all for coming!” – all his friends came to the party… even Sasuke is standing in a corner looking over at him with an enigmatic look on his face. Sakura is standing close to him, she looks at Naruto too, but her gaze wanders to her side often... Naruto notices this but his mind becomes empty when the blushing Hinata plants a little kiss on his cheek.

„I wonder how the cake tastes, let’s slice it!” – says Naruto.

„Maybe it’s ramen flavoured?” – giggled Hinata.

„REALLY?!” - his eyes light up brighter than the candles were.

„No!.. That would be weird…”

Everyone laughs…

Hatake Kakashi laughs with the crowd, then after wishing happy birthday to Naruto excuses himself from the party. He’s the Hokage now after all, a busy man. He leaves the garden and the smile quickly disappears from his eyes.

„He doesn’t have to know. It’s better if no one knows what this party really cost us.”

His face reflects sheer determination.

„… and now, we’ll deal with those bandits!”

In loving memory of all the nameless heroes of Konoha, who fought against the inhumane monsters of our times with shurikens and kunais, in their uniform Chuunin vests and indistinguishable character designs! You are the true heroes!

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What a Naruto-themed birthday should look like? Obviously an orange-black cake with candy "Narutos" on the side and rasengans on top. Decorations with pics of your fav characters is also a must. Don't expect life-size Kurama plushie tho... mom and dad don't have that kind of money.

Writer’s note: Thanks for suffering through this! I apologize for my terrible English, it’s not my first language and I often struggled to find the right words and expressions. And… so yeah, it’s not a cheery story, but you know what? Life isn’t always cheery, and I’m sure with all things going on in the world RN many of us had bad birthdays… I know, I know, I need therapy, thanks for the advice!

What I’m worse at - writing or drawing? I’ll let you decide! I tried my best tho, and worked hard on the picture… I take credit for everything (DM me for tips on how to create masterpieces in Paint 3D), except the rasengan decorations on the cake and the faces obviously, I nabbed them from the internet. I hope I didn’t break the rule, but if I did, I apologize!

Edit: added a few typos to trick the overly zealous forum bot, it censors normal words