Playstyles (SCON4)

Picking a Starter Character

Anyone labeled "Easy" is also a good beginner character.

Character	Playstyle	Difficulty	Videos
Naruto	All-around character with good HP and versatile moveset Kage bunshin no jutsu! summons a computer-controlled clone to create a 2-on-1 Transformation to zero-tailed Kyuubi (ZTK) exchanges utility and ranged attacks for powerful close-combat strings and chip damage	Easy	Overview Guide
OTK Naruto	Glass cannon with punishing block strings and quick lunging attacks Leave an impression with the low-profiling, spinning slam, also a fantastic combo finisher Leap across the screen with or super activator	Easy	Overview
Sasuke	Close-combat fighter with a strong string and pile-driver combo finisher Activated Sharingan alters moveset, changes super to Chidori and unlocks Phoenix Flower jutsu "Sharingan cancel" gives access to a strong mix-up on block	Easy	Guide Combos
CS2 Sasuke	Offense-first character with high damage, teleports and chakra burst Take to the skies with aerial strings and tracking fireball jutsu Has no guard frame attack but gets a cross-up teleport kick in return Good jab strings and a very low recovery second jab	Easy
Sakura	Utility character with numerous projectiles, teleports and defensive options Fast movement but limited close-range strings Double charge to throw homing shuriken	Easy	Guide
Kakashi	High HP, close-combat fighter Activated Sharingan gives access to altered moveset, powerful super and lightning-fast counter Makes extensive use of super-cancel points and Sharingan cancels for block mix-ups and KNJ punishes	Hard	Guide
Neji	Taijutsu rushdown character with feints to mix-up block strings Demoralize opponents with Neji's signature chakra-draining pokes Limited options at long range	Medium	Overview Guide
Rock Lee	Taijutsu character with high HP and a fast jab Gate releases level-up damage and moveset and also serve as invincible reversals Gate of Life ("2G") gives access to the most powerful super in the game and other goodies	Easy	Guide 1 Guide 2
Tenten	Mobile weapons-specialist who makes it rain with countless bladed projectiles Frustrate opponents with keep-away play and movement options Control space with floor kunai traps	Medium	Guide 1 Guide 2
Might Guy	Beefy taijutsu character with fast jab Similar moveset to Lee, with a single gate release reversal to increase damage Charge is an auto-guard break	Easy	Guide 1 Guide 2
Shikamaru	Off-beat character with rangy normals and a unique dodge mechanic Wisdom stance leads to several teleport options Unblockable oki jutsu is also a powerful combo starter	Medium	Guide
Choji	Tanky grappler with unblockable command grabs Grab a quick bite to eat with to increase the power of ensuing attacks Superarmor on and command grabs	Medium
Ino	Acrobatic pressure menace with block string mix-ups Ring jutsu makes Ino unpredictable and leads to intricate sequences Chase down opponents as they try to escape guard pressure and combos	Medium	Guide
Shino	Setup character with chakra drain releases bugs which approach the opponent Snowball your advantage and make use of bugs for great oki game	Hard	Overview
Kiba	Team up with Akamaru to cross-up and counterattack the opponent Covers ground quickly with sudden spin attacks High crushes and low profiles make Kiba hard to hit	Hard
Hinata	Taijutsu character with explosive damage output "Hyuuga cancel" feints lead to guard mix-ups Surprise your opponent with her lethal counter super	Hard
Awakened Hinata	Hybrid character who mixes the movesets of Shy Hinata and Neji Borrows Neji's string starters, super, and counter... ... and Shy's counter-special, string finishers, and	Medium	Guide
Gaara	Fundamentals, high HP, and strong guard with difficult-to-escape combo loops Uses sand for tracking and area attacks Unleash Shukaku with Gaara's high damage reversal super	Easy
Kankuro	Squishy puppet character who keeps the enemy at bay with Karasu Trap the enemy with smoke bomb and puppet setups Karasu can be used to counterattack and turn the opponent's opening into your own	Very Hard
Temari	Aerial combatant with glide mechanic Swoop in with to close space quickly and create guard mix-ups Slice and dice with wind attacks- spinning and cyclonic super	Very Hard	Overview
Karasu	Bonus character: Control Karasu directly without Kankuro on the battlefield Continuous super armor and limited moveset Currently no ground throw and not tournament legal	Easy
Haku	Low HP character with ability to use technically demanding "needle loops" which can repeat indefinitely One of the most versatile movesets, with good defense options, several good high crushes, and low recovery on his second jab and Held summons tracking needles used for tick throws and to force the opponent to approach Teleport super with invulnerable frames	Very Hard
Zabuza	Big man with a big sword Utilize a versatile slash for defense and to create openings High damage output includes slam throw	Medium
Iruka	Tank character with high HP, good defensive options and strong attacks A good teleport and better offensive strings than Mizuki, as well as an air throw Very fast super activation Giant shuriken projectiles, and that forces the opponent to move or get setup into an unblockable	Easy
Mizuki	Semiclone of Iruka with alternate combo routes, more projectile focus, and a nasty knockdown throw More defense-and-safety centered than Iruka, with a better and different midstring teleports; although his is better on block for mixups has high hitstun to start ground combos or a loop Can counter projectiles with and has a projectile-based reversal; is better than all other anti air projectiles as it lifts on block	Easy	Guide
Anko	Offensive character with pummeling combos and chip damage, and some of the strongest whiff punish options Access to several command grabs and unique throws Floor stance with grab and teleport options	Easy
Third Hokage	Utility character with varied elemental jutsu controlled with "ring" combos Spry for an old man- Quick teleports and crushes make him hard to catch Devastating combo finishers: , , and OTG	Medium	Overview
Jiraiya	Big, beefy and strong Suck opponents into the mud with swamp jutsu Drop the toad on your foe, made unescapable by linking after the swamp jutsu	Medium	Overview
Tsunade	Taijutsu character with multiple grabs and feints Strong grappler-style oki Inflict the confusion status effect with charge attacks Recover half your health bar using Tsunade's super	Hard
Orochimaru	All-around fighter with a game-warping super super zero's and seals the victim's chakra for 10 seconds Kunai attacks deal lots of chip damage and lead to combos	Hard	Overview
Jirobo	"Grappler" with hyperarmor command grab and backturn unblockables Slow but has high HP and damage output super steals all meter from the victim	Hard
Kidomaru	"Ring jutsu" character with command grabs and defensive options Unblockable oki setups with web Spider man-swing packs a wallop and creates combo openings	Hard
Sakon and Ukon	Transformation character: Sakon has better strings, Ukon has persistent super-armor Close-range fighter that limits your opponent's options when fighting as Ukon; some of the stronger offensive normals in the game Blot out the sun with massive "Kuchiyose: Rashomon!" jutsu	Medium
Tayuya	Zone out enemies with sound waves and doki-demon summons No escape: Area-of-effect, unblockable flute super; Itachi-style unblockables Ring-combo options with attacks	Hard
Kimimaro	Bring the hurt with powerful buttons and high guard damage Big tail hitboxes and lots of chip damage with multi-hit bone attacks Massive, variable-damage super with unblockable setups	Easy
Kabuto	Fundamentals character with a quick jab This medical-nin has a smaller health bar but passively recovers "red" HP Grounded combo loops and put the enemy to sleep with super	Easy
Itachi	Projectile character who frustrates the opponent with clone summons (see: ) Tsukuyomi super drains half the victim's chakra Cover your own back with teleports and clones Sets up backturn unblockables and scary mixups with several options	Medium	Overview
Kisame	Similar moveset to Zabuza but trades versatility for the chakra-sapping sword, Samehada Only ranged option is Water Shark Cannon	Medium	Overview