Naruto (SSF2)

Naruto is a pseudo-veteran starter character in Super Smash Flash 2. He was added in Version 0.5a of the game. His sprites are heavily edited versions of the sprites he used in Jump Ultimate Stars. He is the only playable representative of the Naruto universe.

Naruto is currently ranked 30th in the tier list for Version 1.3.1.2 of the game. He has fast attacks, great combo ability, and powerful finishers in his smash attacks, Rasenshuriken, back air, and down tilt. His gameplay is quite flexible, as his moveset allows him to effectively rushdown characters or keep his distance and zone them out, making him one of the more adaptable characters on the cast. He can also set traps with Shadow Clone Slash, granting him free stage control and a means to further extend his combos.

However, his weak, predictable recovery and light weight give him mediocre survivability at best, often times failing to recover even without intervention from the opponent. He also has range issues, making him struggle against characters with disjoints such as and. His projectile game is partially invalidated by any player who knows how to powershield consistently or uses a character who can out-prioritize them.

Overall, he's pretty decent, with somewhat less extreme strengths and weaknesses as the characters around him. Due to the rise of sword characters, he's been dragged down to mid tier.