Super Naruto: Clash of Ninja 4/Hinata

Summary

Hinata (referred to as "Shy" Hinata to differentiate from Awakened Hinata) is a close combat specialist who makes use of feints (Hyuuga cancels) and strong counters. Deadly super confirms allow her to capitalize on any opening and make her an explosive character offensively. In Super, Hinata has benefitted from quality-of-life changes, such as better combo routes after her 2A kunai swipe, better frame data on several important moves including her jab (one frame faster), 6B, and 6AA, a new 6BB super-cancel point and the ability to “fastfall” j.B.

Notes

• Hyuuga Cancels: Hinata is able to feint some of her moves and cancel them into a neutral state by pressing during their startup.

Hinata
Health:	210
Guard Gauge:	1640
Backdash Type:	Quick

String List

String #	Inputs	Notes
01		For all, Cancellable at () For 04-07, Cancellable at () For all, can For 03, can For 04-07, can For 06, can For 07, can For 08, can For 11, can
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12		Cancellable at () For all, can For 14, can For 15, can
13
14
15
16		Cancellable at () For all, can For 18, can For 19, can
17
18
19
20		Can
21
22
23		Can
24		Cancellable at () For all, can For 25, can For 26, can For 27, can
25
26
27
28		Can

Weak Attacks

5B

File:SCON4 Hinata 5B.png File:SCON4 Hinata 5B hitbox.png	Damage Hit Level Startup Active Frames Recovery Guard Damage Blockstun Advantage on Hit Advantage on Block 11 High 13 3 30 - - - - Primary Jab. Can go into() on whiff. Faster than average jab
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6B

File:SCON4 Hinata 6B.png File:SCON4 Hinata 6B hitbox.png	Damage Hit Level Startup Active Frames Recovery Guard Damage Blockstun Advantage on Hit Advantage on Block 15 Mid 16 4 26 - - - - Long-reaching double palm strike which hits mid and high crushes (frame 15). Good in neutral or as a whiff punish. Flag Data High Crush frames 15~37
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2B

File:SCON4 Hinata 2B.png File:SCON4 Hinata 2B hitbox.png	Damage Hit Level Startup Active Frames Recovery Guard Damage Blockstun Advantage on Hit Advantage on Block 13 Low 18 4 34 - - - - Sweep, OK high crush. Offers multiple follow-ups on whiff; either 2BB, 2B6B or 2B8B. Flag Data High Crush frames 14~40
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4B

File:SCON4 Hinata 4B.png File:SCON4 Hinata 4B hitbox.png	Damage Hit Level Startup Active Frames Recovery Guard Damage Blockstun Advantage on Hit Advantage on Block 16 Mid 30 4 35 - - - - Guard frame attack. Can lead to super with 4B > 5BBX, or a full combo. Mediocre guard frames. Flag Data Autoguard frames 2~19
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8B

File:SCON4 Hinata 8B.png File:SCON4 Hinata 8B hitbox.png	Damage Hit Level Startup Active Frames Recovery Guard Damage Blockstun Advantage on Hit Advantage on Block 8x2 Mid, High 14 3(4)4 30 - - - - Spinning launcher, decent anti-air callout with many actives, good bar-builder for 5BBX. Unsafe on block. Flag Data Low Crush frames 15~
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Running B

File:SCON4 Hinata runB.png	Damage Hit Level Startup Active Frames Recovery Guard Damage Blockstun Advantage on Hit Advantage on Block 19 Mid 15 7 35 - - - - Somewhat fast, reaching, and damaging palm strike. Pushes the enemy back on block. Used to catch the enemy off guard in neutral.

j.B

File:SCON4 Hinata jB.png

Damage Hit Level Startup Active Frames Recovery Guard Damage Blockstun Advantage on Hit Advantage on Block 12 Mid 9 9 Until L - - - - Horizontal air dash strike. Can be used to punish strings which lift Hinata on block. The dash distance and quick recovery allow Hinata to escape pressure when airborne. Unsafe on block. Can link to a combo if the opponent is hit at the end of the dash, or can be used as a quick and relatively safe combo finisher.

Strong Attacks

5A

File:SCON4 Hinata 5A.png File:SCON4 Hinata 5A hitbox.png Uncharged File:SCON4 Hinata 5A charge hitbox.png Charged	Damage Hit Level Startup Active Frames Recovery Guard Damage Blockstun Advantage on Hit Advantage on Block 5x2 - 24 - - - - - - Throw shuriken with a slow windup. Charge A throws shurikens spread vertically, potentially catching jumps Flag Data Chip Damage yes
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6A

File:SCON4 Hinata 6A.png

Damage Hit Level Startup Active Frames Recovery Guard Damage Blockstun Advantage on Hit Advantage on Block 15 Mid 25 4 30 - - - - Slow palm strike that rotates around the opponent before attacking and will briefly crush highs and mids during startup, so it can be used as a kind of unique "sidestep attack". The movement can also let 6A and its string 6A(A) function as cross-ups, albeit unreliable. Flag Data High Crush frames 1~3 Mid Crush frames 1~3

2A

File:SCON4 Hinata 2A.png File:SCON4 Hinata 2A hitbox.png	Damage Hit Level Startup Active Frames Recovery Guard Damage Blockstun Advantage on Hit Advantage on Block 17 Low 20 4 33 - - - - Staggering kunai swipe. Has a bit better range than 2B but is slower in both attack startup and crush frames startup. Does chip damage on block. Flag Data High Crush frames 19~43
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4A

File:SCON4 Hinata 4A.png	Damage Hit Level Startup Active Frames Recovery Guard Damage Blockstun Advantage on Hit Advantage on Block - - 8 - - - - - - Counter that stumbles the opponent when it catches an attack, leaving them open long enough for punishes including a guaranteed super. Works on most non-projectile attacks, aside from cinematics.

8A

File:SCON4 Hinata 8A.png	Damage Hit Level Startup Active Frames Recovery Guard Damage Blockstun Advantage on Hit Advantage on Block 5x3 - 10, 12, 14 - - - - - - Standard up-shuriken. Crucial anti-air tool, with supers’ added lift “on hit”, and paired with Hinata’s increased reach on 6b allowing for full conversion into combo.

Running A

File:SCON4 Hinata runA.png	Damage Hit Level Startup Active Frames Recovery Guard Damage Blockstun Advantage on Hit Advantage on Block 15 - 16 3 32 - - - - Hyuuga cancellable Hits mid, launcher. Only one frame slower than running B but has a shorter reach, and less active frames.

j.A

File:SCON4 Hinata jA.png	Damage Hit Level Startup Active Frames Recovery Guard Damage Blockstun Advantage on Hit Advantage on Block 5x2 - 8, 10 - - - - - - Air shuriken (standard air shanks)

Throws

5Y

File:SCON4 Hinata 5Y.png	Damage Hit Level Startup Active Frames Recovery Guard Damage Blockstun Advantage on Hit Advantage on Block 20 - 1 1 48 - - - - Description

Specials

5X

File:SCON4 Hinata 5X.png	Damage Hit Level Startup Active Frames Recovery Guard Damage Blockstun Advantage on Hit Advantage on Block 10, 75 - - - - - - - - This cinematic super has decent forward momentum and active frames, making it good for wake-up-supers. 5BBX “just-frame” is a two-frame window.

2X

File:SCON4 Hinata 2X.png	Version Damage Hit Level Startup Active Frames Recovery Guard Damage Blockstun Advantage on Hit Advantage on Block Catch - - 11 - - - - - - Attack - - - - - - - - - Counter that works on most non-projectile attacks as well as cinematic supers. Unlike 4A, it will also activate no matter the direction you’re attacked from.

Strategy

Neutral

Because Hinata lacks obvious buttons to “cheat” neutral and threaten from long distances, she relies on basic movement and evasion, such as jumps or sidesteps to create openings and force a committal option from her opponent.

Once Hinata finds herself at close range with the opponent, her options include:

• (longer reaching) or (faster and catches sidesteps) can be Hyuuga-cancelled, leaving Hinata only momentarily vulnerable to whiff punishes.
• Jump back, and if the opponent attempts a move, punish with -an effective punish against characters that continue strings on whiff as they approach you.
• Pre-emptive use of or , if you anticipate them pressing buttons. Useful against characters that use fast high crushes frequently.
• , Hinata’s high crush into her lunging palm strike (), to catch an incoming high or an opponent moving linearly. The string is safe on block due to pushing on block unless the opponent has their back to a wall. The input can be delayed or replaced with instead.
• can be Hyuuga-cancelled, leading to a mix-up between jab, grab, and . can be used to catch responses to your run-in due to its seven active frames (compared to three for ).
• is good against back-turned opponents because it launches and closes distance quickly. If Hinata suspects that the attack will come out too late, she can Hyuuga-cancel and follow with 6B or 2B now that she is within range.

Defense

• While defending, Hinata utilizes sidesteps, jump out points and , or to punish unsafe blockstrings.
• and yield Hinata a full punish.
• Sidestep into (her go-to on back-turned opponents) or 5B are also options.
• Some blockstrings that lift Shy allow her to punish with as well.
• On her own wake-up, Shy can terrorize the opponent with and her fast . If the opponent becomes hesitant during her wake-up, Hinata may be able to grab or jab them herself instead.

Guard Pressure

• While attacking the enemy’s guard, Hinata should be aware that can be 'd by nearly the entire cast or be jumped out of. Tall characters can jump out of .
• In Super, Hinata has been given the and string variations which come out faster than or , which can catch both and jump outs after .
• If the opponent lets Hinata go deeper into strings, she may need to apply delays to her strings to hit during the vulnerable frames of her opponent's .
• can punish a jump out meant to avoid .
• Hinata can apply Hyuuga cancels for guard pressure and mixes. The and Hyuuga cancels lead to a rewarding strike/throw mix, though a trained eye may be able to react to the feint. For this reason, it may be unwise to overuse Hyuuga cancels against opponents who react well to them.
• If the opponent does not jump after , is one of Shy's safer guard mix-ups because it pushes on block.
• In some matchups, leads to one of the stronger guard mixes in the game.
  • The string finisher slides Hinata forward under most aerial counterattacks, and can be Hyuuga-cancelled (giving her plus frames with the opponent landing, at which point she can mix their landing with a strike or throw or otherwise chase them as try to come down from the air).
  • Hinata can punish button presses in the air by finishing the string without a feint, or using the feint to slide under the incoming attack.
  • Hinata should use this string cautiously against opponent's with fast aerial attacks such as Zabuza/Kisame or Ino, Tenten, Kidomaru and Temari .

Punishes

• Once Hinata has her foe in a combo, Hyuuga cancels are helpful for keeping her safe from opposing substitutions.
• Hyuuga cancels help mask her substitution reads as well, which she may follow with traditional sub-punishes.
• Shy can -turn- vs. air KNJ, giving her a full combo.
• Variations of can be used in spots where the opponent may KNJ allowing Hinata to escape or potentially punish the substitution with the correct timing.

Okizeme

• Hinata has a strong okizeme game, with the ability to beat wake-up kicks (WUK) through and continue her pressure with onwards.

List of Hyuuga-cancellable strings:

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• - 27F animation
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• - 27F animation
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• - 27F animation
• - 27F animation

Colors

Default ()

Color 2 ()

Himawari Uzumaki ()

Trans Rights ()

Changes from Vanilla

• Health: Increased from 185 to 210
• Guard: increased 1480 to 1520
• Combo list updated:
• 5BBA(A), 6A(A) added to the combo strings
• Grabbable moves: 8A, JB, JA, 2X
• 5B(B): hitbox appears and disappears one frame later
• 5BB(A): has stagger, has one more frame blockstun, turns better on hit
• 5BBBB(6B): Added- same as wRB animation and properties
• 6B: has one more frame blockstun, increased range, smaller hitbox
• 6B(B): has one more frame blockstun and can be super canceled; Hyuuga Cancel is four frames sooner
• 6BB(B): RB attack replaced with Vanilla 5BBB(B) with its B and A follow-ups
• 6BBB(6B): Added as Vanilla 6BB(B)
• 4B: no longer staggers or pushes block, significantly stronger on hit and block stun
• 2B: has slightly less lift on hit and high crushes from 14-40 to better match the visuals
• 2B(B): changed to be 5BB(B) with A follow up still intact
• 8B: Both hitboxes appear one frame later, slightly bigger hitboxes on the second hit; recovers slightly faster
• wRB: 2 more lift (applies to the attack's mid-string appearances as well)
• 5A: charge time decreased from 11f to 8f
• 4A: Starts up 4 frames sooner, ends 8 frames later
• A4A: can only be subbed on the first frame
• 6A: stagger added, turns better on hit, more lift, first three frames are intangible
• 2A(A): added as 6A(A)
• 5X: damage increased from 65 to 85, starts moving in super freeze three frames sooner; two more active hitbox frames
• 2X: requires 75% meter to use, window starts up 3 frames faster and ends when the animation starts to change like other counters; drains slightly more than 12.5% meter on a miss at the end of the move; activation gives opponent no chakra on hit. Costs 12.5% meter if the counter ends without being triggered.
• GRKnJ: Appears closer to the opponent