What's happening there is that it's activating off of the clone, you can see it hit it. So yeah, I can see why it would happen. You can probably do the same thing with a lot of projectiles, but not all of them. It's convenient that he has a projectile of his own to activate it with, though.

He should be able to activate it on his up-B clones lying on the ground too, I'd think. Maybe not.

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That makes hella sense actually.

It seems with the grounded clones from up B he can't, but if they're on a platform or the edge and he lines up rasengan well he can do it too

Naruto is super nerfed his specials are really weak compared to his older versions

That was last version, he is a solid mid tier.

I agree with you, bud

Even though Naruto isn't the best, in my opinion he is sure as heck fun to play as.

I wonder, Is Naruto's forward air based on Snake's from Brawl?

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Hmm... now that you mention it.... I was wondering why Snake's N-Air in Ultimate was pretty familiar... I think this is why.

I'd post this in the suggestions thread, but that topic is super dead as hell and I refuse to bump it for the third time. (can someone post something there already)

Having a "chakra bar" as Naruto's fighter ability would be nice (for me at least. idk about y'all).
Here's my idea on how it would work:
- Naruto always starts with max chakra.
- Using special moves costs chakra and if low on chakra, his special moves would be made useless or less effective. (eg unable to use sideb and downb properly, upb's recovery distance decreased etc etc etc)
- Naruto can refill his chakra anytime by "shielding+b" (a la Inkling).
- If he takes enough knockback, Naruto loses some chakra.

That's all I have for now.
I'd go full detail on this someday (maybe idk =P).

Cool idea. Though it would be a nerf since it decreases how much he can use his current abilities so he would need an extra buff to compensate that loss. Increasing the reach of his up-B when the chakra gauge hits a certain point would be handy. Actually you could even extend his moveset by changing every special when the chakra is at that point or higher.

Yeah, that's what I thought as well. =P
Also, an idea for his down-B.
Maybe instead of doing a hand sign, Naruto instead punches the ground to summon his clone (this is how he uses the move in Clash of Ninja)
The ground punch itself can hit opponents close enough to Naruto, which can potentially lead to the clone's uppercut.

Just a long-time idea of mine

I'm not too fond of this idea, if this were to be implemented then his specials would have to be buffed IMMENSELY for things to level out. Naruto's specials within his current moveset are needed to be used frequently in order for him to have a strong neutral and viable options. Putting a limit on that, rechargeable or not just seems like a hindrance to the flow of his gameplay.