~{Naruto Shippuden: Shinobi Retsuden 2 Game Guide}~

By: Minuo666
Written: Semptember 27, 2008
Version: 0.5
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Table of Contents:
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Introduction. (Intr)
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Starting Menu. (Stnu)
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Basic Moves. (Bscm)
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Combo/Move List.(Coml)
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-Naruto Uzumaki (Nato)

-Sasuke Uchiha (Sake)

-Sakura Haruno (Sara)

-Kakashi Hatake (Kahi)

-Rock Lee (Role)

-Shikamaru Nara (Shru)

-Neji Hyuga (Nega)

-Gaara (Gara)

-Temari (Teri)

-Might Guy (Miht)

-Kabuto (Kato)

-Kisame (Kime)

-Sasori [True Form] (Sari)

-Deidara (Dera)

-Yamato (Yato)

-Sai (Sai)

-Jiraiya (Jiya)

-Tsunade (Tsde)

-Orochimaru (Orru)

-Itachi Uchiha (Ithi)

-One-Tailed Naruto (NTNa)

-Four-Tailed Naruto (FTNa)

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Character Statistics (Chst)
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Character Tips and Tricks (Ctat)
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Unlocking Characters Guide. (Unab)
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Items. (Itms)
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Story Mode. (Stde)
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Disclaimer. (Disr)
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Credits. (Crit)
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Contact Information. (Coct)
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(Intr) Introduction:
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Again, for your gaiming pleasure, is Minuo, and his amazing guides!
Seriously though, I am back to create a guide for the second installment
of the Shinobi Retsuden/Ninja Destiny series. This game is pretty decent,
and has been fleshed out a bit. Although they reuse a lot of characters, it
is still fun to play. All in all, it's a very pleasent sequel to a already
pretty enjoyable game. they could have fleshed out the whole story mode a 
little though. I'd give it maybe a 8/10, my highest rating yet. =P

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(Stnu) Starting Menu:
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Touch the touchscreen, or simply press start to begin.

The Options are:

Story Mode:

  -New Game
  -Load Game

Battle Mode:

  -Exploration Mode:
    -New Game
    -load Game

  -Player vs CPU

  -Survival Mode

Wireless Battle Mode:

   -Host Game
   -Join Game

Options:

  -Select Difficulty:
    -Normal
    -Difficult

  -Delete Data:
     -Yes
     -No

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(Bscm) Basic Moves:
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Sidestep: Up or Down on the Directional Pal(D-pad)

Backflip: doubletap Back on the D-pad

Forward Dash: Doubletap forward on the D-pad
|--->(Dashing + either B or Y will result in a dashing attack)

Teleport: Left shoulder button(L) (Must have 50% chakra)

Block: Right shoulder button(R)

Light Attack: B button (Quicker, but less damage)

Heavy Attack: Y button (Slower, but more damage)

Jump: X button
|--->(Jumping + B or Y will result in a aerial attack)

Special: A button (Must have 100% chakra)
|--->(Must land the starting hit in order to execute the special)

Use Item: Tap the Item Icons on the touchscreen

Pause: Start button
-Pause menu:
 -Continue
 -Return to Title Screen
  -Yes
  -No
 -Return to Character Select Scrren
  -Yes
  -No

Select: N/A

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(Coml) Combo List:
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-(Pressing Y while selecting a character lets you play with the
character in their alternate costume.)
-(Pressing R while in the character select menu, will switch
between newer, post-timeskip Characters and the pre-timeskip ones
from the original game.
- Also not that damage done to the opponent differs between
difficulty settings.

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Naruto Uzumaki (Nato)
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Intro: The titular character of the story. All grown up, and
ready to fight. He wants to become strong enough to return
Sasuke to Konoha.

Light (B) Attack: Right hook punch
Heavy (Y) Attack: Spinning backhand

Back+B Attack: Spinning uppercut
Back+Y Attack: Teleports behind, and strikes

Forward+B Attack: Sweeping kick
Forward+Y Attack: Jumping overhead srike

Special: Odama Resangan
Special Damage: (***|**-|---|---)

Dash Attack B: Sliding kick
Dask Attack Y: Jump kick

Aerial Attack B: Kunai throw
Aerial Attack Y: Downward punch

Combo List: 

General Description:



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Sasuke Uchiha (Sake)
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Intro: 

Light (B) Attack: Forward punch
Heavy (Y) Attack: Sword slash

Back+B Attack: Teleport downward kick
Back+Y Attack: Katon: Goukakku no Jutsu

Forward+B Attack: Sweeping kick
Forward+Y Attack: Upward slash

Special: Chidori Nagashi
Special Damage: (***|***|***|---)

Dash Attack B: Lower uppercut
Dask Attack Y: Forward sword strike

Aerial Attack B: Kunai throw
Aerial Attack Y: Downward slash

Combo List: 

General Description:


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Sakura Haruno (Sara)
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Intro: 

Light (B) Attack: Forward punch
Heavy (Y) Attack: Swining punch

Back+B Attack: Slap
Back+Y Attack: Spinning strike

Forward+B Attack: Upward kick
Forward+Y Attack: spinning rising punch

Special: Chakra Fist
Special Damage: (***|***|***|---)

Dash Attack B: Forward punch
Dask Attack Y: Spinning froward stomp

Aerial Attack B: Kunai thrw
Aerial Attack Y: spinning downward stomp

Combo List: 

General Description:



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Rock Lee (Role)
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Intro: 

Light (B) Attack: Quick, forward punch
Heavy (Y) Attack: Forward and back punch

Back+B Attack: Backward elbow strike
Back+Y Attack: Konoha Renpuu

Forward+B Attack: Small uppercut
Forward+Y Attack: Arch kick

Special: Omote Range
Special Damage: (***|***|***|---)

Dash Attack B: Overhead downward hook
Dask Attack Y: Aerial spinning kick (leaf whirlwind! =P)

Aerial Attack B: Spinning, stomp (small recovery time)
Aerial Attack Y: Diagonal downward kick

Combo List: 

General Description:


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Shikamaru Nara (Shru)
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Intro: 

Light (B) Attack: Kunai slash
Heavy (Y) Attack: Forward kick

Back+B Attack: High sweep kick
Back+Y Attack: Thinking pose

Forward+B Attack: Upward kick
Forward+Y Attack: Side kick

Special: Kage Nui
Special Damage: (***|***|***|---)

Dash Attack B: Upward kunai slash
Dask Attack Y: Roundhouse kick

Aerial Attack B: Kunai
Aerial Attack Y: Front-flip stomp

Combo List: 

General Description:



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Neji Hyuga (Nega)
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Intro: 

Light (B) Attack: Forward palm strike
Heavy (Y) Attack: Duel palm strike (forward)

Back+B Attack: Sweeping kick
Back+Y Attack: Hakkeshou Kaiten

Forward+B Attack: All limbs strike
Forward+Y Attack: Forward poke

Special: Hakke Rokujuuyon Shou
Special Damage: (***|***|***|---)

Dash Attack B: Elbow and forarm strike
Dask Attack Y: Heavy duel palm strike

Aerial Attack B: Kunai
Aerial Attack Y: Downward palm

Combo List: 

General Description:


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Gaara (Gara)
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Intro: 

Light (B) Attack: 
Heavy (Y) Attack: 

Back+B Attack: 
Back+Y Attack: 

Forward+B Attack: 
Forward+Y Attack: 

Special: 
Special Damage: (---|---|---|---)

Dash Attack B: 
Dask Attack Y: 

Aerial Attack B: 
Aerial Attack Y: 

Combo List: 

General Description:


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Temari (Teri)
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Intro: 

Light (B) Attack: 
Heavy (Y) Attack: 

Back+B Attack: 
Back+Y Attack: 

Forward+B Attack: 
Forward+Y Attack: 

Special: 
Special Damage: (---|---|---|---)

Dash Attack B: 
Dask Attack Y: 

Aerial Attack B: 
Aerial Attack Y: 

Combo List: 

General Description:


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Might Guy (Miht)
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Intro: 

Light (B) Attack: 
Heavy (Y) Attack: 

Back+B Attack: 
Back+Y Attack: 

Forward+B Attack: 
Forward+Y Attack: 

Special: 
Special Damage: (---|---|---|---)

Dash Attack B: 
Dask Attack Y: 

Aerial Attack B: 
Aerial Attack Y: 

Combo List: 

General Description:



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Kabuto (Kato)
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Intro: 

Light (B) Attack: 
Heavy (Y) Attack: 

Back+B Attack: 
Back+Y Attack: 

Forward+B Attack: 
Forward+Y Attack: 

Special: 
Special Damage: (---|---|---|---)

Dash Attack B: 
Dask Attack Y: 

Aerial Attack B: 
Aerial Attack Y: 

Combo List: 

General Description:


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Kisame (Kime)
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Intro: 

Light (B) Attack: 
Heavy (Y) Attack: 

Back+B Attack: 
Back+Y Attack: 

Forward+B Attack: 
Forward+Y Attack: 

Special: 
Special Damage: (---|---|---|---)

Dash Attack B: 
Dask Attack Y: 

Aerial Attack B: 
Aerial Attack Y: 

Combo List: 

General Description:


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Sasori [True Form] (Sari)
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Intro: 

Light (B) Attack: 
Heavy (Y) Attack: 

Back+B Attack: 
Back+Y Attack: 

Forward+B Attack: 
Forward+Y Attack: 

Special: 
Special Damage: (---|---|---|---)

Dash Attack B: 
Dask Attack Y: 

Aerial Attack B: 
Aerial Attack Y: 

Combo List: 

General Description:


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Deidara (Dera)
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Intro: 

Light (B) Attack: 
Heavy (Y) Attack: 

Back+B Attack: 
Back+Y Attack: 

Forward+B Attack: 
Forward+Y Attack: 

Special: 
Special Damage: (---|---|---|---)

Dash Attack B: 
Dask Attack Y: 

Aerial Attack B: 
Aerial Attack Y: 

Combo List: 

General Description:



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Yamato (Yato)
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Intro: 

Light (B) Attack: 
Heavy (Y) Attack: 

Back+B Attack: 
Back+Y Attack: 

Forward+B Attack: 
Forward+Y Attack: 

Special: 
Special Damage: (---|---|---|---)

Dash Attack B: 
Dask Attack Y: 

Aerial Attack B: 
Aerial Attack Y: 

Combo List: 

General Description:


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Sai (Sai)
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Intro: 

Light (B) Attack: 
Heavy (Y) Attack: 

Back+B Attack: 
Back+Y Attack: 

Forward+B Attack: 
Forward+Y Attack: 

Special: 
Special Damage: (---|---|---|---)

Dash Attack B: 
Dask Attack Y: 

Aerial Attack B: 
Aerial Attack Y: 

Combo List: 

General Description:

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Jiraiya (Jiya)
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Intro: The pervy sage, one of the legendary Sannin. He later becomes
Naruto's sensei, teaching him a few jutsu.

Light Attack: Forward Palm
Heavy Attack: Double forward palm

Back+B Attack: Stomp
Back+Y Attack: Headbutt, punch, back kick or all three?

Forward+B Attack: Rising palm
Forward+Y Attack: Falling palm

Special: Toad Flame Bomb
Special Damage: (***|**-|---|---)

Dash Attack B: 
Dask Attack Y: 

Aerial Attack B: 
Aerial Attack Y: 

Combo List: BBB, BBYYY, YB, >+BB, >+YYY, >+YB


General Description:
Basically, just a mirror of Jiraiya from the original game.
Not much improvement, and still not the best character.

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Tsunade (Tsde)
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Intro: The female member of the Sannin. She is a medical jutsu
specialist, and eventually becomes fifth hokage.

Light Attack: Hook punch
Heavy Attack: Backhand

Back+B Attack: Flick (Unblockable, does little damage and is amusing to do)
Back+Y Attack: Smashing downward punch

Forward+B Attack: Elbow
Forward+Y Attack: Midsection punch

Special: Ground Pound
Special Damage: (***|---|---|---)

Dash Attack B: 
Dask Attack Y: 

Aerial Attack B: 
Aerial Attack Y: 

Combo List: BBBB, BBBBY, YBBBY, BBYY, >+BB, >+YY, >+YB

General Description:
They fixed the glitch in the original game, but other then that,
they didn't do anything to her. Again, a displeasing character.

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Orochimaru (Orru)
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Intro: The evil genius of the Sannin. He is incredibly strong, and
attempts to destroy the leaf village several times.

Light Attack: Mid punch
Heavy Attack: Two-handed strike down

Back+B Attack: Crouch and sweep
Back+Y Attack: Roundhouse/axe kick

Forward+B Attack: Kunai slash upwards
Forward+Y Attack: Backhand

Special: Kusanagi Sword
Special Damage: (***|---|---|---)

Dash Attack B: 
Dask Attack Y: 

Aerial Attack B: 
Aerial Attack Y: 

Combo List: BBBBB, BBBY, YBBB, YBB, <+BBBB, >+BB, >+BY

General Description:
Yupp, still the best sannin, and again, another port of the
character from the original game.


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Itachi Uchiha (Ithi)
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Intro: Sasuke's older brother. He slaughtered his entire clan, and
gained the Mangekyo Sharingan in the process.

Light Attack: Uppercut
Heavy Attack: Straight punch

Back+B Attack: Spinning kick
Back+Y Attack: High kick

Forward+B Attack: Forward forearm
Forward+Y Attack: High roundhouse kick

Special: Amaterasu
Special Damage: (***|***|***|---)

Dash Attack B: 
Dask Attack Y: 

Aerial Attack B: 
Aerial Attack Y: 

Combo List: BBB, BBBYB, <+BBB, <+BBYYY,  <+YB, >+BBY,

General Description:
Itachi is still a overall good character. He is pretty much a 
mirror of the character in the first game.

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One-Tailed Naruto (NTNa)
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Intro: 

Light (B) Attack: 
Heavy (Y) Attack: 

Back+B Attack: 
Back+Y Attack: 

Forward+B Attack: 
Forward+Y Attack: 

Special: 
Special Damage: (---|---|---|---)

Dash Attack B: 
Dask Attack Y: 

Aerial Attack B: 
Aerial Attack Y: 

Combo List: 

General Description:


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Four-Tailed Naruto (FTNa)
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Intro: 

Light (B) Attack: Claw swipe
Heavy (Y) Attack: Extending claw attack (all ranges)

Back+B Attack: Heavy duel claw swipe
Back+Y Attack: Roar

Forward+B Attack: Dive attack
Forward+Y Attack: Teleport and claw downward

Special: Pure Chakra Blast
Special Damage: (***|***|**-|---)

Dash Attack B: Shorter dive attack
Dask Attack Y: Hop, then heavy claw

Aerial Attack B: Claw downward
Aerial Attack Y: Extending claw downward

Combo List: BYBY,BBYY,<BY,>BYY,>YBY,XYBY,>>BBYBY,>>YY

General Description:
Honestly, the best character. His attacks are strong, he
can fight at any range, and his dash B combo is pretty well
an instant kill if done right.


*Note*
For the sake of length, I am not going to include all the past
character's combo lists. If you want to see them, simply visit
my FAQ on the Naruto: Ninja Destiny page. The link to the
GameFAQS is:
http://www.gamefaqs.com/portable/ds/file/935721/52315

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(Chst) Character Statistics:
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These stats are based off of the way I see how each character plays.
The four stats are: attack, defence, special and speed. Attack is how
well the character combos, and how much damage he/she does. Defence is how
well the character can sidestep, and how effectively he/she can block.
Special is how much damage the special can do. And finally, speed is how
quickly the character can dish out a combo and move about. Most characters
will accel in two stats, and have two poorer stats, though this may not be
always the case. The higher the attack and speed, the more the character
is suited for comboing. Conversely, the higher the defence and special,
the more one should use their special.

To read this, keep in mind the more stars (*), the higher the stat.



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(Ctat) Character Tips and Tricks:
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In this section, I will dish out the tricks I know, to help you become
a better player. I will also add tips that are submitted to me, if
any. If I am missing tips on a character, it is just because I dislike
him/her, and rarly use them, it does not mean there are no tricks to
them. These are all mearly little things I have picked up while playing
the game. They are meant only to better you as a player.

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Generic tips:
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-Kunai do little damage, but are great to avoid close combat, specials,
and are the ideal weapon to end a match when you opponent has only a 
sliver of health left. Use them to get out of jams fast.

-Substitution is a good way to get out of a combo, but is a better way
to avoid being hit at all. Timing one right, you can avoid an opponents
attack with ease, assuring you a perfect victory. Watch your chakra though.

-Specials are a good way to deal massive damage, but some are better then
others. Once you know how much damage they deal, decide if you want to
attack with combos or specials. The weaker the special is, the more you
should use combos instead.

-Items are good ways of getting out of jams, but a good player really does
not need them. Use them only if you truly need them, otherwise, just let
them be.

-Get to know a character by going through single player a few times
with him/her. Getting to know a characters strengths is good for offence,
but knowing their weaknesses allows you to cover them more effectively.

-Get to know a characters combos. Most have a soft combo and a heavy combo
as well as multiple mini combos, mostly just tacked on at the end of a 
back or forward attack. Use these to your advantage.

-Attacks which make opponents kneel are great. They open up their defence
to another combo, or a special.

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Character tips:
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(Unab) Unlockables
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(Itms) Items:
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Brown bag: Refills 25% of your chakra bar
Blue bag: Refills 50% of your chakra bar
Red bag: Refills 100% of your chakra bar

Milk: Refills 25% of the health bar
Rice ball: Refills 50% of the health bar
Ramen: Refills all of the health bar

Brown bottle: Refills 25% of your health and chakra
Red bottle: Refills 50% of your health and chakra

Jutsu Sealing: Prevents opponent from using chakra for 10 sec.

Blue scroll: Increases your attack by 1.5
Orange scroll: Increases your attack by 2

Blue Punchbag: Increases your defence by 1.5
Red Punchbag: Makes you invincible for 5 seconds

Konoha mark: Reduces the amount of chakra needed to perform jutsu.
Chunin jacket: Immunity to stun effect for 5 seconds

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(Stde) Story Mode:
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-Go north towards the red mark on the map.
-Go north and enter Hokage's Headquarters.
-Go south and exit the map.
-Go south and exit the village.

--Sand Village--

-Explore south (exit to the south of the map).
Battle: Gai Vs. Kisame

--Save prompt--

Battle: Sakura Vs. True Sasori

--Save prompt--

Battle: Kakashi Vs. Deidara
Battle: Naruto Vs. Deidara

--Save prompt--

---Story Line--- (I don't have the translation)

--Save prompt--

-1: Go north towards the building.
-Or-
-2: Go south and head for the markers for Sidequests.
Battle: Shikamaru Vs. Sai
Battle: Naruto Vs. Sai

--Save prompt--

Battle: Naruto Vs. Yamato
Battle: Sai Vs. Yamato

--Save prompt--

-Explore to the south of the map

--Save prompt--

Battle: Yamato Vs. Kabuto
Battle: Yamato Vs. Orochimaru
Battle: One-tailed Naruto Vs. Orochimaru

--Save prompt--

Battle: Four-tailed Naruto VS Orochimaru

--Save prompt--

-Explore to the West, jump over the gaps in the bridge.
-Explore to the southeast.

--Save prompt

-As Sai, explore to the southeast.

--Save prompt--

-As Naruto, explore to the south, and move a bit to the west.
Battle: Naruto Vs. Orochimaru

--Save prompt--

Battle: Yamato Vs. Sasuke
Battle: Sakura Vs. Kabuto

--Save prompt--

Battle: Naruto Vs. Sasuke

Good work. After all of that, you've beaten Story Mode.

-Sidequest #1
Go to the top-right hand dot on the map to meet up with
Temari. She'll ask you to get to the end of a map. Easy,
just go east. Once that's done, go back and talk to her,
and she'll ask you to find eight shiny things on the map.
=P Demanding, isn't she?

-Sidequest #2
Go to the north-west region of the map and meet up with Shino.
Exit the village from the south.

-Catching Butterflies-

This sidequest is east-peasy. Just wander around, fighting butterflies.
When you find one that doesn't take massive damage from a hit, then get
it down to reasonably low health, then press A to capture it in a case.
Repeat three times to complete this sidequest.

You've only have 6 cases, so don't go pressing A until
you know you've got it in the bag.


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(Disr) Disclaimer:
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This may be not be reproduced under any circumstances except for personal, 
private use. It may not be placed on any web site or otherwise distributed
publicly without advance written permission. Use of this guide on any 
other web site or as a part of any public display is strictly prohibited, 
and a violation of copyright. All trademarks and copyrights contained 
in this document are owned by their respective trademark and copyright holders.

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(Crit) Credits:
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(Coct) Contact Information:
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If you have any more combos I may have missed, tips, hints,
complements of if you noticed any mistakes, please email me 
at <living_nightmare13@msn.com> and I will get back to you 
as soon as humanly possible. Thank you.

Copyright 2008 Austin Rennox