Use Your Ninja Tools
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 is a fighting game, but it works a bit differently from most other games in the genre. One of the ways is that you have tools that you can use in the middle of battle. Extra throwing knives, bombs, buffs, de-buffs, and more are at the touch of your fingertips. Every single character with the exception of one unlockable one has access to these tools.
It’s easy to forget that they’re there, but it will greatly benefit you to use them especially since your opponent has probably forgotten about them too. Set them on fire when they least expect it, put up a wall of bombs to buy yourself time to charge, or even hit them with an electric kunai while your enemy stands in water. You are a ninja and tricks are part of the trade, so don’t waste the opportunities offered by your tools.