Naruto Arena

Hello everyone,

First of all, I'd like to apologize for the delay. This update will be smaller than our usual Major Updates, but that's because we will have a new update on the first day of the next month (May 1st), which will include the reworks for Shinobi Alliance Kakashi (S) and Edo Tensei Itachi (S).

Additionally, we will also have 2 new special characters released in that update. I assure you it will be worth the wait.

On May 15th, we will also be releasing 5 new characters, following the game's current timeline.

Now, let's get into the update:

Balances:

• Nerfs: Aburame Shino, Nohara Rin, Hoshigaki Kisame (S), Samehada Fusion Kisame (S), Shee (S). 
• Boosts: Aburame Torune (S). 
• Optimizations: Omoi (S), Kazekage Gaara (S), Akatsuchi (S), Kurotsuchi (S), Darui (S), Killer Bee (S). 
• Boosts/Adjustments: Rock Lee (S), Cursed Seal Mizuki. 

Welcome to Minor Update 1.6.2,

It's that time of the month to do some minor changes to shake up the meta, while also introducing our new Event Cordinator Savant. Savant will be responsible for handing the community events and is sure to bring fresh ideas and excitement to our community.
Before getting to the balance changes, let's dive into Savant's first event. We're hosting an official spring tournament, make sure to click the image to access the naruto-boards thread (you'll likely need to login and then come back to click on it) and join us for an amazing time.

Without further ado, let's get onto the balance changes.

Yours truly,
-- Lync

Balances:

• Nerfs: Edo Tensei Ginkaku (S), Edo Tensei Kinkaku (S), Edo Tensei Nagato (S). 
• Buffs: Shinobi Alliance Ino (S), Hyuuga Hinata, Kinuta Dosu, Kisame Body Double (S), Shee (S). 
• Adjustments: Sai (S). 

This is a simple update nerfing the most prominent new characters to reduce hell in ladder.

Yours truly,
-- Lync

Balances:

• Nerfs: Gaara of the Desert, Hachibi Bee (S), Hoshigaki Kisame (S). 

Welcome to the Major Update 1.6.0.

First of all I'd like to thank the entire community for the feedback they gave us over the last update about the chakra system. We have taken your suggestions into account and made a few improvements. Please report to us along the usual community channels as per usual, we're always reading even if we don't always reply.

Secondly, I'd like to apologize to the community. I understand that the meta gets stale and it gets frustating to always have to deal with the same characters, but this time I wanted to do a test and see how things would go without an update in between the major updates. We will be returing to the usual biweekly schedule, fear not.

Let's move on to the actual update! We're introducing 5 new characters for you to play while nerfing the meta that has been swarming the ladder. The characters are fewer in number, but it's also because February had fewer days than a usual month and there was some trouble setting them up.

New Characters:

Edo Tensei Ginkaku (S)


Edo Tensei Ginkaku (S) is one half of the legendary gold and silver brothers of the Hidden Cloud Village. They were the most notorious criminals in the history of the Hidden Cloud.

Edo Tensei Kinkaku (S)


Edo Tensei Kinkaku (S) is one half of the Gold and Silver brothers, said to have been swallowed by Kyuubi and gaining its' Chakra, Kinkaku uses his chakra and legendary tools to fight.

Hachibi Bee (S)


Having fully bonded with and gained control of the Eight-Tails, Gyuuki, and thus having become what is known as a perfect jinchuuriki, Killer Bee is able to use its abilities to their fullest extent. Using the Eight-Tails' protective chakra to gradually become much stronger, Bee can run a rampage on the battlefield.

Hoshigaki Kisame (S)


Hoshigake Kisame (S) is the partner of Uchiha Itachi in Akatsuki. He is an expert swordsman and missing nin from the Hidden Mist Village.

Hoshigaki Kisame (S)


After merging with the sentient blade Samehada, Kisame transforms into a monstrous shark-like being. In this form, he reigns supreme underwater, draining chakra upon contact and relentlessly hunting his prey within a vast, moving prison of water.

Balances:

• Nerfs: Gaara of the Desert, Akimichi Chouza (S), Yamanaka Ino (S), Susanoo Sasuke (S), Tobi (S), Yamanaka Inoichi (S), Yamanaka Fu (S), Aburame Shino. 

Welcome to the Maljor Balance Update 1.5.0.

This time we wanted to give some love to characters that have seen the least play and were not as prominent within the meta. Female Path Pein had a bug that needed fixing and within the month it wasn't possible to deal with her bug but now that is has been fixed, she's been allowed to be back. This time it seems like the meta has been behaving and changing between teams which is good to see, some characters have been noticeably above all else and have been promptly adjusted. We also identified some characters whose usage was below 1% which is not good...we couldn't rework them all but we have provided some changes to try and deal with those characters. Some notorious bugs were found and corrected, such as:

• Ameyuri's damage wasn't applying correctly when enemies were paralysed.
• White Zetsu had a bug with his skill 1 which was unintended and therefore fixed

Balances:

• Nerfs: Tsuchikage (S), Edo Tensei Kimimaro (S), Nidaime Hokage. 
• Buffs: Aburame Shino, Hatake Kakashi, Preta Path Pein (S), Edo Tensei Sasori (S), Female Animal Path Pein (S), Sai (S). 
• Major Changes: Yamanaka Inoichi (S), Morino Ibiki (S), Akimichi Chouza (S), Hyuuga Hiashi (S), Aburame Torune (S), Yamanaka Fu (S).