[P4A] Yu Narukami vs Naoto Shirogane

[MashThat5A]

Discuss the Naoto matchup here

[VR-Raiden]

Block punishes vs Naoto:

B+D whiff

- CH 214A

- FC 2C

A+B

- (dash) 5C

Hamaon

- (during flash) CH 5B/Ziodyne/Cross Slash

Mudoon

- (during flash) CH 5B/Ziodyne/Cross Slash

Raid > Critical Shot

- CH 214A

- FC 2C

- (during flash) A+C > CH 214A/FC 2C

- (during flash) Ziodyne/Cross Slash/Myriad Truths

Judge of Hell (wait for targets to disappear)

- FC 214B

- Myriad Truths

I'll edit this if something's wrong or needs to be added.

[Axlebro]

how do you deal with her dropping traps while jumping over you. or preventing it. also sliding at her when she points her gun at you is something i do a lot.

[RoKn]

how do you deal with her dropping traps while jumping over you. or preventing it. also sliding at her when she points her gun at you is something i do a lot.

Sort of related, what can you do once Naoto gets set up with her traps and is a screen away from you? Zio is a no go with her bullets (And she can just counter them with her Furious Action), and sliding under the bullets will get you hit by the trap. 214A/B seems too risky if it's blocked. Is the only option to suck it up and just walk/jump forward slowly to disarm her traps and get in?

[Shazam]

Bingo. Look for an opening and take it. Your best bet is to IB those traps and as many bullets as possible, and try not to block or get hit by the 5th bullet. Zio will be okay sparingly but bullets do beat it. You can use the 214b/j214b to try to get around them and from early testing it seems 214a is -1 on block and 214b has + frames, so they're not exactly punishable (not sure if this was tested on the air versions as well).

Take advantage of your decent speed and long range normals, lock her down when you get in.

[Ichipoo]

how do you deal with her dropping traps while jumping over you. or preventing it. also sliding at her when she points her gun at you is something i do a lot.

If she's only dropping ground traps and she's close to you in the air, airgrab her.

[Shinsyn]

Divekick destroys Naoto's traps, it even hits multiple traps from air to ground. I was doing this last night against a Naoto player last night. Though I was burnt out from a long day, I do remember that much.

[shinobispectre]

how would you guys approach a naoto player who runs aways constantly? Do you opt for sweep to close the distance or patiently edge your way in? Any strategies much obliged!

[Raging Ghost]

If he's spamming the Snipe front, you can low profile it using Swift Strike.

[shinobispectre]

Does Swift Strike still beat traps? How long do they last?

[Raging Ghost]

Does Swift Strike still beat traps? How long do they last?

Yes, as far as I'm aware of.

[shinobispectre]

Has anyone run into a Naoto player using the new loop? What has been your strategy so far?

[VR-Raiden]

Here's some footage of the match up that would probably be worth watching:

http://youtu.be/X8eG6ZBCxN8

http://youtu.be/daad7eh7-Jk

http://youtu.be/cPRj9t5jwRM

http://youtu.be/hPtGHs01swo

[Ichipoo]

That FT10 pretty much confirms that Yu shits all over Naoto since at the end of the day, Yu is relatively a more solid character.

No offense and I'm not trying to start shit here, but I find it funny when Yu players say they have trouble with Naoto. I mean, this is one of our WORST matchups after all.