Naruto Shippuden: Ult. Ninja Storm 4 [+DLC] - 100% Achievement Guide

It may seem obvious, but this guide is about achievements and achievements only.
Thus, I'll not talk about any concepts of the game outside those, which are needed for an achievement.

If you want the basic game mechanics explained to you, then take a look at this awesome guide by Happy Fun Cat, which explains pretty much everything you would want to know:

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=616099238

Furthermore, if you want some adept tips and ways to fight, which I only recommend looking at a few hours into the game, than read this awesome guide by Shippuudotou, on how close combat works exactly and a few moves, you probably didn't even know exist:

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=783798442

Lastly, let me link to a video by Thierry Henry, showing the (almost) infinite close combat combo. Almost as in as long as you have remaining chakra to keep it going. The reason I'll talk about this is simple… there are a few achievement related fights in the story, which you can't S rank without it.

So, how does it work:
If you've played the game for a bit – which you'll have until you reach the point, where you actively need this – you'll know, that you can chakra dash by pressing
Xbox – Y and A
PS4 – /\ and X

What you now need to know, is that you can actively cancel – or reset - your close combat combo by doing this during said combo. The result will look like this:

Let me start by linking the following guide of Nyde, which shows videos for every single story fight in the game.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=650027721
Important: in order to receive S Rank, you need to have 90% or more of your health left at the end of the battle!

Also, I've only tested it with the xbox controller, so I can't guarantee, that the PS4 inputs are correct.

Note, that you can change your active character in a fight with R3. Only if you have other team members, obviously.

Personally, I got S Rank on every fight with the original starting character and by just spamming one move over and over. Either the secret technique (
xbox - Y,Y,B
PS4 - /\, /\, O
) the normal jutsu or the close combat combo explained in the first section of this guide. I'll just add the method I used in the (I did it with) IDIW column.
Secret technique = ST / Close combat combo = CCC.

IA – Interactive Actions
Left, Right, Up, Down – Directional buttons
L, R – Shoulder buttons

Alright.

Fight 1 – Ninja History 1 – IA before & after the fight:

Fight 2 – Ninja History 2 – IA after the fight:

Fight 3 – Inherited Eyes – IA after the fight:

Phase 1 – battle phase:
Whenever he opens his mouth, just jump to the side with
Xbox – A
PS4 – X
If he's doing his full-area arm swing, you have to jump over it as well. You jump longer and higher by holding down the button.

Phase 2 – chase phase:
Kurama moves by himself, you only have to press left and right.
A red warning will appear at the upper center of the screen at the end of the chase. IMMEDIATELY move to one of the walls, or you'll receive massive damage (in S Rank terms).

Fight 1 – The Allied Ninja Forces Jutsu – IA after the fight:


Fight 1 – The Power of the Taka – IA after the fight:

Fight 1 – Team 7 Reunited – IA after the fight:


Fight 3 Notes:
Once Obito is down to his last ~1/3 of health, he will start to use the substitution jutsu really often.
Bad for you, cause he follows up with an immediate attack, which will quickly down your life under the required 90%.
The best way I found to deal with it, is to plainly wait until he attacks you, use substitution yourself and follow up with the Jutsu.

Fight 2 – Ninja Dream, Lonely Dreams – IA both in the middle & after the fight:

Fight 1 – Two Heroes, Side by Side – IA after the fight:


Fight 1 - Might Guy Strikes - Notes:
Play this fight on 30fps! With 60fps, I failed the fight over and over for more than one hour straight, because the game always decided to throw 4 substitution jutsus back to back at me in the second half of the fight. With each substitution came an instant counter, and with that damage. Enough to bring me below 90% health. Always. One-hour-straight. Couldn't do anything, because the substitution is just a guaranteed combo breaker.
But after I reduced the fps to 30, I had 2 fights, which I failed (sub 90%) within the last hits and got S rank on the third try. It may very well work for you on 60fps, but if it doesn't - try 30.

Also, take a look at the video in the first section of this guide. You'll need the strategy displayed and explained there.

Fight 2 – The Eight Inner Gates Formation – IA after the fight:


Fight 1 – The Last Battle Begins – IA after the fight:

Fight 3 – Chaos on the Planet – IA after the fight:


Fight 1 – Kaguya's Rampage – Notes
Once you entered the phase with the tailed beasts heads on her body, always look at yourself. Your body will be covered in a red aura, shortly before the heads will fire energy beams at you. Fight 2 - History's Winner - IA after the Fight

Fight 1 - The Dreams of Two Unparalleled Warriors Come True - IA after the Fight

Fight 2 - The "Final" Battle - IA after the Fight

Most of these achievements are pretty straight forward, self-explanatory and will unlock by itself, while you go for all the other achievements. So I'll keep this as short as possible.

To do this, you'll need to fill your "storm-gauge". The yellow bar just beneath your chakra bar.
You fill the gauge by dealing damage, receiving damage, and actively using your team members.
(Yes, you actually need to receive damage to this...)
Once the gauge is full, the game will display a message on the side of your screen, that you're now able to perform a Linked Secret Technique.
Just press the displayed buttons -
xbox - YYYB
PS4 - /\/\/\O
- and your character will start glowing red, before you and your team members run towards the enemy one after another.

Notice, that this ONLY works for specific teams!
For a full list of all available combinations, take a look at this awesome guide by LongXa:

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=623734661

The modes you'll have to play in order to unlock the beforementioned achievements can all be found in the "Free Battle" section.

You can play each mode both in single match or team match. It is completely up to you, which one you want to play. Personally, I did it in single match, because the opponents team members interrupted me more, than my own helped me.
Though in team match, you can swap your active character during a close combat combo, which allows you to beat your opponent in one single combo. Really powerful, if you manage to pull it off.

If you go for the team match, be sure to read up on the different support types of your team members. A full guide on this was written by Zoibator:

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=739683681

Trail of the Gale = Adventure Mode, as said in this sections title.

The game explains pretty much everything to you.
You can open an event overview by pressing the upper R button. Every done event has a marker.
Lines between the event icons show you, which events you need to finish, in order to unlock new ones.
In the area selection screen, which you reach via the hidden leaf gate waypoint, you'll see, if there are open activities on any of the areas.
Finish every red and blue marker on every area, and the two achievements are yours.

I'd recommend doing every green marker as well, since those count towards the 50 ninja tasks - one of the sub events - and can all be done within seconds.

Regarding the memory crystal collection sub event: You ONLY need to FIND them all.
And regarding the ninja world tournament: Rank D is sufficient for the sub event achievement.

If you still want some more information, look at the "Adventure Mode" sections of the following guide by Happy Fun Cat:

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=616099238
Yes, it's the same guide as the one at the top of this guide.

S ranking in Boruto's tale is actually waaay easier than any fight in the main game, if you do the following:
Once you gain free control over Boruto in his tale, open the map, search for the shop with the shuriken icon, go there and buy both "Value Ointment" and "All-Purpose Ointment".
Now open your menu and equip both for use in battle.
These, alongside a 3rd ointment you've already equipped by default, restore health. A large amount of health.
You can easily heal yourself up from a yellow health bar back to full life. And S rank is only measured by the health you have at the time you defeat your opponent.

There is one fight in Boruto's tale, where you don't have access to the ointment.
This fight is Naruto & Sasuke vs Saruiwa. Or, alternatively labeled, Armored Kurama vs Saruiwa.
But don't worry, this fight is just as easy, once you know, that you're invincible during the complete animation of your jutsu! Makes it laughably easy.

There are 3 fights in Boruto's tale, which feature cutscenes with IA's:

Regarding the main tale Chunin exams questions: 1: What was the name of the religion that the Sage of the Six Paths taught to people long ago?
2: Hidden Leaf Village was created by the First Hokage Hashirama Senju, and who else?
3: Using Hidden Leaf Village as an example, other countries also created their own ninja villages. The five great villages created were Leaf, Sand, Cloud, Mist, and what?
4: During the Second Great Ninja War, what was the name that Hanzo of the Salamander gave to Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Orochimaru?
5: The Third Great Ninja War was a violent battle that even young soldiers took part in. Which one of these ninja also fought in it?
6: What was the name of the incident where the Sand and the Sound teamed up to overthrow the Leaf?
7: When the Akatsuki began to cast a shadow over the world, the Third Raikage held a meeting in the Land of Iron. What was this meeting called?
8: When the Akatsuki declared war, the Fourth Great Ninja War began. What did the Akatsuki hope to claim through the war?
9: The current Hokage, Naruto Uzumaki, and the Kazekage Gaara are very good friends. Gaara is the fifth Kazekage. What number Hokage is Naruto?
10: What is important to a ninja?


Most of the side quests will only be accessible after the main events of the tale.
Even the two, which are available earlier, can only be finished after the main events, so just do the story first.

The side quests are completely self-explanatory. Finishing all available ones, will automatically unlock new ones.
Yes, you do need to fight all of the 43 battles in the VR facility... the rank is unnecessary.

Regarding the side quest Chunin exams questions:

1: Long ago, Kaguya Otsutsuki appeared and used immense power to dominate the ninja world. What gave her such great power?
2: There was once a time when the Hidden Stone and the Hidden Mist hated each other. What happened at the end of the battle between the Second Tsuchikage and the Second Mizukage?
3: When the Hidden Leaf and the Hidden Cloud were fighting, who defeated the Second Hokage?
4: During the Third Great Ninja War, Team Minato from Hidden Leaf destroyed the Kannabi Bridge. Why?
5: After the Destruction of the Leaf, the Fourth Kazekage's corpse was discovered. Who did the ringleader end up being?
6: The Fifth Hokage Tsunade can summon a slug named Katsuyu. Where does Katsuyu live?
7: Hidden Rain Village suffered from civil war for a long time. Who put that war to an end?
8: During the Fourth Great Ninja War, the Ten Tails was resurrected, and caused great destruction. What held the Ten Tails before it was resurrected?
9: During the Fourth Great Ninja War, Kaguya Otsutsuki came back to life. Who orchestrated this?
10: Which Kage has been in power from the end of the Fourth Great Ninja War until now?

I hope, this guide could answer you a few questions.
If so, I'd be happy, if you'd take the effort to leave a like or write a comment.

Please try to excuse my probably messed up grammar and spelling; still learning the language.

If you have any hints or questions, just post a comment.

Have fun playing Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4!