How come ninjas hardly ever use body flicker in combat?

[Deadmed]

It lets you move like faster than one can track with their eyes and yet ninjas hardly ever use it. Kaguya used it once when she was first revived to suprise Sakura, but during her battle with Naruto she just flys at him while he's trapped in the ice while shouting stuff, like why put yourself in a position where the enemy can counter you just use body flicker and catch him off guard before he has time to think.

 

[Throne]

I don't want everyone to be Minato. ¬__¬ OT: Maybe, the fight would end quickly since it's a show rather than the actual thing.

 

[Ōkami]

Because logic is forbidden in the Narutoverse.

 

[lndra]

Same reason why everyone forgot the Substitution jutsu existed

 

[Gerkak]

Who says they don't?

When hebi sasuke was blitzing enemies left and right what did you think he was using to move so fast?

 

[Punk Hazard]

Krys, shut the **** up

Also they do, we just see it in real time

 

[Dannie]

I remember when Sasuke used that shit on Deidara and Naruto.

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Shit was so epic.

 

[Loki d]

Shunshin is just charging the body with chakra, anyone with chakra control is capable. The 4th Raikage uses it with his Lightning Armor against Sasuke's Amaterasu.

I'm guessing you mean why doesn't it get used as a combination or repeatedly.

 

[Deadmed]

So why didn't Kaguya use it to attack Naruto, you can tell by her cold breath trail that she isn't going that fast.

 

[Prometheus 2000]

It gives you the chance to appreciate the fight in my opinion.

 

[LuckyMan]

Because shinobi don't always move at their top speed. Did you already forget in Kakashi Gaiden Minato told Kakashi shinobi should never charge in with their full speed because you're moving so fast you won't be able to see the enemies counter attack. Remember? When that Stone Shinobi sliced Kakashi's torso? That's why even the fastest shinobi don't outright blitz left and right because its not safe all the time.

 

[Simbv]

My logical guess would be that every ninja can't use it at the level that Minato, or somebody like Shisui uses it.
For example, everyone should technically be able to use Sakura and Tsunades style of taijutsu but they don't simply because they can't use it at that level.

 

[Deadmed]

Because shinobi don't always move at their top speed. Did you already forget in Kakashi Gaiden Minato told Kakashi shinobi should never charge in with their full speed because you're moving so fast you won't be able to see the enemies counter attack. Remember? When that Stone Shinobi sliced Kakashi's torso? That's why even the fastest shinobi don't outright blitz left and right because its not safe all the time.

So that's why Kaguya didn't go full speed at Naruto in the ice dimension when he was trapped in ice?

 

[SatanicGod]

Who says they don't?

When hebi sasuke was blitzing enemies left and right what did you think he was using to move so fast?

That was pure footspeed, it's been stated to be godlike

 

[CrimsonReaper]

Because ever since after pain arc Kishi sucked at creating good fights.

 

[Ansatsuken]

So why didn't Kaguya use it to attack Naruto, you can tell by her cold breath trail that she isn't going that fast.

If Kaguya constantly used Shunshin, Naruto and Sasuke will not have any hope to win. Kishi slowing her down.

 

[YellowFang]

That was when fights in Naruto were a bit realistic, people used taijutsu/ genjutsu to set up their opponent on wrong foot buying them time to use any appropriate ninjutsu...

Like blitzing them to catch them off guard and use any close ranged ninjutsu or using a substitution to avoid any attack while preparing for any counter attack...
But then everyone began charging ahead throwing ninjutsu, transformations, etc...

It was properly used in Part.1 though...

 

[Pukkake Pokayo]

Because people in part 2 had things like FTG, ameno and just plain god lvl footspeed...why move fast when you can move instantly? People's reaction times were also on point.

 

[Floydical]

I'd say the simplest answer is that Kishi deemed it too OP once he created it. He made it possible for all jonin to use the body flicker, and that instantly makes them much more powerful in terms of rushing an opponent. Later in the manga, he concentrated on shinobi power and delegated speed feats to very specific shinobi. These shinobi (like Minato, Sasuke and Ay) built their potential off speed alone.

If everyone in part 2 was able to use body flicker as lucratively as they did in part one, speed feats like Minato's, Sasuke's and Ay's would drop considerably in potency. Bottom line? Body flicker was generally omitted from the baseline ninja capability in part 2. Instead, Kishi purposely created new speed feats outside this technique in order to make more characters unique and give them strength outside of powerful techniques.

 

[Aznkidd]

I think it has to do with people now can see and sense on the body flicker (probably just super high speed)...