The idea of "creating your own squad, making your own strategies" sounds very nice, but if you think about it, in a game like naruto where a person can only use 3 other ninjas + the main, teams that will actually be good limited to a small pool. I agree it's a bit tiring to see so many of the same teams, and that's why I enjoyed the mid-game the most where not everyone had the ninjas to make a complete meta team and had to test out ideas using the rare ninjas they pulled and other substitutes. I run the Kushi blitz, but it's not like I haven't tested out other teams. I have jonin minato, roshi, a few rares here and there from treasures, but testing them out in actuality, they don't seem to have the same effect that Kushi has. The bond mystery might give minato a push to the frontline, but by how expensive it is right now, I still need to piece the materials slowly. meta teams are there cuz they are top tier, and there isn't any way around it. And since this game is limited resourced, no one wants to waste their scrolls, money, coupons, and they will go for the teams that have stabilized themselves as the best.

My Mains Teams From My Journey in Naruto:

-SB, Hinata, Sasuke, Kabuto

-MB, Kimi, Sasuke, Kabuto

-MB, Kimi, Iruka, Sasuke

-MB, Danzo, Iruka, Kimi

-AF, Mei, GNW 1010, Mabui

-Chojuro, Mei, Ao, AF

-Chojuro, Mei, Mangetsu, AF

-Kushi, Jinpachi, Mangetsu, LM

-Kushi, Jinpachi, Onoki, LM

-Kushi, Jinpachi, Edo Sasori, LM

My tested teams prob go at least twice if not 3 times as long as that; it's just to a certain point, one team will have the best results and until you get something extremely good, nothing will change.

lol maybe u didn't stack enough xD; my kushi has like 35% on my team's power, but becuz i stack so hard, i find running water main teams tough, since it requires water main to survive