Why doesn't anyone use the substitution jutsu later in Naruto? At the start of the series, every spammed substitution jutsu every five minutes, then why later in the series no one uses it anymore. Same goes for the function of the sharingan, it was shown as something that could easily see through other jutsus  and then it's no more used for that purpose.
The substitution jutsu is still used constantly, but as the series progressed and the strength of the characters increased it became more practical to use clones instead as clones serve the same purpose and more.

There are notable examples of the substitution jutsu at the end of the series.


Kakashi using it against Obito in their final fight
Killer Bee uses it with one of Hachi's tentacles against Sasuke in their first fight


The technique is indeed extremely useful, and must be easy to do and require low chakra as it is taught in the Academy. It is likely a staple, fundamental technique that is used more often than we see, and is used so frequently and has such a low impact on high level fights that we likely forget if and when it is used.