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(テマリ, Temari)
Debut
Manga	Chapter #34
Anime	Naruto Episode #20
Movie	Naruto: Shippūden the Movie
Video Game	Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 2
OVA	Finally a clash! Jōnin vs. Genin!! Indiscriminate Grand Melee Tournament Meeting!!
Appears in	Anime, Manga, Game and Movie
Voice Actors
English	Tara Platt Ali Hillis (Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Impact)
Japanese	Romi Park
Personal
Birthdate	August 23
Gender	Female
Age	Part I: 15-16 Part II: 19
Height	Part I: 157.3 cm1.573 m 5.161 ft 61.929 in-159.3 cm1.593 m 5.226 ft 62.717 in Part II: 165 cm1.65 m 5.413 ft 64.961 in
Weight	Part I: 44.5 kg98.106 lb-44.9 kg98.988 lb Part II: 47.9 kg105.601 lb
Blood type	O
Occupation	Ambassador Kazekage's bodyguard
Affiliation	Sunagakure
Team	Sand Siblings Fourth Division
Rank
Ninja Rank	Part I: Genin Part II: Jōnin
Ninja Registration	53-004
Academy Grad. Age	12
Chūnin Prom. Age	17
[hide] Family Fourth Kazekage (Father) Karura (Mother) Gaara (Brother) Kankurō (Brother) Yashamaru (Uncle)
[hide] Nature Type Wind Release
[hide] Jutsu Dust Wind Technique (Anime only) Great Sickle Weasel Technique Scythe Weasel Sickle Weasel Technique Summoning Technique (Kamatari) Summoning: Quick Beheading Dance Wind Release: Cast Net (Manga only) Wind Release: Great Task of the Dragon (Anime only)
[hide] Tools Giant Folding Fan Sand (Anime only) Wire Strings (Anime only)

Temari (テマリ, Temari) is one of the supporting characters of the series. She is a jōnin-level kunoichi of Sunagakure and one of the three Sand Siblings.

Contents [show] 1 Personality 2 Appearance 3 Abilities 3.1 Nature Transformation 3.2 Stats 4 Part I 4.1 Chūnin Exam Arc 4.2 Invasion of Konoha Arc 4.3 Sasuke Retrieval Arc 4.4 Pre-Shippūden Filler Arcs 5 Part II 5.1 Kazekage Rescue Arc 5.2 Five Kage Summit Arc 5.3 Adventures at Sea Arc 5.4 Confining the Jinchūriki Arc 5.5 Shinobi World War Arc 6 Video Games 7 Trivia 8 Quotes 9 References

Personality Edit

Temari is generally overbearing, if not blunt, toward those around her, rarely afraid to speak her mind. Temari is known as the cruelest of the kunoichi, but she does have a caring side and is not above showing concern for others. She seems to value peace, as she questioned the reasoning of starting a war with Konoha in Part I. During the Chūnin Exams, it is revealed that the one person she is afraid of is Gaara. When Gaara and Kankurō were fighting, she showed a light, happy, mood to make sure Gaara didn't harm her or Kankurō. In Part II, Temari acts as a diplomatic liaison between Sunagakure and Konohagakure to prepare for the next Chūnin Exams. Like Kankurō, her relationship with Gaara has greatly improved. When Gaara was captured by the Akatsuki, Temari hurried back to the village to save him. When Kankurō was poisoned, she watched over him until he had recovered.
Some of Temari's appearances are alongside with Shikamaru Nara. Though they were opponents during the Chūnin Exams, they came to each others' aid at different points in Part I. When Naruto returned to Konoha at the start of Part II and saw the two of them walking together, he asked them if they were on a date, which both of them denied. Despite her usual tough demeanour, she has a tendency to show a softer nature around Shikamaru. Some examples include showing sympathy for him after his father scolded him for questioning if he should be a ninja after the Sasuke rescue mission failed.^[4] Later, after Shikamaru had escorted her to the village gates near the beginning of Part II, she told him that he should take his duties more seriously, and to quickly become a jōnin like herself.^[5] This theme was continued when she was assigned to the Fourth Division of the Allied Shinobi Forces with Shikamaru. She tells him to "look alive" and act more like a leader now that he was essentially the division's acting general in Gaara's place.^[6]

Appearance Edit

Temari's appearance during the Five Kage Summit along with her younger brothers.

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Temari bears great resemblance to her mother with her dark green eyes and blonde hair, which is gathered into four ponytails. In Part I, Temari's outfit consists of a single light purple-coloured, off-the-shoulders garment that extended to halfway down her thighs, with a scarlet sash tied around her waist. In addition to incorporating fishnet worn over her shoulders and legs, specifically on her right calf and her left thigh, she also wore her black forehead protector around her neck. During the Sasuke Retrieval Arc and for the remainder of Part I, Temari wore a long sleeved purple blouse under a grey top, a dark blue skirt, and a longer sash arranged in a bow.
In Part II, Temari's appearance is completely different, exchanging her previous purple-coloured kimono for a short-sleeved, black kimono that reaches down to her legs, with slits along the side and a more revealing neckline. While she retains a red sash tied around her waist, she now sported black, fingerless gloves and now wore her forehead protector on her forehead. When escorting Gaara to the Summit of the Five Kage, she wears mesh armour underneath a sleeveless, purple dress with a purple blouse over it, a purple sash around her waist, hand warmers and leg guards. She also carried a scroll in which she sealed her fan and instead opted to carry a smaller fan around with her. She is also seen in her previous outfit after the summit.
During the Fourth Shinobi World War, Temari, like all the other shinobi don the standard attire of her village inclusive of a flak jacket.

Abilities Edit

Temari is a highly skilled and capable kunoichi that specialises in long-range combat. She is a keen analyst, being able to easily deduce an opponent's strategies and weaknesses soon after a battle begins. During her Chūnin Exams finals fight, she easily calculated the distance it would take for Shikamaru to reach her with the Shadow Imitation Technique, and was able to keep out of its grasp.^[7] Temari was able to defend herself against Rock Lee's Leaf Whirlwind much to his surprise, and quickly dispatched Tenten without as much as a scratch. Despite ultimately being out-thought in her fight against Shikamaru, Asuma praised Temari as an excellent strategist.^[8] She has also shown to have keen senses able to tell when a Wind Release technique is being used,^[9] as well as when Naruto was attempting to use the Tailed Beast Ball.^[10] In the anime, she has also proved herself a capable short-range fighter.^[11]

Nature Transformation Edit

Temari's Giant Folding Fan.

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In actual combat, she uses her giant iron fan (鉄扇, tessen) in tandem with her wind-nature to create severe winds. In addition to being used as a makeshift club or to block attacks, the fan can be used to glide upon in order to intimidate her foes,^[12] and it seems to be made of some sort of steel, since it is able to deflect kunai and shuriken when opened. Inscribed on her fan are three purple circles spaced equally across its length, which she calls "stars" ("moons" in the English dub). As she opens the fan to reveal each star in sequence, the fan's power increases greatly.
Once all three moons are revealed, Temari can create slicing whirlwinds that she can guide with her chakra. Her winds allow her to attack from afar and alter the battlefield to her liking, as well as deflecting or diverting most ranged attacks. Temari can also summon Kamatari, a one-eyed weasel summoned with her fan. Kamatari serves to aid her in battle, particularly by creating strong gusts of wind to attack her opponents, which Temari can then mould into attacks of her own. Temari has also been seen storing and summoning her fan from a scroll.
After the time skip, Temari is shown to have far greater control of the winds she creates with her fan. She demonstrates the ability to slice through multiple points on a Samurai's armour without injuring the man inside. The power of her winds also seems to have increased, being able to seriously injure the Third Raikage, whose body is known to be extremely durable. By the time of the Fourth Shinobi World War, Temari claimed to be the best wind release user in the Allied Shinobi Forces.^[13]

Stats Edit

Databook	Ninjutsu	Taijutsu	Genjutsu	Intelligence	Strength	Speed	Stamina	Hand seals	Total
First	3	2.5	1.5	2.5	3	2.5	2	2	19
Second	4	2.5	1.5	3.5	3.5	2.5	2.5	3	23
Third	4	2.5	1.5	4	3.5	3	3	3	24.5

Part I Edit

Chūnin Exam Arc Edit

Temari is first introduced with her brothers Kankurō and Gaara. At first, she is shown to have a short lasting infatuation for Sasuke by blushing and becoming mildly excited when she thought he had asked who she was. When questioned by Sakura Haruno why they were in their village, Temari chastised her, calling her ignorant.

Temari wins her preliminary round match.

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During the preliminary matches of the Chūnin Exams, Temari was pitted against Tenten. Since the bulk of their fight went unseen in the manga, the anime adaptation explained the circumstances.^[14] Tenten began the match by throwing wave after wave of weapons at Temari, although Temari easily blew them away with her fan. After Tenten ran out of weapons, Temari used her fan to trap Tenten in a cyclone and propel her into the air. She finished off the match quickly, as the cyclone dispersed and Tenten fell to the ground. Temari made it a point to have Tenten land on her closed fan, knocking Tenten unconscious. Even after she was declared the winner of the match, she threw Tenten off of the fan in an attempt to have her land on many weapons on the ground. However, Rock Lee jumped in to save Tenten before she hit the ground.^[15] Lee attempted to attack Temari, although she easily stopped him with her fan.
During the final rounds of the Chūnin Exams, Temari faced Shikamaru Nara.^[16] Knowing Shikamaru used shadows to trap his opponents, Temari made sure to stay out of his shadow's range.^[17] Despite this precaution on Temari's part, Shikamaru used various tactics to increase the distance his shadow could reach, all the while buying time for the sun to set and give him more shadows to work with.^[18] As Temari evaded his attacks and prepared to finish the match, she was caught by his shadow, Shikamaru, having navigated her to a position where he could easily trap her without her notice.^[19] Although Shikamaru appeared to be in a position where he could win the match, he tactically forfeited, saying he had used too much chakra and could no longer use his technique.^[20]

Invasion of Konoha Arc Edit

When the invasion of Konoha began, Temari was forced to help Gaara flee the village.^[21] In the anime, when Sasuke Uchiha began to pursue them, Temari stayed behind in an effort to slow Sasuke down, although he defeated her with little effort. After Gaara was defeated by Naruto, Gaara apologised to both Temari and Kankurō, who were shocked, wondering what Naruto had done to him, while they carried him back to Suna.^[22]

Sasuke Retrieval Arc Edit

Temari's appearance during the Sasuke Retrieval Arc.

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At the request of the Fifth Hokage, Temari and her brothers came to the aid of those sent out to retrieve Sasuke Uchiha. Temari arrived in time to help Shikamaru in his fight against Tayuya.^[23] She asked Shikamaru for information on Tayuya, although, after explaining Tayuya's abilities, Shikamaru suggested that they should retreat.^[24] Uninterested in Shikamaru's opinion, Temari used Summoning: Quick Beheading Dance to level the surrounding forest, which caused a tree to fall on Tayuya, killing her.^[25]
She accompanied him back to Konoha. While waiting in Konoha's hospital, she criticized Shikamaru for his lack of emotional control, but showed compassion when his father scolded him, and later relief for his sake when he learned his companions would survive.^[26] Shikamaru then sees Temari and her brothers off. Before leaving she tells him she will help him again if anything happens and then teases him about crying in front of her in the hospital.^[27]

Pre-Shippūden Filler Arcs Edit

In the anime, she makes a quick appearance waiting in line for diet ramen at Ramen Ichiraku, being the only non Konohagakure villager there.
Later, when one of Gaara's students was kidnapped by the Four Celestial Symbols Men, Temari and Kankurō joined him in rescuing her. In doing so, Temari was forced to fight Kujaku, who had abilities similar to her own. Although she was able to hold her own for a while, her opponent's abilities gradually began to overwhelm her. Just as Temari was about to be killed, Shikamaru and Ino arrived in time to save her. Shikamaru and Temari quickly began bickering, but ultimately devised a strategy to defeat Kujaku. Temari used her fan to change the direction of a nearby waterfall, allowing Shikamaru to increase the reach of his shadow by using the waterfall's shadow. After Shikamaru trapped Kujaku, Temari finished her off by summoning Kamatari.

Part II Edit

Kazekage Rescue Arc Edit

Temari in Part II.

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Temari's first appearance in Part II revealed that she has become a jōnin, as well as Sunagakure's ambassador to Konohagakure, since the events in Part I. Her presence in Konohagakure at the time of Naruto's return was to see to the organisation of the bi-annual Chūnin Exams. Her escort around Konoha was Shikamaru Nara; when asked by Naruto Uzumaki if she and Shikamaru were out on a date, they both denied it.^[28] Temari is later escorted to the Konoha gate by Shikamaru, much to her surprise, since she never thought he would get up so early.^[5]

Temari and her team assembled.

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Later in the arc, as she made her way back to Sunagakure, Temari received an omen of bad luck when her cup of tea spontaneously cracked. She commented that, while she didn't believe in such things, she had a bad feeling that something had happened back in Sunagakure. When she learned that Gaara had been kidnapped by Akatsuki, Temari joined forces with Team Kakashi, who were on their way to Sunagakure. Because Naruto, like Gaara, was a jinchūriki, Temari sympathised with him, and was glad to know that there was someone like Naruto who could understand Gaara. Upon arriving, Temari found Kankurō to have been gravely injured in his attempt to rescue Gaara. Wanting to save her brothers, Temari planned to join Team Kakashi in rescuing Gaara, although Chiyo volunteered in her place. Once Kankurō was well enough to walk, he set out with Temari to catch up with Team Kakashi. When Gaara was found and revived by Chiyo's act of self-sacrifice, Temari joined Kankurō in thanking Team Kakashi for saving their brother.

Five Kage Summit Arc Edit

The Kage's bodyguards on the offensive.

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Temari and Kankurō are chosen to escort Gaara to the Kage Summit. Once they arrive in the Land of Iron and the meeting begins, Temari and Kankurō become annoyed by the disrespect the other Kage show to Gaara because of his young age. They come to Gaara's defense during the Fourth Raikage's outburst and again when Zetsu appears. Zetsu reveals that Sasuke Uchiha is nearby. Soon after the Raikage leaves to fight Sasuke, Gaara, Temari, and Kankurō leave to join him.

The Sand Siblings confront Sasuke.

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When they arrive, Gaara interrupts the fight between the Raikage and Sasuke so that he can speak with Sasuke. While he does so, Temari and Kankurō help some samurai that have been hit by Sasuke's Amaterasu, removing their burning armor. After Gaara fails to convince Sasuke to change his ways, the Sand Siblings and Darui attack him which proved to be futile after he released a more complete form of Susanoo. He left them to combat the collapsing pillars while resuming his pursuit of Danzō. The Sand Siblings and the Raikage's group followed him back to the Summit hall. There they are met by Madara Uchiha who, after explaining his Eye of the Moon Plan, declares the Fourth Shinobi World War. The Kage agree to the formation of a Shinobi Alliance in response. Gaara is given the additional task of informing Kakashi Hatake of their decision. After the siblings find Kakashi (and Naruto) and tell them what has happened, they return to to Sunagakure to prepare for war.

Adventures at Sea Arc Edit

Main article: Adventures at Sea Arc

Confining the Jinchūriki Arc Edit

In the following days, when Gaara travels to Kumogakure to meet with the other heads of the Alliance to make plans for the war with Akatsuki, Temari goes with him and stays by his side during the meetings.

Shinobi World War Arc Edit

Temari is assigned to the Fourth Division.

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When the war begins, Temari is placed in the Fourth Division. Although Gaara is officially in command of the division, Shikamaru is in Gaara's proxy. Temari reminds him of his responsibility as a leader to their division, which causes him to complain. As Gaara and Ōnoki launch the assault she reminds the troops to wait for the signal. After Ōnoki gives them the signal, Temari directs the rest of the division to charge and as she approaches the battle site she notices her father amongst the enemies.

Temari attacks the Third Raikage.

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As the battle ensues, Temari attacks the Third Raikage with the Wind Release: Cast Net technique. The technique effectively cuts him into pieces and she orders the Sealing Team to move in immediately. The Raikage however, incapacitates the sealing team before they are able to do anything. Temari attempts to revise her strategy, but Dodai then explains the Third's abilities in more detail to her, and they would need a much stronger long-range Wind Release technique to defeat him. Before the Raikage can attack, Naruto appears at the same time saying he could take him down. She then occasionally comments on the battle and warned others to listen to Dodai's instructions to flee when the Raikage breached the reinforced wall. Later, she instructed the wounded be taken to the medic team and for the remainder of the forces to fall back. When the Third Raikage was effectively sealed, Temari mobilises with the remainder of the division towards where Gaara was battling the Second Mizukage. After an attack by Madara, she appears to have only sustained a minor injury as she enquires about Ōnoki's state. As they prepare to face Madara, she states that if the elderly need too much care, the youngsters would not let them forget about it.