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{{translation|'''Matsuri'''|マツリ|Matsuri}} is a [[genin]] from [[Sunagakure]]. In the anime, she is part of a [[Team Matsuri|team]] alongside [[Yukata]] and [[Mikoshi]]. |
{{translation|'''Matsuri'''|マツリ|Matsuri}} is a [[genin]] from [[Sunagakure]]. In the anime, she is part of a [[Team Matsuri|team]] alongside [[Yukata]] and [[Mikoshi]]. |
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| + | In the anime, Matsuri witnessed her parents' murder in the past, making her adverse to weapons and violence. |
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== Personality == |
== Personality == |
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| − | In the manga, Matsuri is simply a reverent admirer of [[Gaara]] or any other powerful ninja |
+ | In the manga, Matsuri is simply a reverent admirer of [[Gaara]] or any other powerful ninja; ''[[Sha no Sho]]'' states that she has no interest in any other type of man.<ref name= "d3" /> In the anime, by the [[Fourth Shinobi World War]], her admiration extends to [[Naruto Uzumaki]], whom she swoons over even in the middle of combat.<ref name="NS301">''Naruto: Shippūden'' episode 301</ref> Gaara remains her seeming preference, however, as she is offended whenever he is criticised<ref>''Naruto: Shippūden'' episode 398</ref> and will disobey orders for his benefit. |
| + | When she's first introduced in the anime, Matsuri is a shy and quiet girl who always uses the proper [[Wikipedia:Japanese honorifics|honourifics]]. Under Gaara's tutelage, she becomes braver and more outspoken, to the point that she ignores even the [[Third Tsuchikage]]'s instructions.<ref name="NS302">''Naruto: Shippūden'' episode 302</ref> While Matsuri is reluctant to use weapons in Part I, she has fewer inhibitions by the start of Part II; she will use weapons to protect her comrades and Sunagakure's reputation, but will avoid causing harm to others. |
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| − | In the anime, Matsuri is shown more in depth. She was initially a shy and very soft-spoken girl, but becomes braver and more outspoken under Gaara's tutelage. She remains polite to others, using the proper [[Wikipedia:Japanese honorifics|honourifics]]. While Matsuri is reluctant to use weapons in Part I, she has fewer inhibitions by the start of Part II; she will use weapons to protect her comrades and Sunagakure's reputation, but will avoid causing harm to others. During the [[Fourth Shinobi World War]], it is shown that she greatly admires [[Naruto]], often referring to him as "Hero of [[Konoha]]". She can even swoon about him with a threat such as the [[Third Raikage]] in front of her.<ref name="NS301">''Naruto: Shippūden'' episode 301</ref> While she shows great respect towards [[Temari]], she is nevertheless willing to tease her about her former acquaintance [[Daimaru]] and her current [[Shikamaru Nara|crush]].<ref name="NS316">''Naruto: Shippūden'' episode 316</ref> She also shows a certain level of boldness, first annoying the current [[Tsuchikage]] [[Ōnoki]] by not knowing him<ref name="NS276">''Naruto: Shippūden'' episode 276</ref> and then disregarding his position by carrying him to a medical tent, even with him complaining about it. |
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| − | Although Matsuri is usually nice, she can also be very |
+ | Although Matsuri is usually nice, she can also be very aggressive, such as when she hit Naruto in manga, struck Ittetsu, and hits Kiba in anime, thereby starting the fight between the participants of Chūnin Exams. |
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== Appearance == |
== Appearance == |
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| − | [[File:Matsuri Full Part II.png|thumb|100px|Matsuri in Part II.]] |
+ | [[File:Matsuri Full Part II.png|thumb|left|100px|Matsuri in Part II.]] |
| − | Matsuri has straight chin-length brown hair, dark eyes and fair skin. In Part I, she wore a blue-green blouse that hung off her left shoulder, a white and pink sleeveless shirt underneath, a short yellow scarf tied around her neck and a black short skirt. She also wore long, thigh-high stockings, brown sandals and black gloves with a grey elbow-length arm guard on her right arm. During the [[Chūnin Exams]], she |
+ | Matsuri has straight chin-length brown hair, dark eyes, and fair skin. In Part I in the anime, she wore a blue-green blouse that hung off her left shoulder, a white and pink sleeveless shirt underneath, a short yellow scarf tied around her neck, and a black short skirt. She also wore long, thigh-high stockings, brown sandals, and black gloves with a grey elbow-length arm guard on her right arm. During the [[Chūnin Exams]], she wears two arm guards instead of one, a dark pink shirt with cuts over the shoulders, a white shirt underneath the other, and a black [[forehead protector]] instead of her scarf. In Part II, she wears a dark shirt with a skirt of the same colour and a Sunagakure [[flak jacket]]. |
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| − | In Part II, she wears a dark shirt with a skirt of the same colour, a Sunagakure [[flak jacket]] and a black forehead protector over her neck. During the Fourth Shinobi World War, she changed her forehead protector with that of the [[Allied Shinobi Forces]]. |
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== Abilities == |
== Abilities == |
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+ | [[File:Matsuri Using Jōhyō.png|thumb|right|Matsuri using her jōhyō.]] |
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+ | In the anime, Matsuri is trained to use the [[jōhyō]], a dart tied at the end of a long rope. It is primarily a defensive weapon, used to keep her opponents at a distance and block incoming attacks. However, she can also use it [[Certain-Kill Treasured Tool Meteor|offensively]]. Her skill with the jōhyō is great enough to force [[Shira]], a powerful taijutsu user, to unleash his [[Seven Heavens Breathing Method]] to defeat her.<ref name="NS413">''Naruto: Shippūden'' episode 413</ref> |
| − | + | The anime suggests she has some skill in [[Wind Release]] techniques, as she is part of a group of Wind Release users that battle the [[Summoning: Impure World Reincarnation|reincarnated]] [[Third Raikage]]. [[Temari]] notes in this instance that Matsuri isn't a long-distance user.<ref name="NS301" /> |
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== Part I == |
== Part I == |
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=== Sunagakure Support Mission === |
=== Sunagakure Support Mission === |
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| − | [[File:Matsuri's Training.png|thumb| |
+ | [[File:Matsuri's Training.png|thumb|left|Matsuri training under Gaara.]] |
| − | While she wasn't débuted into Part II in the manga, in the anime she was introduced in Part I. She was a student of Suna's new ninja academy. At the beginning of the weapon-handling lesson, Matsuri asked if weapons are just dangerous. While the class and the teachers pondered the question, Gaara replied suddenly with, "Your weapon is like…" and made Matsuri think that Gaara was trying to tell her something. Therefore she was the only person out of the entire class brave enough to choose Gaara to be her teacher. Gaara, sensing her hesitation and inhibitions, taught her how to use a jōhyō, but she was fearful of it and other weapons because she had witnessed her parents' murders in the past. Gaara tried to tell her that weapons can be used to protect comrades, but Matsuri didn't understand him at first. |
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| + | In the anime, Matsuri is a student of Suna's new [[ninja Academy]]. During a lesson about weapon-handling, Matsuri is the only member of her class to select [[Gaara]] as her instructor. Gaara, sensing her hesitation about using weapons, demonstrates how to use a [[jōhyō]]. He tries to teach her that weapons don't need to be used for violence as they can instead be used protect comrades. Although Matsuri doesn't understand what he means, she and Gaara become close. |
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| − | + | Because of how important Matsuri is to Gaara, the [[Four Celestial Symbols Men]] kidnap her in a scheme to take the [[One-Tail]]'s [[chakra]] sealed within him. Gaara, his siblings, and the [[Konoha 11]] (excluding [[Tenten]]) come to her aid. Once she is freed, she uses her jōhyō to save [[Naruto]] from a fatal attack by [[Seimei]], finally understanding Gaara's lesson about how weapons can be used to protect. She returns to Suna after Seimei's defeat, determined to continue training under Gaara. |
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== Interlude == |
== Interlude == |
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=== In Naruto's Footsteps: The Friends' Paths === |
=== In Naruto's Footsteps: The Friends' Paths === |
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| − | [[File:Matsuri teasing Yukata.png|thumb|left|Matsuri teasing Yukata during the Chūnin Exams.]] |
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| + | Two years later, in the anime, Matsuri, now a [[genin]], enters the [[Chūnin Exams]] held jointly by Suna and [[Konoha]]. During the first stage held in Konoha, Matsuri and her teammates, [[Mikoshi]] and [[Yukata]], are seated in separate rooms for a written exam. By demonstrating excellent communication skills and commitment to each other, Matsuri and her team pass. They are sent to the [[Demon Desert]] for the second stage, which they reach within three days, thus qualifying them to participate. |
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| − | Two years later, [[Konohagakure]] and Sunagakure decided to host a joint [[Chūnin Exams]]. Matsuri joined the exams with [[Mikoshi]] and [[Yukata]] as her team-mates, and went to Konohagakure where the first exam would be held. Once entering the exams, Matsuri and her team-mates were randomly split into different rooms to take the written test. On a monitor, [[Shikamaru Nara]] explained that everyone only needs to answer one question on the test, but their team's combined score must equal exactly 100 points to pass.<ref>''Naruto: Shippūden'' episode 396</ref> After time is up, Shikamaru revealed a bonus question. She, like her team-mates, left the question blank, and ultimately her team passed the first round. However, a preliminary round had to be held to lessen the many participants there were which involved a race to Suna where only the first 30 teams to arrive at the destination would qualify for the second phase.<ref>''Naruto: Shippūden'' episode 397</ref> |
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| − | + | To pass the second stage, Matsuri and her team must acquire two scrolls within three days, one of which they are given at the start, the other of which they must take from another competing team. When, after several days, they still have not acquired a second scroll, Mikoshi suggests taking the scroll from somebody who already has two and therefore may have let their guards down. While searching for such a team they get lost in a sandstorm and fall into quicksand. They are saved and looked after by [[Fū]], who offers them her scroll when they wake up. Matsuri and her team decline, following Gaara's example of persevering through struggles. |
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+ | [[File:Matsuri saves Lee.png|thumb|right|Matsuri shielding Lee from Hōichi's attack.]] |
| + | Matsuri and her team are later [[Dharma Power: Silhouette|captured]] by [[Hōichi]]. They are found and rescued by Gaara, but he ends up being captured by Hōichi instead. Gaara, now the [[Kazekage]], orders them to leave him behind and escape. They ignore him and go looking for help, eventually coming across [[Team Guy]]. Matsuri offers Team Guy their scroll in exchange for helping Gaara, though they decide to help without payment. While guiding Team Guy to Gaara's location they run into Fū's teammates, Fū having also been captured by Hōichi. Their teams join forces and successfully rescue Gaara and Fū. |
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| − | Afterwards, Yukata and her team were attacked by [[Hōichi]], who [[Dharma Power: Silhouette|captures them]]. As the genin screamed, Gaara heard and returned to rescue them. After they were freed, Hōichi subdued Gaara with [[Dharma Power Sealing Technique: Sen no Rikyū|chakra chains]] that began extracting the tailed beast within him. Gaara told the genin to retreat and leave this to him. Despite his orders, the genin instead chose to get help. Part way, Yukata collapsed and it was decided that she stay behind with Mikoshi while Matsuri went on.<ref>''Naruto: Shippūden'' episode 411</ref> Ultimately, she was found by [[Team Guy]]. Desperate to save the Kazekage, she offered them her scroll in exchange for their help. [[Neji Hyūga]] however decided to help without compensation. |
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+ | [[File:Shira vs Matsuri_.png|thumb|left|Matsuri challenging Shira.]] |
| + | As the end of the exam nears, Matsuri seeks out [[Shira]], a fellow Suna-nin and supporter of Gaara. Matsuri proposes that they fight and that the victor will receive the other's scroll, terms that Shira agrees to. Matsuri ultimately loses, but takes her defeat in stride. They and their teams accompany each other to the final rendezvous point for the second stage, where they are informed the Chūnin Exams have been cancelled. Instead, a report on each participant's performance will be sent to their village and their respective village leader will decide if they should be promoted. |
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| − | After showing Team Guy to Gaara's location, Fū's team-mates arrived, and it is revealed their team-mate is captured by the same captor of Gaara. Everyone then decides to work together to save their comrades. Matsuri later expressed her relief at finding Gaara unharmed. With the crisis averted, she and the others began laughing at Fū's continued efforts to make friends.<ref>''Naruto: Shippūden'' episode 412</ref> |
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| − | Later, as the exam was nearly over and her team had yet to find a matching set of scrolls, Matsuri decided instead of find [[Shira]], a fellow Suna-nin who like her was a student and supporter of Gaara with the desire to fight him. Upon finding him and making her intention known, he agreed. Ultimately, Matsuri lost, but took her defeat in stride. Their two respective teams then went to the main building to wait for the second exam's conclusion. Ultimately, the Chūnin Exams were ended early before starting the finals due to controversy happening in the second exam. Instead, it was decided by Gaara that a report on each participant would be sent to their respective village leader for them to decide if they would be promoted.<ref name="NS413" /> |
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== Part II == |
== Part II == |
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=== Kazekage Rescue Mission === |
=== Kazekage Rescue Mission === |
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| − | [[File:Team Temari.png|thumb|left|Matsuri accompanies Temari as backup for Team Kakashi.]] |
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| − | In the anime, after Gaara is kidnapped by [[Akatsuki]], Matsuri is assigned to a team led by Temari. When they start doing border patrol, Matsuri complains that they should be trying to rescue Gaara instead. Later, in her first manga appearance, Matsuri is present when Gaara is revived. She is one of the first people he speaks to when he wakes up. She becomes angry with [[Ittetsu]] when he voices his fears that Gaara had died, and then she and [[Sari]] gush over him. They rush towards Gaara, pushing Naruto out of the way.<ref name="ch280" /> Temari is later seen standing between the girls and her little brother with her arms straight out, probably insisting that Gaara needs some breathing space. |
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| + | When Gaara is kidnapped by [[Akatsuki]], Matsuri is one of the many Suna shinobi sent out to try to find him. In the anime, she is added to [[Temari]]'s team, which is tasked with patrolling the border; Matsuri complains that they should be trying to rescue Gaara instead. They track him down in time to witness his [[One's Own Life Reincarnation|revival]]. Matsuri reprimands [[Ittetsu]] when he voices his fears that Gaara had died. She and [[Sari]] then rush at Gaara to offer their help, but they are blocked by Temari. |
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=== Five Kage Summit === |
=== Five Kage Summit === |
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| − | As Gaara and the [[Sand Siblings]] departed the village to attend the upcoming [[Kage Summit]], Matsuri was beside [[Ebizō]] and [[Baki]] in a crowd, telling Gaara to be careful. |
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| + | Matsuri is among the Suna villagers who see Gaara off as he departs for the [[Kage Summit]]. |
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=== Fourth Shinobi World War: Confrontation === |
=== Fourth Shinobi World War: Confrontation === |
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| − | [[File:Yukata and Matsuri gushing over Gaara's speech.png|thumb|Matsuri and Yukata gushing over Gaara's speech.]] |
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| − | In the anime, Matsuri is seen alongside Yukata and a few other Sunagakure shinobi, gushing over Gaara after he unites the troops with his speech.<ref>''Naruto: Shippūden'' episode 261</ref> Later, she is seen with Temari, [[Shikamaru]], [[Chōji]], and Yukata discussing about the topic of [[kekkei tōta]]. During the first night of the war, she is seen with Yukata, lending towels to Gaara, telling him that he must conserve his strength. Wanting to show kindness to the older kage, Gaara tells them to give them to [[Ōnoki]] before him. They did not recognise him at first, which irritated the [[Tsuchikage]], and were surprised when he told them who he was.<ref name="NS276" /> |
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| + | In the anime, Matsuri and [[Yukata]] are added to the [[Fourth Division]] during the [[Fourth Shinobi World War]]. Before the [[Allied Shinobi Forces]] are mobilised, Gaara delivers a speech to unite their diverse members, which Matsuri and Yukata both gush over. During the first night of the war, Matsuri and Yukata offer towels to Gaara, telling him that he must conserve his strength. When fighting breaks out the next day, Matsuri and Yukata are added to a team of [[Wind Release]] users tasked with subduing the [[Third Raikage]]. Matsuri and Yukata become distracted discussing [[Naruto Uzumaki]], so Temari orders them to keep their distance so she won't need to listen to them. After the Raikage is defeated, Matsuri and Yukata gossip about [[Daimaru]]'s confession of love for Temari and then tease her about [[Shikamaru]]. |
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| − | The next day, the Fourth Division makes their move on the reincarnated [[Kage]] and Matsuri and Yukata join other Wind Release users in subduing the [[Third Raikage]]. Matsuri asks Temari about their next move after Naruto could not [[Wind Release: Rasenshuriken|damage]] the Raikage. Yukata asks who Naruto is and Matsuri explains he is the hero of Konoha who defeated the [[Akatsuki]] leader [[Pain]]. Annoyed with their discussions, Temari orders the two kunoichi to keep their distance.<ref name="NS301" /> After the Raikage was defeated by Naruto, she and Yukata carried a protesting Ōnoki to the medical tents.<ref name="NS302" /> Later, when Temari fights with [[Daimaru]], she and Yukata gush over his confession, and then tease Temari about her crush on Shikamaru.<ref name="NS316" /> |
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=== Fourth Shinobi World War: Climax === |
=== Fourth Shinobi World War: Climax === |
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| − | Matsuri was last seen when [[Madara Uchiha]] arrived alongside [[Mū]] on the battlefield.<ref>''Naruto: Shippūden'' episode 321</ref> It is unknown if she survived the following confrontation and the final [[Tengai Shinsei|attack]] that wiped out most of the Fourth Division. |
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| + | Matsuri is present when [[Madara Uchiha]] approaches the Fourth Division. Her fate after that is unknown. |
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| − | Matsuri appears in Gaara's thoughts along with several other villagers, including his siblings and Sari, when he thinks of the members of Suna, stating that his villagers lives now "belong to him" and he considers it his duty to protect them. |
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== Trivia == |
== Trivia == |
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* Matsuri's name can mean {{translation|''festival''|[[Wiktionary:祭|祭]]}} or {{translation|''[[Wikipedia:Jasminum sambac|Arabian jasmine]]''|[[Wiktionary:茉莉|茉莉]]}}. |
* Matsuri's name can mean {{translation|''festival''|[[Wiktionary:祭|祭]]}} or {{translation|''[[Wikipedia:Jasminum sambac|Arabian jasmine]]''|[[Wiktionary:茉莉|茉莉]]}}. |
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| − | * A kunoichi resembling Matsuri made an appearance in ''[[Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja 4]]'', walking around the |
+ | * A kunoichi resembling Matsuri made an appearance in ''[[Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja 4]]'', walking around the save point outside of Suna, although her shirt was red. |
| + | * Matsuri made her first appearance in the anime before the manga. It wasn't until the timeskip that she appeared in the manga while in the anime it was far before that. |
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| − | * During the [[Fourth Shinobi World War]] in the manga, Matsuri is not present among the Fourth Division as it is seemingly comprised of shinobi chūnin rank and above. |
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== References == |
== References == |
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Revision as of 16:17, 16 March 2016
| This article is about the Sunagakure character. For the Konohagakure character, see Matsuri. |
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Matsuri (マツリ) is a genin from Sunagakure. In the anime, she is part of a team alongside Yukata and Mikoshi.
Background
In the anime, Matsuri witnessed her parents' murder in the past, making her adverse to weapons and violence.
Personality
In the manga, Matsuri is simply a reverent admirer of Gaara or any other powerful ninja; Sha no Sho states that she has no interest in any other type of man.[1] In the anime, by the Fourth Shinobi World War, her admiration extends to Naruto Uzumaki, whom she swoons over even in the middle of combat.[2] Gaara remains her seeming preference, however, as she is offended whenever he is criticised[3] and will disobey orders for his benefit.
When she's first introduced in the anime, Matsuri is a shy and quiet girl who always uses the proper honourifics. Under Gaara's tutelage, she becomes braver and more outspoken, to the point that she ignores even the Third Tsuchikage's instructions.[4] While Matsuri is reluctant to use weapons in Part I, she has fewer inhibitions by the start of Part II; she will use weapons to protect her comrades and Sunagakure's reputation, but will avoid causing harm to others.
Although Matsuri is usually nice, she can also be very aggressive, such as when she hit Naruto in manga, struck Ittetsu, and hits Kiba in anime, thereby starting the fight between the participants of Chūnin Exams.
Appearance
Matsuri in Part II.
Matsuri has straight chin-length brown hair, dark eyes, and fair skin. In Part I in the anime, she wore a blue-green blouse that hung off her left shoulder, a white and pink sleeveless shirt underneath, a short yellow scarf tied around her neck, and a black short skirt. She also wore long, thigh-high stockings, brown sandals, and black gloves with a grey elbow-length arm guard on her right arm. During the Chūnin Exams, she wears two arm guards instead of one, a dark pink shirt with cuts over the shoulders, a white shirt underneath the other, and a black forehead protector instead of her scarf. In Part II, she wears a dark shirt with a skirt of the same colour and a Sunagakure flak jacket.
Abilities
Matsuri using her jōhyō.
In the anime, Matsuri is trained to use the jōhyō, a dart tied at the end of a long rope. It is primarily a defensive weapon, used to keep her opponents at a distance and block incoming attacks. However, she can also use it offensively. Her skill with the jōhyō is great enough to force Shira, a powerful taijutsu user, to unleash his Seven Heavens Breathing Method to defeat her.[5]
The anime suggests she has some skill in Wind Release techniques, as she is part of a group of Wind Release users that battle the reincarnated Third Raikage. Temari notes in this instance that Matsuri isn't a long-distance user.[2]
Part I
Sunagakure Support Mission
Main article: Sunagakure Support Mission
Matsuri training under Gaara.
In the anime, Matsuri is a student of Suna's new ninja Academy. During a lesson about weapon-handling, Matsuri is the only member of her class to select Gaara as her instructor. Gaara, sensing her hesitation about using weapons, demonstrates how to use a jōhyō. He tries to teach her that weapons don't need to be used for violence as they can instead be used protect comrades. Although Matsuri doesn't understand what he means, she and Gaara become close.
Because of how important Matsuri is to Gaara, the Four Celestial Symbols Men kidnap her in a scheme to take the One-Tail's chakra sealed within him. Gaara, his siblings, and the Konoha 11 (excluding Tenten) come to her aid. Once she is freed, she uses her jōhyō to save Naruto from a fatal attack by Seimei, finally understanding Gaara's lesson about how weapons can be used to protect. She returns to Suna after Seimei's defeat, determined to continue training under Gaara.
Interlude
In Naruto's Footsteps: The Friends' Paths
Main article: In Naruto's Footsteps: The Friends' Paths Two years later, in the anime, Matsuri, now a genin, enters the Chūnin Exams held jointly by Suna and Konoha. During the first stage held in Konoha, Matsuri and her teammates, Mikoshi and Yukata, are seated in separate rooms for a written exam. By demonstrating excellent communication skills and commitment to each other, Matsuri and her team pass. They are sent to the Demon Desert for the second stage, which they reach within three days, thus qualifying them to participate.
To pass the second stage, Matsuri and her team must acquire two scrolls within three days, one of which they are given at the start, the other of which they must take from another competing team. When, after several days, they still have not acquired a second scroll, Mikoshi suggests taking the scroll from somebody who already has two and therefore may have let their guards down. While searching for such a team they get lost in a sandstorm and fall into quicksand. They are saved and looked after by Fū, who offers them her scroll when they wake up. Matsuri and her team decline, following Gaara's example of persevering through struggles.
Matsuri shielding Lee from Hōichi's attack.
Matsuri and her team are later captured by Hōichi. They are found and rescued by Gaara, but he ends up being captured by Hōichi instead. Gaara, now the Kazekage, orders them to leave him behind and escape. They ignore him and go looking for help, eventually coming across Team Guy. Matsuri offers Team Guy their scroll in exchange for helping Gaara, though they decide to help without payment. While guiding Team Guy to Gaara's location they run into Fū's teammates, Fū having also been captured by Hōichi. Their teams join forces and successfully rescue Gaara and Fū.
Matsuri challenging Shira.
As the end of the exam nears, Matsuri seeks out Shira, a fellow Suna-nin and supporter of Gaara. Matsuri proposes that they fight and that the victor will receive the other's scroll, terms that Shira agrees to. Matsuri ultimately loses, but takes her defeat in stride. They and their teams accompany each other to the final rendezvous point for the second stage, where they are informed the Chūnin Exams have been cancelled. Instead, a report on each participant's performance will be sent to their village and their respective village leader will decide if they should be promoted.
Part II
Kazekage Rescue Mission
Main article: Kazekage Rescue Mission
Matsuri accompanies Temari.
When Gaara is kidnapped by Akatsuki, Matsuri is one of the many Suna shinobi sent out to try to find him. In the anime, she is added to Temari's team, which is tasked with patrolling the border; Matsuri complains that they should be trying to rescue Gaara instead. They track him down in time to witness his revival. Matsuri reprimands Ittetsu when he voices his fears that Gaara had died. She and Sari then rush at Gaara to offer their help, but they are blocked by Temari.
Five Kage Summit
Main article: Five Kage Summit Matsuri is among the Suna villagers who see Gaara off as he departs for the Kage Summit.
Fourth Shinobi World War: Confrontation
Main article: Fourth Shinobi World War: Confrontation
Matsuri, Yukata, and Temari on the frontlines.
In the anime, Matsuri and Yukata are added to the Fourth Division during the Fourth Shinobi World War. Before the Allied Shinobi Forces are mobilised, Gaara delivers a speech to unite their diverse members, which Matsuri and Yukata both gush over. During the first night of the war, Matsuri and Yukata offer towels to Gaara, telling him that he must conserve his strength. When fighting breaks out the next day, Matsuri and Yukata are added to a team of Wind Release users tasked with subduing the Third Raikage. Matsuri and Yukata become distracted discussing Naruto Uzumaki, so Temari orders them to keep their distance so she won't need to listen to them. After the Raikage is defeated, Matsuri and Yukata gossip about Daimaru's confession of love for Temari and then tease her about Shikamaru.
Fourth Shinobi World War: Climax
Main article: Fourth Shinobi World War: Climax Matsuri is present when Madara Uchiha approaches the Fourth Division. Her fate after that is unknown.
Trivia
- Matsuri's name can mean festival (祭) or Arabian jasmine (茉莉).
- A kunoichi resembling Matsuri made an appearance in Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja 4, walking around the save point outside of Suna, although her shirt was red.
- Matsuri made her first appearance in the anime before the manga. It wasn't until the timeskip that she appeared in the manga while in the anime it was far before that.
