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| − | {{translation|'''Matsuri'''|マツリ|Matsuri}} is a [[genin]] |
+ | {{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 == |
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| + | 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. |
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| ⚫ | 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 manga, Matsuri is shown simply as a reverent admirer of Gaara or any other powerful ninja. It is also hinted that she has romantic interests in Gaara.<ref name= "d3"/> This is also shown in her quickness to compliment him and insult others who suggest he could be defeated.<ref name="chapt280">''Naruto'' chapter 280, page 4</ref> Matsuri also is shown during the Fourth Shinobi World War in the anime to have gotten great admiration for Naruto often referring to as "hero of Konoha" and she possibly has a crush on him. |
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| + | 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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| − | In Part II, she wears a dark shirt with skirt of the same colour, a Sunagakure [[flak jacket]] and a black [[forehead protector]] where her scarf was. She still wears black gloves and stockings but now wears two arm-guards instead of one. |
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| + | [[File:Matsuri Full Part II.png|thumb|right|100px|Matsuri in Part II.]] |
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| ⚫ | 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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== Abilities == |
== Abilities == |
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| − | In the anime, she learned to use the [[jōhyō]], a weapon mainly used to keep the enemy away with the short dart attached to a long rope. She was also chosen to fight in the [[Fourth Division]] of the [[Allied Shinobi Forces]], although still being a genin. Matsuri appears to have some skill in [[Wind Release]] techniques, having joined other Wind Release users to battle the [[Summoning: Impure World Reincarnation|reicarnated]] [[Third Raikage]]. However, [[Temari]] states she isn't a long-distance user.<ref>''Naruto: Shippūden'' episode 301</ref> |
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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> |
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| + | 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 === |
| + | {{main|Sunagakure Support Mission}} |
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| + | [[File:Matsuri's Training.png|thumb|Matsuri training under Gaara.]] |
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| − | Matsuri débuted in the final arc of the anime. 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 == |
| + | === In Naruto's Footsteps: The Friends' Paths === |
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| + | {{main|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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| − | 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. |
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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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| + | 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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| − | Later, in her first manga appearance, Matsuri is present when Gaara is revived. She becomes angry with [[Ittetsu]] when he voices his fears that Gaara had died. Matsuri and her best friend [[Sari]] then rush towards Gaara, pushing Naruto out of the way.<ref name="chapt280"/> |
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| + | [[File:Matsuri saves Lee.png|thumb|Matsuri shielding Lee from Hōichi's attack.]] |
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| + | 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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| + | [[File:Shira vs Matsuri_.png|thumb|left|Matsuri challenging Shira.]] |
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| + | 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 manages to force Shira to use his Seven Heavens Breathing Method and she 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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| + | == Part II == |
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| + | {{main|Kazekage Rescue Mission}} |
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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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| − | She made a cameo appearance in the anime, in which she appeared in Naruto's dream about peeping into a bathhouse where Sakura and other female characters from the series were gathered.<ref>''Naruto: Shippūden'' episode 37</ref> |
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+ | === Fourth Shinobi World War: Confrontation === |
| + | {{main|Fourth Shinobi World War: Confrontation}} |
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| + | [[File:Yukata, Matsuri and Temari.png|thumb|left|Matsuri, Yukata, and Temari on the frontlines.]] |
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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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+ | === Fourth Shinobi World War: Climax === |
| + | {{main|Fourth Shinobi World War: Climax}} |
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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]]. Soon, she is seen with Yukata, lending towels to Gaara, telling him that he must conserve his strength. However, to their dismay, he tells them to give them to [[Ōnoki]] instead. While they didn't know him, Ōnoki declares that he is the [[Tsuchikage]], much to their surprise.<ref>''Naruto: Shippūden'' episode 276</ref> |
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| + | Matsuri is present when [[Madara Uchiha]] approaches the Fourth Division. |
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| + | === Kaguya Ōtsutsuki Strikes === |
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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 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. After the Raikage was defeated by Naruto, she and Yukata carried a protesting Ōnoki to the medical tents. |
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| + | In the anime, Matsuri is later shown waking up alongside Yukata when the [[Infinite Tsukuyomi]] is released by Naruto and [[Sasuke]].<ref>Naruto: Shippūden episode 479</ref> |
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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. |
| + | * While Matsuri made her first appearance in the manga after the timeskip, she was introduced in the anime before the timeskip. |
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| − | * In ''[[Naruto Shippūden 3: Inheritors of the Will of Fire]]'', 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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| − | * During the [[Shinobi World War Arc]] 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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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
Matsuri's anger when Gaara's honour is insulted.
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
Matsuri teasing Yukata during the Chūnin Exams.
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 manages to force Shira to use his Seven Heavens Breathing Method and she 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.
Kaguya Ōtsutsuki Strikes
In the anime, Matsuri is later shown waking up alongside Yukata when the Infinite Tsukuyomi is released by Naruto and Sasuke.[6]
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.
- While Matsuri made her first appearance in the manga after the timeskip, she was introduced in the anime before the timeskip.
