Super Naruto: Clash of Ninja 4/Temari

Summary

Temari is an aerial combatant who makes use of her swooping , which auto-cancels when angled into the ground. She has one of the best supers in the game, summoning multiple whirlwinds with j.X, used to dole out massive punishes both offensively and defensively. Compared to Vanilla GNT4, has been nerfed in Super, making repeated hits more difficult and less rewarding, though it remains effective for finding openings and when used defensively. Temari has also received a handful of buffs to grounded strings which were forgettable in the base game.

Main strengths

• The only 5B in the game that hits Low. Can meaty against wakeup kicks and jab also can't get high crushed in scrambles.
  • Her standing hurtbox during this move lets her actually get hit by moves that typically whiff when low crushing such as Naruto or Neji 8B.
• Very fast air attacks that let Temari punish lift mix with extended combos
• Unique control over air movement with & glide
• Wind cyclone attacks deal great chip damage and are hard to step
• Two amazing supers, one of which gives her probably the best post-super OTG in the game that refunds its chakra costs
• Low stats; Low health and relatively weak guard bar make her especially susceptible to guard breaks and maybe even subsequent TOD from string beast characters.

Temari
Health:	200
Guard Gauge:	1600
Backdash Type:	Long

String List

String #	Inputs	Notes
01		Cancellable at () For 03 and 04, can hold the third input to change the move's effect. However, a full charge will lock Temari out of the rest of the string. For 03 and 05, the final move requires 100% meter to be used.
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09		For 09 and 10, can hold the second input to change the move's effect. However, a full charge will lock Temari out of the rest of the string. For 10 and 12, the final move requires 100% meter to be used.
10
11
12
13		Switches sides with the final move. Leaves Temari in a backturned state upon completion.
14
15
16		The final move requires 100% meter to be used.
17		Switches sides with the final move. Leaves Temari in a backturned state upon completion.
18
19
20
21		The final move requires 100% meter to be used.
22		If Temari crosses behind her opponent during the first move, she will autocorrect upon executing the second. For 23, the final move requires 75% meter to be used.
23
24
25		Can hold the second input to change the move's effect, but a full charge will lock Temari out of the rest of the string. For 26, the final move requires 100% meter to be used.
26
27
28		The final move requires 100% meter to be used.
29
30		The final move requires 100% meter to be used.
31
32		The final move requires 75% meter to be used.

Weak Attacks

5B

	Damage Hit Level Startup Active Frames Recovery Guard Damage Blockstun Advantage on Hit Advantage on Block 11 Low 15 3 28 - - - - Primary Jab. Can go into () on whiff. Only jab in the game that hits low. While safe from opposing high crush frames, Temari must beware against characters with good low crushes like Swordsmen or Kabuto .
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6B

	Damage Hit Level Startup Active Frames Recovery Guard Damage Blockstun Advantage on Hit Advantage on Block 16 Mid 19 2 38 - - - - Staggers on hit. A forward leaning kick. Has offensive value because the follow-up beats 's and counters, and can be used on reaction for such.
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2B

	Damage Hit Level Startup Active Frames Recovery Guard Damage Blockstun Advantage on Hit Advantage on Block 12 Low 18 4 29 - - - - Low, high crush Flag Data High Crush frames 14~40
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4B

	Damage Hit Level Startup Active Frames Recovery Guard Damage Blockstun Advantage on Hit Advantage on Block 18 Mid 33 3 46 - - - - Guard frame attack. On hit, can be linked into for a combo. Flag Data Low Crush frames 23~45 Autoguard frames 2~23
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8B

	Damage Hit Level Startup Active Frames Recovery Guard Damage Blockstun Advantage on Hit Advantage on Block 15 High 22 4 38 - - - - Lifts on block and high crushes. crosses up on block. Flag Data High Crush frames 8~21
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Running B

	Damage Hit Level Startup Active Frames Recovery Guard Damage Blockstun Advantage on Hit Advantage on Block 17 High 19 4 39 - - - - A backflip kick that lifts, and can link with a well-timed to lead to a full combo. Flag Data High Crush frames 9~11, 37~48 Low Crush frames 16~36
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j.B

Damage Hit Level Startup Active Frames Recovery Guard Damage Blockstun Advantage on Hit Advantage on Block 11 Mid 12 19 27 - - - - Spinning launch. Temari's do-everything fan divekick. Auto-cancels into the ground when used low to the ground, giving frame advantage depending on height. Angle and spacing can be played with by using neutral, backward, forward, or running jump. Can even be used defensively to interrupt strings which lift Temari into the air.

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j.2B

File:SCON4 Temari j2B hitbox.png	Damage Hit Level Startup Active Frames Recovery Guard Damage Blockstun Advantage on Hit Advantage on Block 0 - - - - - - - - Glide, can be canceled with
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Strong Attacks

5A

	Version Damage Hit Level Startup Active Frames Recovery Guard Damage Blockstun Advantage on Hit Advantage on Block Uncharged - - 30 - - - - - - Charged - - - - - - - - - Slowly fan out a wind gust. Has string. Does lots of damage both on hit and on block. Charge throws a larger wind gust that moves faster and deals more damage (and more chip damage by extension).
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6A

	Damage Hit Level Startup Active Frames Recovery Guard Damage Blockstun Advantage on Hit Advantage on Block 29 Mid 30 5 43 - - - - Untechable knockdown on hit Slow fan slam. Generally unsafe and easy to avoid. Causes a hard knockdown and deals a lot of damage. Flag Data High Crush frames 6~11, 40~59 Low Crush frames 12~39
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2A

	Damage Hit Level Startup Active Frames Recovery Guard Damage Blockstun Advantage on Hit Advantage on Block 24 - 26 5 56 - - - - Cannot be Spinning whirlwind attack. Deals a lot of damage and catches most substitutions. Unblockable if Temari is backturned. Flag Data High Crush frames 21~67
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4A

	Damage Hit Level Startup Active Frames Recovery Guard Damage Blockstun Advantage on Hit Advantage on Block - - 11 25 14 - - - - Counter Move Untechable knockdown on activation Leads to OTG with
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8A

	Damage Hit Level Startup Active Frames Recovery Guard Damage Blockstun Advantage on Hit Advantage on Block 6×(n) - 30 - - - - - - Temari fans wind gusts up. Has a string in . Flag Data High Crush frames 12~19
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Running A

	Damage Hit Level Startup Active Frames Recovery Guard Damage Blockstun Advantage on Hit Advantage on Block 20 Low 12 11 37 - - - - Running slide, sweeps Flag Data High Crush frames 5~36
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j.A

	Damage Hit Level Startup Active Frames Recovery Guard Damage Blockstun Advantage on Hit Advantage on Block - - 23 - - - - - - Aerial wind gust which pushes Temari back.
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Throws

5Y

File:SCON4 Temari 5Y.png	Damage Hit Level Startup Active Frames Recovery Guard Damage Blockstun Advantage on Hit Advantage on Block 20 - 1 1 48 - - - - Standard Throw

Special

5X

	Damage Hit Level Startup Active Frames Recovery Guard Damage Blockstun Advantage on Hit Advantage on Block - - 25 32 31 - - - - Costs 100% (4 bars) chakra Cinematic super with a unique projectile activator. It has extreme range, is hard to jump over and can be used as a WUS that's safe to WUK if spaced properly.
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j.X

Damage Hit Level Startup Active Frames Recovery Guard Damage Blockstun Advantage on Hit Advantage on Block 73? - 7 - - - - - - Requires 75% (3 bars) chakra Realtime super, however disables emergency teching and KnJ on hit Temari summons two large cyclones that slowly move forward. A blockable air projectile super, but still an incredible super that's a big part of the reason why she is a monster of a character. j.X is very fast to where it can punish many lift strings, deals lots of chip damage if blocked, has great corner carry and most importantly, Temari can get extra change off of the super with a dash forward followed by an OTG that still cannot be substituted. Since the super does so many hits, the combo chakra scaling will make the OTG followups generate a massive amount of meter for her, sometimes even enough to fill her bar to 100% to have it stocked for the next time she lands a hit or to checkmate with WUS right after. Even better, basically any juggle Temari does can combo into this with a since it only costs 75%. Must be abused to the fullest whenever possible.

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Strategy

Temari's neutral largely revolves around use of her . When used low to the ground, Temari will land early in the animation after the hitbox appears, canceling the laggy ending of the move. If she hits the opponent's guard, she is likely to have frame advantage, with the amount of advantage depending on the height at which the attack connects and assuming she does manage to cancel the endlag of the move. If she scores a hit, the move leads to a combo, usually either , another , to catch a substitution, or for a big punish.

The frame advantage from a blocked leads to a strike/throw mix, with Temari threatening both another attack or a grab. Repeated 's into the opponent's guard recreate this mix every time one is blocked. Counterplay to an impending includes air throw, anti-airs, or sidestepping after Temari jumps to put her angle of attack off axis.

While grounded, Temari's attacks are generally slow or situational. Her backdash is one of the farthest in the game, allowing her to quickly retreat from the opponent. Temari can use to cross-up the opponent on block and, as with , the teleport finisher punishes substitutions and attempts.

Temari has a multi-part aerial string which makes it difficult for the defender to react to her in the air. always completes the string but can be continued off of any combination of her glide () or projectile (). All three moves adjust her positioning in the air, and the glide can be cancelled with (which also turns Temari to face the opponent); different heights for will affect how far she flies. She can also double jump before starting her aerial string.

In addition to being able to run away by using , Temari has some of the best defensive options in the game. interrupts almost every block string that lifts her into the air, as does .

cost only 75% meter and, not only does the attack deal out a significant amount of damage itself, but the duration of the move allows Temari to follow-up with attacks to deal more damage and build meter. If the opponent does not fall out early, Temari can dash forward and connect with the entirety of , all hitting as on-the-ground (OTG) hits. This usually builds back most or all of Temari's meter. If she doesn't have enough time for the full string, Temari can hit with , or just .

Timing loops: After a spinning launch, a second spinning launch will instead cause a normal launch. Spinning launches send the victim higher. Thus, loops will have a "two, one-two, one-two" rhythm (every "two" launches higher and is then followed by a longer pause before repeating ).

Colors

Default ()

Chunin Exams ()

Shippuden ()

Color 4 ()

Changes from Vanilla

(Note: Changelist may be outdated)

• Grabbable Moves: 5A(A), 5AA(A), 2A, 8A, 8A(A), 8AA(A), JA
• 5B: hitbox appears for 1 more frame; two frames more blockstun
• 5BB(A): Does chip damage
• 5BBA(A): Does chip damage
• 5BBAA(A): is 2B(A); can hold 6 at startup to do 6A
• 6B: given stagger, made weak on block from strong; ends 5 frames sooner; more lift
• 6B(B): changes to 8B(B); 3 grabbable frames on the startup; made strong
• 4B: guard frames extended from 1-18 to -22, ends earlier, more lift, grabbable; 7 frames less blockstun
• 2B(A): replaced with 2A; follow ups adjusted to be in line with raw 2A
• 2BB(A): increased in damage by 7
• 8B(B): replaced by Act4A; has three grabbable frames at the startup; made strong
• RB: ends about 12 frames sooner
• JB: does 10 damage (from 16) and 11 block damage (from 16) but has the same guard stun; hitbox removed from head and butt; less lift
• J2B: added with as a glide that can be cancelled early with Y which has A and B follow ups and always faces the opponent
• 5AAX: is a new string
• 6A: is an untechable bounce; does 7 more damage
• 4A: window improved
• A4A: is unblockable, can't be subbed or teched; made strong
• 2A: in string ends sooner; transitions to A follow ups slower (same as raw 2A)
• 8AAX: is a new string
• JAX: is a new string
• RA: hitbox duration increased by 1 frame, last three active frames are untechable, move is no longer immune to highs as she stands up
• 5X: starts moving three frames sooner; drains all meter on miss or hit from Temari
• GRKnJ: hitbox duration increased by one frame, travel time is one frame longer

Resources

Gameplay footage

Lemo vs Abbock (Combo Breaker 2022 Grand Finals)

Notable Players

Disclaimer: This list is derived from community input and is in no way comprehensive or a form of ranking of any kind. Our community criteria can be found here.

Name	Usual Color	Region	Contact	Example Play
LeeShmow		United States	Unavailable	Tournament Footage
Lemo		United States	Unavailable	Tournament Footage