Terumi Mei. Will Kishi use her potential?

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[Terumi Mei]

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Mei had such huge potential when she was introduced in the Naruto series.

Mei had such huge potential when she was introduced in the Naruto series.
Funny personality with all the mariage jokes and interesting design of her character lookswise.
Cool bodyguards around her, the last Kiri ninja swordsmen that hasnt gone missing nin Chojiro and a sensor veteran with Byakugan under his eyepatch, protected with seals named Ao (who even fought with Shisui and his could be shown in Mei's flashback maybe as well). She is a female with 2 Kekkei Genkai and the first known ninja with 2 Kekkei Genkai.
Lava release, one we knew already from Roshi and a new one, the Boil release.
She has become the Mizukage in a village, that was known for killing people with Kekkei Genkai.
She could be given an awesome background story in a flashback. Maybe even having some blood relation to Roshi.
All her comments about Uchihas could have a origin that would be explained in her story as well (Shisui as said, could be shown through her as well). Maybe she even would have some special ability under her hair, like an implant (that implant theme was pretty hot around her introduction).

Her story would have so many directions that it could go to, so much potential, but it has not been used.
I am a bit disappointed by that.

Boss.

She picked a fight with Sasuke like a boss. Let Chojuro Smash him through the wall and she sealed the rooms with Lava release and made Susanoo melt with Boil release. But after this scene it went all downhill with her (not up at least).

Her Lava release is weak.

Other Lava release users have more advance uses of that Kekkei Genkai.
Dodai, from Kumogakure, can turn it into rubber.
Kurotsuchi from Iwakagure, can turn it into cement.
Roshi from Iwagakure, can wear it as a cloak for shielding and extra offense power.
Mei can only fire it as lava.

She cant control her boil release.

With no control I refer to the mist and the direction it moves to.
She can control the accid level of the boil release, but she cant control where the mist has to move to. If it floats away it floats away, so she has to use it in a closed space to make the mist stay put.

Kishi could have shown her true strength vs Edo Madara.

She was among the weakest from the 5 kages, together with Raikage.
She threw ~1 Lava release attack and jutsus that she used were the water dragon as a base for the 5 Kage combo, Water vs Madara's fire and water mist.
She is known for her 2 Kekkei Genkai though and she hardly used them. She is the only Kage who has not shown a defensive jutsu, like speed or something to avoid or block. That makes me feel like she is unfinished. With 2 Kekkei genkai, and 3 elements, it cant be that hard to give her something good. Like Houzuki water form but in her own unique way for example or some way to blend with the lava. It would complement her and make her go from feeling unfinished to a really good Kage imo.

What do you think?

Will Kishi make her shine again, or is this as far as she will get (in terms of power and usefulness)?
What do you think of the way how Kishi used this character?
Did he waste her potential?
What do you think?
Tsunade will revive her no doubt, so there is still a chance for Kishi to make Terumi Mei shine.
 
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Yea she has great potentialxd
 

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that went to the trash when madara appeared.
 

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I think she could use her potentials better if Naruto was a hentai manga ;)
 

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Wow I never payed much attention to her but now that you mention it she could have been a really powerful shinobi. Too bad Kishi wasted it.
 

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I highly doubt it.

I was severely dissapointed that she went from this image of an intimidating kage to someone who was just scared in front of Madara where the others were acting brave.

At this point it seems as though the Kage are out of this fight unless they come back at some time during this fight....just bearing news that Tsunade is dead.
 

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*Waits for her flashback/ background, like every other Kage*
 

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completely... lol..
but thats madara..
Not everyone went to trash though.
Onoki looked even more boss in the battle vs Madara, than before.
Raikage Onoki combo was pretty cool, but I wasnt impressed that much by Raikage though.
Tsunade had her supermoment with Byakugo and now with her super healing skills, which she can use, even when split in two.
Gaara was extremely useful and showed he was among the strongest of the 5 (with probably only Onoki above him).
Mei was...:(

*Waits for her flashback/ background, like every other Kage*
I hope so (as in, she will go bossmode after all).

I think she could use her potentials better if Naruto was a hentai manga ;)
Hehe xd.
 

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She's actually pretty strong by part 1 standards. She has very powerful jutsus. But unfortunately they are just not on the level of Jinchuuriki or Dojutsu strength so it seems irrelevant.
 

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She's actually pretty strong by part 1 standards. She has very powerful jutsus. But unfortunately they are just not on the level of Jinchuuriki or Dojutsu strength so it seems irrelevant.
Well I consider Onoki and Gaara to be strongest 2 Kage out of the 5. Tsunade is right behind them(best at support though) and Raikage right behind her with Mei quite a lot behind Raikage imo.
Her jutsu are powerful compared to non-kage, but she is a kage. She should compete with kage.

I still have hopes for her though. Tsunade is gonna get her back on her feet and Kishi will have to use Mei's full potential in her next battle :).
 

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Sadly a lot of characters like this were reduced to trash the second Kishimoto likes to introduce players like Madara and Obito to the playing field. We'll probably never see it as a result.
 

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Sadly a lot of characters like this were reduced to trash the second Kishimoto likes to introduce players like Madara and Obito to the playing field. We'll probably never see it as a result.
True, but he didnt reduce the other kages to trash though.
 

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True, but he didnt reduce the other kages to trash though.

I thought he actually did a little :')
It's more his presence and the importance of his title that just sort of overshadows the kage. Onoki gets to say some cool lines and Tsunade puts up a little bit of a fight but is there any actual point where you think they could win? Raikage also happened to get SERIOUSLY sidelined and made to look a little weak. I think it's more that they're sidelined than rather being weakened per se.

I really like Mei but it doesn't help for readers that her morale was low and everything she said was really defeatist.
 

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I agree, but before Madara there is no character development for her lol.
 

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I thought he actually did a little :')
It's more his presence and the importance of his title that just sort of overshadows the kage. Onoki gets to say some cool lines and Tsunade puts up a little bit of a fight but is there any actual point where you think they could win? Raikage also happened to get SERIOUSLY sidelined and made to look a little weak. I think it's more that they're sidelined than rather being weakened per se.

I really like Mei but it doesn't help for readers that her morale was low and everything she said was really defeatist.
Yeah he did a little.
Raikage didnt look all that good either through the battle, true (except Onoki Raikage combo) and he got caught in a genjutsu, but Gaara, Onoki and Tsunade looked pretty boss imo. Its true that they didnt win, but their abilities impressed me.

Onoki with lightweightjutsus on the sand, Raikage(and increasing his weight), golem to defend vs magatama from susanoo, saving Raikage from genjutsu, keeping the spirit high among the kage with talk no jutsu, blasting stuff with jinton, including Madara and forcing him into Susanoo, fighting vs meteors.

Gaara with saving the kage from the pollen, sandshield to defend vs gagatama from susanoo, sealing with sand sealing jutsus, throwing Madara out of susanoo with his sand and I probably forgot some.

Tsunade with smashing a Susanoo, charging up Onoki with chakra for a super jinton, healing teammates, Byakugo, some boss lines and she is still alive, even though she is split in half.
 
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Once Kishi is done playing around with his new Madara toy i'm sure we'll see all of the Kage and the rest of the cast back to normal. That's if they're still alive though. (Can we be entirely certain that they're not dead yet?)

It is a little annoying how even Chojuro has had more character development than her, but as we all know- Kishimoto can't write for female characters.
 

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Once Kishi is done playing around with his new Madara toy i'm sure we'll see all of the Kage and the rest of the cast back to normal. That's if they're still alive though. (Can we be entirely certain that they're not dead yet?)

It is a little annoying how even Chojuro has had more character development than her, but as we all know- Kishimoto can't write for female characters.
Haha, yeah Chojuro had more character development. That is pretty sad indeed.

I think we can be sure that the kage are not dead yet. Tsunade doesnt say for nothing that Katsuyu has to bring them close to her. She is gonna heal them up and die most likely herself.

Yeah lets hope we get to see them show some interesting stuff once Kishi is done with his Madara toy indeed :).
 
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