Originally posted by: Chaoskiddo
what i meant was, weapons obviously are not enough against most shinobi...even naruto only gets hit by them once in a while, yet her whole entire fighting style revolves around them. We've seen that punches seem to do more damage to people than sticking a kunai into them

That's not necessarily true. It's kind of like saying taijutsu alone isn't enough against most shinobi, but you've seen gai and lee fight, both taijutsu specialists, and inneffective isn't really the word to describe them. So maybe tenten got better and learned some cool new moves and will show off some cool new weapons, boosting her effectiveness to a point that she's actually a force to be reckoned with.

That being said, I doubt it. People seem to be expecting too much of too many characters that clearly don't matter and probably never will. Ten Ten is just one of those support roles, not only story wise but fighting wise. I doubt she'll ever be a contender in a one on one fight against someone who's actually badass. As a group member, she'll probably make good support. But that's it.