Temari Nara (奈良テマリ, Nara Temari) is a former kunoichi of Sunagakure's Kazekage Clan and the eldest of the Three Sand Siblings. After marrying Shikamaru Nara, she becomes a member of the Nara Clan and emigrates to Konohagakure, where she works as a kunoichi for the village .

Temari is a prudent, stoic and blunt individual who is rarely afraid to speak her mind, a trait she would later pass on to her son. In Part I, similar to her siblings, she was rather dismissive with a cruel streak which was demonstrated when Gaara killed Team Shigure; she simply smiled and waved goodbye to them before they were crushed.[10] However, Temari seems to value peace, as she questioned the reasoning of starting a war with Konoha in Part I, and was saddened by the countless lives that would be lost as a result. In Part II, her value for peace increased, as she acts as a diplomatic liaison between Sunagakure and Konohagakure to prepare for the next Chūnin Exams, as well as by risking her life several times during the Kage Summit and the Fourth Shinobi World War to save her comrades, it didn't matter if they were from her village or not as it initially did for other shinobi.

Temari dreams of her siblings trusting her and occasionally asking her for advice.

During the Chūnin Exams, it is revealed that the one person she is afraid of is Gaara. When Gaara and K