TenTen's fighting style really just doesn't scale well by the time Shippuden rolls around. The power scale really just leaves her behind once the "meta" becomes spam super powerful ninjutsu, bullshit eye powers, and the like. If things had stayed like they were in the original Naruto series before the time skip where things were more tactical, she could've been a threat with some creative usage of her ninja tools. Her main problem in Shippuden is the ninja tools are ALL she has. Meanwhile, among the other supporting female characters, Hinata has the Byakugan, gentle fist, and even her Twin Lions and Sakura gets trained by Tsunade and becomes a super medic with crazy strength and an extra well of chakra. TenTen just didn't have a good upgrade path like the rest did and got left in the dust. That combined with her lack of character building really just sucks for her.
*Do you think fans are right to underestimate TenTen?*
No tenten solo’s the whole of Naruto verse except Ramen guy and hikaku Uchiha.
TenTen's fighting style really just doesn't scale well by the time Shippuden rolls around. The power scale really just leaves her behind once the "meta" becomes spam super powerful ninjutsu, bullshit eye powers, and the like.
If things had stayed like they were in the original Naruto series before the time skip where things were more tactical, she could've been a threat with some creative usage of her ninja tools. Her main problem in Shippuden is the ninja tools are ALL she has. Meanwhile, among the other supporting female characters, Hinata has the Byakugan, gentle fist, and even her Twin Lions and Sakura gets trained by Tsunade and becomes a super medic with crazy strength and an extra well of chakra.
TenTen just didn't have a good upgrade path like the rest did and got left in the dust. That combined with her lack of character building really just sucks for her.