Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-1018594-20140908173055/@comment-25229554-20140908222144

Elveonora wrote: Orochimaru

No. Orochimaru is fine the way he is. The reason he isn't seen fighting is because he doesn't really need to: he has plenty of powerful servants and minions and can Edo Tensei a few guys if needed. An underrated character needs to have their abilities downplayed, like Kurenai (has Itachi level genjutsu, gets pwned by him and constantly caught in illusions) or just have them ignored, like Tenten (only shown to throw shuriken and paper bombs), or not even have a huge effect on the plot even if they are strong. Basically, an underrated character is often overlooked in favor of characters who have more broken abilities. Orochimaru is in no way overlooked, in fact in Part I and part of Part II he was the main villain. Underrated characters are Konoha 11/12 not named Naruto, Sasuke, or Shikamaru, and also Kurenai, Konan, Tsunade (sort of), and Anko IMO. Come to think of it, lots of female characters are underrated.