Kankuro is similar to naruto at 3 star. his puppet is added Damage. it is not a damage taker at all. Without his puppet he is actually quite bad. It should be protected. I use Kankuro with Earth Main, Hinata, and Tsunade using ninja dog summon. Kankuro, Main, and Hinata all in front with Tsunade in back. The puppet spawns behind Kankuro. It is a good team with quite a few ways to start combos with great CC ability through Hinata's acupuncture chase.