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Gaara (我愛羅,
Gaara) is a major supporting character of the series, originally introduced as an antagonist. As the
jinchūriki of the
One-Tailed Shukaku,
[5] Gaara gained the nickname "Gaara of the Sand Waterfall" (砂瀑の我愛羅,
Sabaku no Gaara; English "Gaara of the Desert"). Later in Part II, he became the
Fifth Kazekage (五代目風影,
Godaime Kazekage; Literally meaning "Fifth Wind Shadow") of
Sunagakure.
Background Edit
A premature Gaara and his mother.
Gaara is the third and youngest child of the
Fourth Kazekage and
Karura, and the younger brother of
Temari and
Kankurō. Before Gaara's birth, his father ordered
Chiyo to seal the
One-Tailed Shukaku within him, in hopes that Gaara would become the ultimate weapon for
Sunagakure
as he was the only one of the Kazekage's three children to be
compatible with the beast. He was born premature and therefore, was an
unusually small and frail infant. Before she died, Karura passionately
held her son, vowing to always protect him. Gaara was trained ninjutsu
by his father, but raised mainly by his maternal uncle,
Yashamaru.
Gaara as a child.
Because of the power of Shukaku, the villagers of Suna hated and
feared Gaara. Seeing him only for the monster sealed within him, for a
time, Yashamaru seemed to be the only person who cared about Gaara. When
Gaara would unintentionally harm others due to the subconscious
abilities granted to him by Shukaku, Yashamaru was the only one who
understood that Gaara hadn't intended to harm anyone. The village's
council, however, did not see Gaara in the same light, and viewed
Gaara's frequent attacks upon villagers as a result of a failed
experiment that was a threat to the village, and Gaara's father did
express disappointment at this lack of control.
Because of the danger Gaara imposed, his father decided to test
him and told Yashamaru to corner Gaara psychologically, and lie to him
about his mother to see if Gaara could retain control of Shukaku. As a
result, Yashamaru told Gaara that his mother never loved him. He also
tried to assassinate him, however he failed as Gaara dealt a lethal blow
to him. But when Gaara realised who it was, he was horrified and
screamed before bursting into tears.
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Although Gaara tried to consider Yashamaru's attack as an order of
the Kazekage, Yashamaru lied to him, by saying that he had willingly
accepted the mission to kill Gaara. He also lied that he never truly
loved Gaara, and told him that killing him would avenge the death of his
sister, who had named him Gaara after the phrase "a self-loving
carnage" (我を愛する修羅,
Ware o aisuru shura), a sign of her intense
hatred for Suna, not as love for her son. In the last ditch effort to
kill Gaara, Yashamaru detonated a number of
explosive tags
covering his body, asking Gaara to "please die". Using his sand, Gaara
survived the blast, and lost the only person he thought had cared for
him, while not knowing the true reason. Gaara then used his sand to etch
the kanji for
love (愛,
ai) onto his forehead, indicating
his first actual injury. Right after this, he lost control and
transformed into the Shukaku, rampaging around the village before his
father stopped him with
Gold Dust.
Since this incident, Gaara became an aloof and cruel person who would
kill anyone to prove his existence and to obtain recognition from the
village, all the while giving up his desire for friendship.
Seeing that Gaara was unable to cope with the loss of his
mother's love, his father deemed him to be a failure. As a result, he
began sending assassins to deal with the child, numbering to six times,
which all ultimately failed. Each attempt made Gaara fear and hate his
father more. In time, Gaara's new ideology allowed better control over
Shukaku, and his father would come to appreciate this and the uses he
could serve, and cancelled all assassination orders and revive the idea
of having Gaara as the ultimate weapon of the village.
Personality Edit
Gaara swearing he will live only for himself.
Gaara was once kind and had initially tried to be friendly to others, despite their fear and hatred of him, but
Yashamaru's
actions and words changed him. Realising that nobody loved him, Gaara
used his sand to create the kanji on his forehead "love" (愛,
ai), as a symbol of a "demon loving only himself", and to live up to his name, as what he believed
Karura intended and Yashamaru told him. Gaara became emotionally
withdrawn,
silent, and consumed with a bitter loathing for everyone but himself
and "Mother": the voice of Shukaku in his head. He learned to find
pleasure, and eventually a reason to live, in annihilating the numerous
assassins sent to kill him – and, by extension, anyone who threatened
his existence. This was only worsened by the occasional demand by
Shukaku for blood to satisfy its blood lust, which resulted in Gaara
being merciless, demonstrated when he murdered
Baiu and
Midare while ignoring their pleas. Gaara's
insomnia,
forced upon him by the fear that the demon inside him would eat away at
him if he were to fall asleep, only furthered his instability and
desire to kill. In fact, his hatred extends to his siblings, as he never
saw them as such, and was fully willing to kill them were they to cross
him.
The Sand Siblings.
Gaara's childhood was, in many ways, similar to
Naruto Uzumaki's,
though more unfortunate due to his lack of anyone to call a friend.
Both were lonely and desired to be liked, loved, and acknowledged as an
individual, free of others' prejudices — they were themselves, not the
demons they were forced to "contain" — and both were driven into a
desperate state. While Naruto consequently developed the misconception
that pranks and mischief would bring him the attention he sought, Gaara
came to the conclusion that he could preserve and confirm his own
existence by killing any and all who challenged it, securing an extreme
form of
existentialism
as his key personality trait. In the absence of others'
acknowledgement, he could compensate by valuing only himself to the
exclusion of everyone else. Furthermore, while Naruto eventually had
Iruka Umino and
Team Kakashi
to acknowledge him, Gaara never had anyone to bond with, not even his
father or siblings, as they all despised and feared Shukaku that dwells
within him. The person who was closest to being friendly with Gaara was
Yashamaru, who was ordered to act to betraying him, which turned Gaara
into a lonely sociopath. As such, Gaara did not understand the concept
of fighting for anything other than himself until his confrontation with
Naruto.
After being defeated by Naruto, Gaara was shocked to find that
Naruto knew very well the pain that Gaara had endured all his life. He
was even more surprised that Naruto never gave up hope on being
acknowledged as a person and ultimately found friends who truly cared
for him. Seeing the determination that Naruto had to protect his friends
made Gaara question his own path in life. Realising that he gave up too
easily, Gaara decided to follow Naruto's path, wishing to become
Kazekage of Sunagakure so he could be connected to his people, and
hopefully have them finally acknowledge his existence as a person, not
the tailed beast inside him. Over the next few years, Gaara's
determination to find happiness became apparent from his decision to
rely on his own power rather than his inner demon's. Gaara eventually
formed a close friendship with Naruto.
Gaara crying after learning the truth about his mother.
Since Gaara has become a close companion to Naruto, he has been able to change people's personalities towards him, such as
Matsuri overpowering her fear of weapons,
Ōnoki
in the Five Kage Summit, persuaded practically the whole shinobi nation
as a team before the war, and even Naruto himself when reflecting upon
what he will choose to do as Sasuke's friend. This seems to be a similar
trait from Naruto, a way of showing how he has changed from before. Not
also that, but because of his close bond with Naruto, he has also been
shown to throw away any such grudge or hatred against anyone, even
including his father, who was responsible for making Gaara's childhood
miserable. He admits to having forgiven his father for his actions a
long time ago, but weeps openly after learning that his mother truly
loved him very much and instead of cursing his existence vowed to
protect him forever infusing this will into his sand.
Gaara cares deeply for Naruto and his well-being and goals, and
despite Sasuke's actions during his assault at the Kage Summit and his
status as an international criminal, he went far enough to attempt
convincing Sasuke out of the darkness one more time on behalf of Naruto,
and when unconvinced, even shed a tear for the failure Sasuke has gone
into, and the disappointment Naruto will see. Despite respecting
Naruto's goals, his care for him does not block his personal beliefs,
and believes his friend's well-being is more important. Gaara bluntly
tells Naruto that chasing after Sasuke is foolish, as he sees him no
longer possible to return to the light. Though he defies Naruto's goal
to bring Sasuke back, he only says this for Naruto's well-being because
they are "friends".
Although he remained ruthless against his opponents, Gaara
appears extremely protective of his allies and innocent people, as seen
when he protected his village from Deidara; and his siblings, Darui and
even the Raikage against Sasuke. He also deeply understands those who
have suffered from loneliness and hatred in the past by the look in
their eyes, such as Naruto, Kimimaro, and even
Sasuke.
As a
Kage,
Gaara believes that the ideals of previous generations, that each
village must mind their own business and solve their own problems
without having to ask for the aid of others in order to keep appearance
and honour, is a "ridiculous old-fashioned thinking" and that
cooperation between the villages is fundamental in order to defeat
Akatsuki.
Appearance Edit
Gaara in Part II.
Like
Naruto, Gaara is a little shorter than the average males of his age which unlike Naruto, is due to the fact that he was born
prematurely.
He has fair skin and short, spiky, auburn hair which was sometimes
depicted as red in the earlier parts of the series. He has green eyes,
however; this colour has alternated somewhat during the series. In a
flashback of his youth his eyes are depicted as light blue but for the
majority of the series they are depicted as being green the pupils of
which, are mostly invisible. Gaara has no distinctive eyebrows either.
He has two very notable traits in his appearance: firstly, he has
tanuki-like black eye rings, having them since his birth. Secondly, he
carved the kanji "love" (愛,
ai) on the left side of his forehead,
having it since Yashamaru's betrayal. Gaara's forelocks are parted from
the left side, making the kanji more visible.
Matsuri and
Sari who both seem to have a crush on Gaara, have described him as the strong silent type, elite and very handsome.
[6]
In Part I, Gaara has been seen in two different outfits. When he
was seen for the first time, he wore black full body suit with
t-shirt-like sleeves, ¾-length legs, and an open neck. With this, he
wore a white cloth over his right shoulder and the left side of his
hips, and a wide leather band system over the left shoulder and right
side of his hips. With this leather band, he carried around his
gourd that contains his sand. He also wrapped his
forehead protector
over the band. In his childhood flashbacks, he was seen wearing beige
poncho-like clothing with full-length blue trouser and a short-sleeved
black t-shirt.
In the Sasuke Retrieval Arc, and in the final pre-
Shippūden
filler arc, he switched his previous black overalls to a
reddish-brownish one with longer sleeves and an upright collar. He
retained the white cloth, but had mesh armour on his wrists and ankles.
He used this costume in
Naruto the Movie 2: Legend of the Stone of Gelel as well.
Gaara wearing the Kazekage headpiece.
In Part II, battling against
Deidara and during the
Kage summit,
he wore full-length dark trousers, with a pair of laces on each leg,
respectively a few inches below the waist and the knees, a long-sleeved
crimson coat with flaring hemlines on the front and the back, a grey
holster vest held in place by a single strap over his left shoulder and
by two buckled belts which he uses to carry his gourd. He also wears
another pair of casually worn belts around his waist. He is also seen
wearing
Kazekage robes, and a simple black pants suit, the latter one greatly resembling Kankurō's suit, and worn for the memorial of Elder
Chiyo. All the time, he has been seen wearing Sunagakure's standard shinobi sandals. As the Regimental Commander of the
Allied Shinobi Forces, he added his village's
flak jacket to his standard outfit.
Abilities Edit
Gaara is an extremely powerful shinobi, so much that he was made
Kazekage
at the age of 15. His powers and status have now become well-respected
and praised by everyone in the Allied Shinobi Forces, including other
Kage, both current and resurrected. Even the
Second Mizukage, praised his skills, calling him the "golden egg" amongst the Kage.
[7] He was able to defeat both his father and the Second Mizukage. He was also praised by
Deidara, who commented on his power after he captured him, after he himself lost an arm to Gaara's attacks.
[8] Out of everyone of his generation, he had the greatest increase in rank. Even though he had lost the
Shukaku, he was still powerful enough to remain Kazekage, and his father recognised that he had surpassed him despite his
Gold Dust having an advantage over his sand, and ultimately defeated the Second Mizukage and his
Steaming Danger Tyranny, something which not even
Mū was able to do.
[9] The type of
fighting style he uses is a stationary type, as he rarely needs to move his entire body to attack an opponent.
He has also shown to be a skilled teacher, teaching
Matsuri how to use the
jōhyō when he learned she was afraid of weapons. Like many Suna shinobi, he is skilled with the
Sealing Tag, using
Sand Binding Coffin in place of
cloth. He has shown an affinity in the
Wind Release, though this was only seen during his
Shukaku transformations.
Whether he has a natural affinity to wind or it stems from Shukaku is
unknown. In Part II, Gaara has also shown to be highly analytical and a
very skilled tactician. This is proven when he was able to defeat the
Second Mizukage by formulating a way to counter the Mizukage's exploding clone.
Sand Control Edit
Gaara manipulating sand.
As the host of Shukaku, Gaara possesses the ability to manipulate
sand, typically moving it through the air to serve various purposes. Being a
jinchūriki, Gaara has huge levels of chakra as noted by
Kiba
and thus is able to use many chakra-taxing sand-based techniques,
sometimes in quick succession, before becoming exhausted. The amount of
sand he can control at one time is immense: he could use a massive
amount of sand to
fully transform into the
One-Tailed Shukaku, as well as create a
tsunami of sand to fight
Kimimaro. In Part II he is able to gather enough sand to shield the entire village of Sunagakure from
Deidara's
explosives, as well as assist in stopping a giant meteorite, albeit, at
great physical exertion. If sand is lacking in abundance, Gaara can
break down the earth minerals in the ground to create more sand.
[10]
While he can control any dry sand, ordinary sand requires more chakra
to manipulate, tiring him at a rapid rate. As a result, Gaara keeps his
own chakra-infused sand with him at all times, in a calabash
gourd also made out of sand
on his back. Because this sand is already infused with his chakra,
Gaara has a great deal more control over it, enabling stronger and
faster attacks with it.
During battle, Gaara rarely moves, attacking with his sand from a single location, and rarely uses
taijutsu. When first introduced, his basic means of attacks is to first use
Sand Binding Coffin to capture, immobilise, and potentially suffocate an opponent with sand. Once the opponent is subdued, he uses
Sand Waterfall Funeral
to cause the sand to crush the opponent with varying intensities.
Though he comes up with other means of attack throughout the series, the
"
catch and crush" tactic remains at the centre of his
fighting style. Gaara attempted to use it four times on Kimimaro, but Kimimaro's sturdy bone structure made him a frustrating target.
Gaara using his Successive Shots: Sand Drizzle.
As the second element of his combat style, Gaara has a number of
sand-based defences to be used in case an opponent gets too close. His
primary defence is his
Shield of Sand,
an automatic sand shield that surrounds and protects him from damage
whether he wants it to or not. Gaara can control the shield to some
degree, strengthening it to steel-like quality or calling upon it to
completely encase himself. While an effective defence, the shield can be
overcome with high-speed attacks, or simply be broken through with
incredibly forceful strikes.
[11] Should this happen, Gaara has a layer of sand covering his body called the
Armour of Sand.
Although it's a useful secondary defence, the armour requires large
amounts of chakra to remain active, and also has the side-effect of
weighting Gaara down.
[12] Despite this, the defences offered by his sand are so powerful, they have been named the "Absolute Defence" (絶対防御,
Zettai Bōgyo).
[13] Furthermore, Gaara can crush the hardest minerals in the ground together to create a
shield in shape of Shukaku's body or a
spear
in the shape of its arm for combat. Gaara's defence has advanced to the
point where he was not only able to assist in stopping a
meteorite, but to the point where Naruto expressed his belief that Gaara retained the best defence.
[14]
Gaara using his Shield of Shukaku technique.
In addition to these basic methods of offence and defence, Gaara also
has a number of miscellaneous techniques that, while capable of being
used as attacks or defences of sorts, are not limited to such purposes.
By making a
sand clone
of himself, Gaara can have an ally to be used in battle, or as a mere
distraction to be used to buy him time. Unlike most other clone
techniques in the series, the Sand Clone can retain its shape after more
than one attack, and can even reform itself or capture an opponent upon
being dispersed. With
Desert Suspension, Gaara can use sand as a platform, to allow himself and others to float in the air. His
Third Eye
also allows him to create a floating eyeball of sand in any location,
which he can see through as a means of spying, or to guide his attacks
while completely enclosed by his defences. He also claimed that he can
ride his sand to reach the
Island Turtle, and would have been faster than if
Ōnoki went there. His sand can also be used as
sensing device:
Gaara can detect when others come into contact with it, even from far
away. The sensing of his sand is so great, it was able to find Mū on
several occasions, as well as the
Giant Clam.
Gaara's mother is the source of his sand shield.
Despite the removal of Shukaku, Gaara can still use his sand like
before. According to Sasuke at the Kage Summit, Gaara's Absolute Defence
is still alive and well. Not only that, but the sand has also massively
improved in speed, defence, and offence since last time. He could not
only block the
Raikage's
power kick seconds before it touched Sasuke's
Blaze Release: Kagutsuchi, but even block
Amaterasu itself several times as well. During the Fourth Shinobi World War, Gaara's sand powers were so strong that
his father believed he had
fully transformed
into the Shukaku and was later surprised to see that was not the case.
Gaara was able to quickly manoeuvre his sand above his father's
Gold Dust, despite its superior weight.
[15] He is able to manipulate the sand even when it's saturated with water.
[16] He can even block
powerful explosions
the instant they explode despite the enormous power these techniques
held, protecting his village and the division respectively.
[17][18]
He was able to integrate gold dust into his sand so that he can use the
former -- noting that gold was approximately twenty times heavier than
water in order to counter the Steaming Danger Tyranny clone.
[19]
It was unknown at first whether or not Gaara sand defence was
still automatic as it was believed that Shukaku was the source of the
defence. However, the
Fourth Kazekage
states that Gaara's mother, Karura, was the true source of the defence,
as she truly did love him and vowed to always protect him.
[20]
Jinchūriki Transformations Edit
Main article: Gaara's Jinchūriki Forms
Gaara partially transformed into Shukaku.
In desperate situations, Gaara was able to take on the form of
Shukaku by layering sand on his body, making him many times more
powerful than he already is. Shukaku's personality grew more dominant
during this transformation, increasing Gaara's homicidal tendencies.
Once finished, Gaara assumed a human-sized version of Shukaku, wherein
he relied on his brute strength to destroy everything around him.
If need be, Gaara could almost instantly create a life-sized
version of Shukaku, should the human-sized form fail. In this form, he
remained deep within the copy of Shukaku, safe from harm, though unable
to move. Gaara could also unleash the spirit of Shukaku through his
Feigning Sleep Technique,
which forced him to sleep, allowing the Shukaku copy to operate at its
full potential. To do so, however, Gaara must emerge from within the
copy, leaving him open to attack for the duration of the technique.
In time, he began gaining better
control
over Shukaku, such that he could suppress its personality by himself
towards the end of the anime's filler arcs. By the time Part II began,
Gaara was even capable of using Shukaku's arms to attack numerous times,
without losing control of himself. However, this could have merely been
his improved control over sand in action.
Chūnin Exam Arc Edit
Gaara participated in the
Chūnin Exams,
where he was quickly identified as a skilled competitor. He was able to
pass the first phase without giving any indications that he was
cheating. During the second phase, he demonstrated his thirst for blood,
coldly murdering
Team Shigure,
who Gaara claimed had looked at him the wrong way, and threatened to
kill his own siblings when they tried to reason with him. Gaara and his
team finished this phase in an hour and thirty-seven minutes, beating
the previous record by over four hours, with Gaara not getting so much
as a speck of dust on his clothes, a feat that would be very difficult
even for an experienced ninja.
Gaara caught in Lee's Front Lotus.
In the preliminary matches, Gaara was matched against
Rock Lee.
Though not enough at first, Lee's formidable speed and strength were
enhanced by weight relief and were then enough to bypass Gaara's Shield
of Sand completely, forcing him to rely on his secondary Armour of Sand.
Despite Lee's best efforts, Gaara's gourd turned into sand at the last
minute, ultimately protecting him from Lee's
devastating blow.
The Reverse Lotus left Lee in no condition to fight after its use.
Gaara then used his sand to crush the weakened Lee's arm and leg,
critically injuring him. Gaara tried to kill Lee, but
Might Guy intervened before he could harm Lee any further. For the finals, Gaara was matched against
Sasuke Uchiha. In the month before the finals,
Dosu Kinuta
tried to kill Gaara in order to ensure that he could fight Sasuke.
Gaara promptly killed him with the power of Shukaku. He also came to the
hospital where Lee was recovering, and tried to kill him. He was
however stopped by
Naruto Uzumaki and
Shikamaru Nara, and told them about Shukaku. Before he could kill them, Guy intervenes.
Gaara in his fight with Sasuke.
In the final round matches of the Chūnin Exams, Gaara was to play a major role in
Orochimaru's invasion upon
Konohagakure, by releasing Shukaku within the center of the village. Prior to his battle with Sasuke, he brutally killed
Shiba and
Midori,
both of whom tried to threaten Gaara to lose the battle for a bet. When
fighting Sasuke, he realises he has taijutsu as high as Lee after the
month's training. Not caring what happens, Gaara tries to transform.
However, he was wounded by Sasuke's
Chidori,
disabling him from transforming or serving his role in the invasion.
With Gaara no longer in a condition to join the battle, he and his
siblings fled the village, while the invasion proceeded without them.
Invasion of Konoha Arc Edit
Gaara was pursued by the members of
Team 7, along with Shikamaru Nara and
Shino Aburame,
which forced Gaara's siblings to stay behind at different points to
hold off their pursuers. Sasuke catches up and Gaara begins transforming
into Shukaku. As his transformation progressed, Sasuke tried to use
Chidori two additional times, but when both proved ineffective at
stopping Gaara, he was left exhausted. Gaara tried to kill Sasuke, but
was stopped by Naruto and
Sakura's
arrivals. This gave Gaara a short flashback of his betrayed childhood.
Intrigued by Naruto's abilities, Gaara, having pinned Sakura to a tree,
hurt her in order to force Naruto to fight.
Shukaku unleashed.
Naruto, scared, stayed to fight against him to protect his friends.
Though Gaara seemed to have the upper hand, Naruto attacks the lower
base of his tail, using
One Thousand Years of Death learned from
Kakashi Hatake,
(only in this attack, Naruto uses a kunai with an explosive tag
attached to it, which reduces Gaara's defence tremendously when it
explodes, giving Naruto the upper hand in the battle). When beaten down
by the massive shadow clones Naruto then summoned, Gaara, angered,
releases the full body of the
One-Tailed Shukaku. Naruto then summons
Gamabunta right before Gaara could kill him.
Gaara is defeated by Naruto.
After Gamabunta shows his strength, Gaara then emerged and used the
Feigning Sleep Technique
to let Shukaku take full control in the battle. Once Shukaku proved to
be stronger than Gamabunta could handle, he and Naruto used their
Combination Transformation technique to transform into a giant fox (the
Nine-Tailed Demon Fox
in the anime) so he can cling onto Shukaku for Naruto to hit Gaara for
the beast to be resealed. This became successful, but Naruto's chakra
became drained. Gaara trapped him, but Naruto used some of the
Nine-Tails' chakra to break free, then headbutted Gaara, making
Shukaku's body crumble.
With the last of their energy, the two exchanged final blows,
Naruto ending up claiming victory. Gaara was puzzled by Naruto's undying
devotion to his friends, causing Gaara to realise that Naruto's
strength came from the desire to protect those close to him. As Gaara
and his siblings fled the scene, Gaara openly apologised to Kankurō and
Temari, which surprised and confused them. Thanks to Naruto's influence,
the defeat proved to be a major turning point for Gaara.
Sasuke Retrieval Arc Edit
Gaara deflecting Kimimaro's attack.
The
Sand Siblings were called by the
Fifth Hokage to assist the
Sasuke Retrieval Squad in retrieving Sasuke when he defected from Konoha. Gaara arrived to save Rock Lee in time, preventing
Kimimaro's
final blow. Though Lee tried to continue, Gaara stopped him, telling
Lee that he is in no condition to fight since Gaara injured Lee during
the Chūnin Exams. This showed Gaara's new personality. In the fight,
Gaara showed off several new abilities, ending with
Sand Waterfall Imperial Funeral, proving too much for Kimimaro. Once Kimimaro released the second state of his
Cursed Seal of Earth, this proved too much for Gaara's ordinary sand and he was forced to use his
ultimate defence
to protect himself. Realising he was nearly out of chakra, Gaara
burried Kimimaro deep underground. However, in the end he and Lee were
almost killed when Kimimaro
escaped, but were luckily saved by Kimimaro's unknown disease, which finally killed him.
After the battle, Gaara explains even a person on the side of
evil has someone precious to them, and explains to Lee that he was like
Naruto Uzumaki. Later, the two returned to
Konoha. After this, Gaara and the rest of the Sand Siblings returned to
Sunagakure, though in the anime, he and his siblings helped the village's
Academy before leaving, as stated from Shikamaru.
Ultimate Weapon Arc Edit
The Sand Siblings would later appear when they became teachers at a
Konoha-style ninja academy at Suna. As an instructor, Gaara took on the
only student who was willing to train under him,
Matsuri. Because of Matsuri's fear of weapons, Gaara trained her to use a
jōhyō, a relatively non-lethal weapon. When a group of people called the
Four Celestial Symbols Men kidnapped her in order to get to Gaara, Suna then called for aid from the
Konoha 11 to repay their help during the
Sasuke Retrieval Arc.
Gaara using the Spear of Shukaku.
Gaara first fought
Suiko, then he caught and attacked the Four Celestial Symbols Men leader,
Hōki,
but was captured. Naruto tries desperately to save Gaara, though
nothing would work. To escape, Gaara did a partial Shukaku
transformation, reviving the
Takumi Village's ultimate weapon,
Seimei. Gaara stopped the transformation and later destroyed Seimei's armour with
Ultimately Hard Absolute Attack: Spear of Shukaku, and killed him with a
Sand Waterfall Imperial Funeral.
After this, Gaara rests in the Konoha hospital, and overhears
Naruto's conversation with
Jiraiya. Gaara and the rest of the siblings, including Matsuri, leave
Konohagakure.
Kazekage Rescue Arc Edit
Gaara battling Deidara.
Having become the Fifth
Kazekage during the time skip. In Part II, Gaara was targeted by
Akatsuki, who sought to extract Shukaku from within him. Gaara confronted and held his own against
Deidara, crushing his left arm and had him on the run for most of the battle, but his inevitable duty to protect
Sunagakure
was taken advantage of by Deidara, who dropped one of his most powerful
bombs on the village. Gaara prevented any damage being inflicted by
summoning a vast amount of sand to cover it entirely, albeit at the cost
of practically all of his remaining chakra, which left him open for
capture. After having his
Shield of Sand
shattered, he moved the sand he used to protect Suna into the desert
and passed out. Being unconscious, he was taken to Akatsuki's hideout by
Deidara.
Gaara's Shukaku being extracted by Akatsuki.
Although Team Kakashi did their best to save Gaara, they did not
arrive in time to stop Akatsuki's extraction of Shukaku, resulting in
Gaara's death.
Naruto Uzumaki cried in front of him, regretting his inability to save both
Sasuke
and Gaara. He blamed the rest of the Sand shinobi because it was on
their behalf that Shukaku was sealed inside of Gaara in the first place,
and because they let him feel so much pain as a child. However,
Chiyo resurrected Gaara with the help of Naruto's chakra using her
life-restoring technique,
in the hopes that it would make up for her sealing of Shukaku into
Gaara years earlier, and that Naruto and Gaara would both change the
world, by bringing Gaara back to life at the cost of her own.
Chiyo giving Gaara her life energy to bring him back.
Gaara awoke, shocked by being surrounded by his friends from Konoha
and the Sunagakure shinobi that had gone looking for him, all relieved
that he was all right. This was the first time Gaara truly felt loved
and not so alone. Gaara later ordered everyone to pray for Chiyo. Before
Naruto went back home, he tried to say goodbye, but admitted that it
wasn't something he was good at. Gaara used some sand to encourage and
guide Naruto's hand, and the two shook hands, symbolising Gaara and
Naruto's friendship, and Gaara's new characteristics. Even with Shukaku
removed, Gaara still retained his ability to control sand and went on to
continue his work as Kazekage.
Konoha History Arc Edit
Gaara caught in the Suna Captain's Puppet Water Release: Dance of Mystic Rain.
Gaara remembers a joint mission with
Team 7. On the rendezvous point the two teams meet. In Gaara's team are two rookies:
Korobi and
Yaoki,
who are at first scared of Gaara and his abilities. After Sunagakure
sent Gaara on the mission, an assassination squad from Sunagakure, who
were ordered to assassinate Gaara, followed him shortly after. With the
help of Naruto Uzumaki, and his two rookie team-mates, Gaara defeats the
Suna Assassin Captain
and his squad. They then complete their primary mission of eliminating
the bandits. In the end Yaoki and Korobi became some of Gaara's first
friends, thus creating one of his very first bonds with people.
Five Kage Summit Arc Edit
The Summit of the Kage commences.
Because of Akatsuki's increasing activity, the
Fourth Raikage called for a meeting of the five
Kage. Gaara, with Temari and Kankurō as bodyguards, was the first of the Kage to arrive in the
Land of Iron.
When the other Kage arrived and the meeting started, Gaara was the
first to speak. He indicated that, because he was captured by Akatsuki
and died when
Shukaku
was extracted from his body, he considered the organisation very
dangerous. He added that he had previously requested collaboration
between the villages against Akatsuki, but that only
Tsunade of Konoha responded. During the meeting, he was heckled considerably by the
Third Tsuchikage due to his young age, but was defended by the
Fifth Mizukage.
When Sasuke was revealed to have infiltrated the meeting and the
Raikage went to fight him, Gaara voiced his concern with the others'
lack of ethics and says that a world without faith and understanding
would be a world with only fear. When the Tsuchikage offered to give him
tips on how to be a good Kage, Gaara replied by asking him when he
threw away his principles. Gaara, Kankurō, and Temari then left to join
the Raikage's battle with Sasuke. When they arrived, Gaara used his sand
to stop the Raikage and Sasuke from fighting, insisting over the
Raikage's objections that it is for the better. While the Raikage
begrudgingly had his injuries tended to, Gaara tried to convince Sasuke
to stop living in the darkness, citing past experience by saying no good
will come of it. Sasuke could not be convinced, stating that he had
closed his eyes to the light.
The Sand Siblings confront Sasuke.
With a tear in his eye, Gaara shifted his sand to a battle position. Sasuke attackd Gaara with
Amaterasu, but his sand proved too fast for it, earning praise from Sasuke. Gaara then joined Kankurō, Temari, and
Darui in attacking Sasuke. While their combined efforts would ordinarily be unstoppable, Sasuke's
Susanoo
completely protected him. He then produced a cave-in to distract them;
Gaara shielded the others from falling debris with his sand while Sasuke
escaped. They followed him to the Summit hall, where they were met by
Tobi. Tobi sent Sasuke away and told everyone in attendance about his
Eye of the Moon Plan. Because Tobi concluded by requesting that the Kage give him Naruto and
Killer B, Gaara refused, along with the other Kage. In response, Tobi declared the start of the
Fourth Shinobi World War. With this new development, Gaara repeated the need for collaboration. The Kage agreed to a
Shinobi Alliance, but would not allow Konoha to join unless someone more trustworthy than the
current Hokage could be found from the village. Gaara volunteered to approach
Kakashi Hatake.
Gaara talks to Naruto about what to do with Sasuke.
Gaara and his siblings found Kakashi in a nearby motel, in the
company of Naruto. Gaara told them about the what happened at the
Summit, Sasuke's actions, and the war. He added that, because of how
crucial it would be that Naruto and B not be captured by Akatsuki, that
the Kage had decided not to allow either on the battlefield. Much of
Gaara's effort was focused upon convincing Naruto about Sasuke, telling
Naruto that he saw no redemption for him and had given up on him. He
added that, if Naruto truly wanted to be Hokage, he must realise when to
do the right thing. Naruto remained silent, and Gaara and his siblings
left him to reflect, returning to Sunagakure. When they arrived there,
they heard that the
daimyō had approved the formation of the Shinobi Alliance.
Confining the Jinchūriki Arc Edit
To make preparations for the approaching conflict with Akatsuki, Gaara goes to
Kumogakure
to meet with the other heads of the Alliance. He reiterates the need to
send the Nine-Tails and Eight-Tails into hiding. When the
Fifth Hokage
objects to this, he reminds her that she must take others' views into
consideration. She agrees and the jinchūriki are sent to the
Island Turtle.
When they learn that Akatsuki has discovered this hiding spot, it is
decided to send the Tsuchikage as extra protection. As the Tsuchikage
leaves he breaks his hip, so Gaara offers to go instead. The Tsuchikage
goes anyway, and when he returns Gaara shows him the new Allied forehead
protector that has been designed in his absence.
Shinobi World War Arc Edit
Gaara leads the Fourth Division.
Gaara is made Regimental Commander of the primary fighting force as well as Commander of the
Fourth Division. When a Suna and
Iwa
shinobi began quarrelling in the ranks, nearly coming to blows, Gaara
broke them up. He explained to the joined forces that he himself is a
product of the hatred between the villages, yet his fellow jinchūriki,
Naruto, bore him no ill will. At the end of the speech, everyone was
united and all went out for battle. The divisions split up, each headed
for their assigned destinations.
The Fourth Division settles along a rocky terrain. Gaara surrounds their position with his
Sand Sensing, allowing him to detect approaching enemies. In doing so he catches the
revived Mū. He uses his
Third Eye
to gather intel on the situation, in doing so learning that Mū is not
alone; three other revived Kage are with him, among them being his own
father. This information is relayed to headquarters and the Tsuchikage
is sent to provide assistance. Gaara reasons that there is no reason for
the Tsuchikage to strain his back, and is told that his earlier words
are the reason Ōnoki is picking up his principles again.
On the second day of the war, Gaara and Ōnoki decide to advance. Gaara attacks with a
long ranged attack, but his
father counters it with his
Gold Dust. Emerging behind the attack, his father is surprised to see Gaara controlling the sand and not the
One-Tailed Shukaku.
After capturing his father and the other previous generation Kage with
his sand arms, his father asks Gaara where Shukaku is and Gaara replies
that it's gone and that he is no longer a
jinchūriki.
He then reveals that he died when the Shukaku was extracted from his
body, but he was revived by Chiyo. He also reveals that he is now the
Kazekage and had come to understand why his father tried to kill him,
declaring that he no longer hated him as it was for the sake of village.
Gaara fighting his father.
The Fourth Kazekage, shocked at how far Gaara had come, decided to
test his son's worth again by facing him directly. Raising his sand
above his father's Gold Dust, Gaara is able to subdue his father and the
other Kage. Gaara's sand takes on the form of his
mother,
greatly shocking his father. The Fourth Kazekage then finally reveals
the truth to Gaara: that his mother loved him and that she vowed to
always protect him and that the strength he wields isn't the Shukaku,
but his mother
Karura's
strength. As Gaara learn the truth of his mother and her love for him
as well as the truth behind Yashamaru's actions before he died, Gaara is
overcome with emotions. After his father apologises for robbing Gaara
of so much throughout his lifetime he is
sealed and Gaara turns around to face the battlefield with new determination.
Riding his sand, he sets out towards Ōnoki. Upon reaching the area he
senses
Mū right behind Ōnoki and tries to warn him. This attempt however was
unsuccessful and Mū attack throws Ōnoki's back out. Gaara then positions
himself between the two Tsuchikage, as Mū prepares to attack both him
and Ōnoki with his Dust Release. Gaara suddenly glimpses Naruto
preparing to attack Mū from behind with the
Planetary Rasengan.
Even though he is shocked to see him, Gaara quickly uses his sand to
create a foothold for Naruto so as to counter-attack Mū in mid-air after
his initial strike fails. After Mū is defeated, Gaara seals him in sand
and then
binds
him. Facing Naruto now, he asks for an explanation as to why he was on
the battlefield and Ōnoki suggests that they mobilise while talking.
After hearing Naruto's explanation, Gaara asks him if it was OK for him
to be using the
Nine-Tails'
chakra so much to which Naruto retorts that he was going to be Hokage
someday and until then, he would not die, so Gaara shouldn't treat him
like a child. As they split off, Gaara and Ōnoki head off to another
battlefield while Naruto took the other.
Gaara seals the Second Mizukage in sand.
As he arrived on the battlefield and faces the Second Mizukage once
again, he is seen visibly winded as he fights him causing the Second to
ask him if that was all he had. After the Second begins to rant about
them going after Mū first, when he was clearly the strongest, Gaara
tells him that he learned a long time ago not to judge a someone by
their appearance. He later
detects the
Giant Clam
with his sand and raises a platform of sand that Ōnoki uses to prepare
his attack from. After Ōnoki's assault on the clam is successful and the
mirage of the Mizukage that Gaara was speaking to vanishes, Gaara
immediately activates his
Third Eye technique to locate them. With Ōnoki's life seemingly in peril, the Second
shoots him, and it is revealed that Ōnoki was in fact a
sand clone which begins to restrain the Mizukage. The Second's
Hydrification Technique activates immediately, however, before he can free himself, Gaara uses his
Desert Layered Imperial Funeral
technique which seemingly successfully restrains him. Before the
shinobi can rejoice, a huge explosion occurs and the Second's face
appears in the sky. As Gaara watches on in horror, he wonders if it's
genjutsu again. Ōnoki says no, telling him that this was the technique
Mū could do nothing about:
Steaming Danger Tyranny.
Gaara protects the Fourth Divison.
As a clone of the Mizukage emerges from the sky, Gaara tries
attacking with his sand but it's not fast enough. Ōnoki explains to
Gaara the nature of the Mizukage's technique, so Gaara goes after the
Mizukage, whose position is given away by a
sensor. Gaara traps him with the Desert Layered Imperial Funeral technique again, but as he is applying
sealing tags,
they are ripped off by the clone. The Mizukage then tells him that he
would not simply divulge any details pertaining to the technique as he
wanted Gaara to defeat him with his full power or else they'd have no
chance at all when they went up against the leader of the opposing side.
He then tells Gaara that he thought that he was a "golden egg" amongst
the current generation of Kage, but was having second thoughts on the
matter.
Gaara traps the Mizukage's clone with his sand.
As the clone attacks some of the shinobi and prepares to explode
again, Gaara protects them with his sand. He tries to attack the clone
but is once again out-done in speed, and the clone strikes him only to
be revealed as a sand clone. Gaara emerges from the ground and attacks
again. This time, the sand is able to catch and cover the clone. Inside
the sand, it explodes again, but the blast is stifled. The sand breaks
down, exposing his father's
Gold Dust,
which Gaara hid in the sand clone. The gold had melted due to the
explosion and fused with the clones body rendering it unable to move and
harder to explode. The sand on the outer layer that had been drenched
in the Mizukage's hail was cool enough to keep the clone from heating
up. The Mizukage is impressed and states that he was a "golden egg"
after all.
When Naruto's clone arrives on the battlefield, Gaara asks him how things went on his end and Naruto informs him that the
Third Raikage
had been sealed. Gaara then tells him that he'll finish up here as well
and then informs Naruto that the pyramid was his technique when he
mistakes it for the enemy's body. After the Second Mizukage tells Gaara
that he and Naruto made a good duo, Gaara smiles and finishes sealing
him. He then tells a shinobi to report to headquarters and turns his
attention to Naruto, asking him where the original was. The division is
alerted by a sensor that someone was coming, Gaara stares in shock as he
sees
Mū appear on a cliff. As the members of his division exclaim that someone else was up there, who is revealed by Ōnoki to be
Madara Uchiha, Gaara wonders what was going on, drawing their attention to Madara's eyes that gave away the fact that he was
revived. On this revelation the division stands in shock wondering just who
the masked man that claimed to be Madara really was.
Gaara drags Madara out of Susanoo.
Gaara attacks Madara, but he evades and jumps to the ground below.
Madara begins his assault and tears through the division forces. Gaara
uses his sand to catch Madara's arm, creating an opening for a Kumo
shinobi to attack, but Madara easily counters. Naruto finally enters
Sage Mode and Ōnoki
lightens the sand in Gaara's gourd, making it easier to manipulate. Gaara uses the sand to pull Madara out of his
Susanoo, and into the flight path of Naruto's
Rasenshuriken. Their combo fails when Madara reveals his Rinnegan and uses the
Preta Path to
nullify their attacks. Madara retreats to the top of a rock formation and summons a huge
meteorite, which shocks everyone present, causing Gaara wonder if this is the power of a god.
The Five Kage confront Madara.
As the meteorite plummets towards them, Gaara tells his troops to try
and escape as far as they could. Staying behind he attempts to help
Ōnoki who had flown towards the rock in order to
lighten
it. Together with Gaara's sand, they are able to stop the meteorite,
but when Madara sends another one crashing into it, they are unable to
stop it. Predominantly unharmed, Gaara heads toward the Tsuchikage to
find out if he was all-right. As Ōnoki declares that he will fight
Madara, Gaara moves to help an exhausted Naruto to his feet. As Ōnoki
stumbles getting up, Gaara uses his sand to support him, telling him
they would fight together. As Madara and Mū move to attack, they
themselves are attacked by the
Tsunade and
A who arrive on the battlefield. Mei arrives soon after via the
Flying Thunder God Technique and Gaara stands with the other Kage, prepared to fight Madara.
A and Mei fight Madara to buy some time for Tsunade to heal Gaara
and Ōnoki. When Madara decides to test their defences, Gaara and Ōnoki
work together to build a double layered shield of
sand and
rock to block his
attack. Before Naruto's clone disperses Gaara and the other Kage leave with one final message "
win".
As the battle wages on, Gaara
suspends everyone above Madara's
technique.
As Tsunade warns them not to inhale the pollen, Madara attacks Gaara
and the other Kage which cause them to fall into the forest below and
lose consciousness after inhaling the pollen. Regaining consciousness
after Ōnoki
destroys the forest, the Kage watch in shock as the face formed from the DNA of the
First Hokage juts out of the regenerating Madara's now-exposed chest.
Legend of the Stone of Gelel Edit
Gaara and Kankurō came to the aid of a band of Suna villagers who
came under attack. A group of seemingly invulnerable armoured warriors
attacked the shinobi, and it was only Gaara's sand manipulation
abilities that saved the group from certain defeat. The Suna ninja then
destroyed the warship that brought the warriors, only to come under
attack from knights wielding the power of the
Stone of Gelel. Gaara engaged one of these warriors, called
Ranke,
who wielded lightning powers, and was able to thwart her using his
sand. When Ranke transformed into a monstrous form of greater power, she
seemingly outmatched Gaara, until he crushed her using
Sand Waterfall Imperial Funeral. By doing this,
he made lightning rods
to drain her lightning. He is later seen amazed by the destruction the
Gelel caused. It is unclear whether Gaara met Naruto after the incident.
Later, he and Kankurō safely return to Sunagakure.
Naruto Shippūden 3: Inheritors of the Will of Fire Edit
Gaara watches the skies as
Hiruko
introduces himself, claims responsibility for the disappearance of
shinobi with kekkei genkai and announces the Fourth Shinobi World War.
As he and other Sunagakure shinobi travel through a rocky terrain,
San's
bird creature attacks the convoy with its explosive feathers. The
convoy is saved by Jiraiya and Gamabunta. Jiraiya talks with Gaara,
updating him on Konoha's actions, including Kakashi's will to sacrifice
himself. Gaara gives Jiraiya some
special sand, which when thrown in the air gave the Suna troops a temporary cease-fire notice. He leaves to Hiruko's lair, by
soaring through the skies as sand in the wind. He reaches Naruto, Sakura and Sai, telling
Naruto that he won't risk the lives of shinobi in a war. He
removes Sakura and Sai from combat and
fights
Naruto in a fierce battle, combining his sand techniques with taijutsu
as well, but retreated after his defenses were breached and hearing
Naruto's words of resolve. Later, when Shikamaru finds him, Gaara tells
him that by fighting Naruto again after years, he was once again touched
by his resolve, and allowed him to pass. Gaara returns to the troops
and proclaimed that the issue has been resolved, relieving the troops
anxious to return home.
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The Sand Siblings.
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Gaara in Part II.
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Gaara partially transformed into Shukaku.
Gaara caught in Lee's Front Lotus.
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Gaara in his fight with Sasuke.
Shukaku unleashed.
Gaara is defeated by Naruto.
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Gaara deflecting Kimimaro's attack.
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Gaara battling Deidara.
Gaara's Shukaku being extracted by Akatsuki.
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Chiyo giving Gaara her life energy to bring him back.
Gaara caught in the Suna Captain's Puppet Water Release: Dance of Mystic Rain.
The Summit of the Kage commences.
The Sand Siblings confront Sasuke.
Gaara talks to Naruto about what to do with Sasuke.
Gaara leads the Fourth Division.
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Gaara fighting his father.
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Gaara protects the Fourth Divison.
Gaara traps the Mizukage's clone with his sand.
Gaara drags Madara out of Susanoo.
The Five Kage confront Madara.
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