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Seiyuu: Akira Ishida
Ninja Techniques:
Sand Shuriken - Suna Shuriken, Armor of Sand - Suna no Yoroi, Desert Coffin - Sabaku kyuu, Desert Graveyard - Sabaku SouSou, Sand Clone - Suna bunshin no jutsu, Shield of Sand - Suna no Tate, Sphere of Sand
Gaara is known as "Gaara of the Desert" and is an infamous genin from the Hidden Sand Village. To most of his opponents, he appears to be a stoic and completely ruthless enemy, so one would never guess that his life was full of tragedy. Gaara was born as an experiment for the Hidden Sand Village, in which they combined his spirit with that of a demonic sand spirit called Shukaku in order to make him the village's ultimate weapon. As a result, his mother died while giving birth to him, and her spirit became a shield of sand that protects Gaara against any attack. Because of the evil spirit sealed within him, Gaara was feared, loathed, and ignored my nearly all the people in the village, much like Naruto was. As a result, he grew up without ever knowing what love was, and because his shield of sand would always protect him from harm, he never even knew what pain was either, except for the pain in his heart. Even his father, the village's hokage Kazekage, treated him like he was nothing more than a possession. The only one who was kind to him was his caretaker, Yashamaru, who was also the brother of Gaara's mother. Yashamaru taught Gaara the difference between physical wounds and wounds in the heart; the former can be cured by medicine, while the latter can only be healed by love. Although Gaara knew only the pain in his heart, Yashamaru explained to him that the sand which protects him is a symbol of his mother's love.
By the age of six, Gaara became unstable and unable to control his incredible sand powers. His father realized that he was now becoming a threat to the village. So he sent one assassin after another to kill him. But because of his uncontrollable powers, Gaara was able to kill all the assassins, even though he didn't intend to. And when he found out that one of the assassins he killed was Yashamaru, and that Yashamaru had always secretly hated him, Gaara became even more emotionally unstable. After that, Gaara began living by his own philosophy of only loving himself; that because he cannot receive pain and has never experienced any positive feelings from others, the only way he feels alive is when he uses his powers to kill. In order to keep his reason for being and prove his existence he must continue to kill others and love only himself(the kanji tattooed on his forehead means "love.")
Gaara first came to Hidden Leaf Village during the chuunin exams, along with his siblings Temari and Kankuro. Right away he made an intimidating impression on the other ninjas. He was paired up to battle Rock Lee in Round Two, and he probably would've killed him if Gai hadn't interrupted their fight. After Round Three of the exams was halted because of Orochimaru's attack on Hidden Leaf Village, Gaara's Shukaku became even more uncontrollable, until it was finally the one controlling Gaara! Naruto was forced to fight the powerful Shukaku with his own powers from the Nine Tailed Fox spirit inside him. Naruto sympathized with Gaara because they were both the same; born with evil spirits inside them and shunned because of it. After an intense and difficult battle, Naruto finally defeated the Shukaku which brought Gaara back to his senses. After losing to Naruto and experiencing the unfaltering determination that Naruto fought with in order to protect his friends rather than himself, Gaara began to branch away from his cold and selfish outlook on life. Later on, the Hidden Leaf and Sand Villages became allies, and Gaara, Temari, and Kankuro were dispatched to assist Shikamaru's team on a mission. Gaara ironically came to help Rock Lee, and although he still fought with a rather passive attitude, it's obvious that he now feels a bit more obliged to use his powers to protect others as well as himself.