Gaara

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==Summary==
Gaara (我愛羅, Gaara) is a shinobi of Sunagakure. Before he was born, Shukaku was sealed within him, resulting in his mother's death. Regarded as a monster by the village and with nobody to love him, Gaara came to despise the world and began relying only on his strength, gaining the title Gaara of the Sand Waterfall (砂瀑の我愛羅, Sabaku no Gaara; English TV "Gaara of the Desert"). After being defeated by Naruto Uzumaki, and witnessing Naruto's unwavering dedication to his friends, Gaara begins emulating Naruto's method and changes Suna's opinions of him. He eventually becomes the village's Fifth Kazekage (五代目風影, Godaime Kazekage; Meaning "Fifth Wind Shadow"), a position he maintains even after Shukaku is removed from his body by Akatsuki.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: physically, with Sand, higher with Partial Transformation | physically, with Sand | At least physically, with Sand | At least physically, with Sand | At least physically, with Sand | At least physically, at least , likely with Sand
Key: Chūnin Exams to Konoha Crush | Sasuke Retrieval | Kazekage Rescue Arc | Fourth Shinobi World War | The Last | New Era
Name: Gaara
Origin: Naruto
Gender: Male
Age: 12-13 (Part I) | 15-17 (Part II) | 19 (The Last), 27 in end of series, 32 in the Boruto Movie
Classification: Human, Kazekage, Jinchuuriki
Powers and Abilities:
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Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Acrobatics, Chakra Manipulation, Multiple Selves (Types 1, 2 and 3 as a Jinchūriki), Statistics Amplification (Shinobi are capable of enhancing their physical capabilities with the use of chakra. The Shunshin no Jutsu allows Shinobi to greatly enhance their speed by focusing chakra in their feetRin no Sho, Page 197Naruto Chapter 24Naruto Chapter 71), Surface Scaling and Water Walking (By focusing chakra at the soles of their feet, Shinobi can scale and cling to vertical surfaces, and even walk on waterNaruto Chapter 18Naruto Chapter 90), Minor Illusion Creation and Duplication (With the Clone TechniqueRin no Sho, Page 220, Shinobi can create illusionary duplicates of themselves that have no physical substance), Shapeshifting (With the Transformation TechniqueRin no Sho, Page 220, Shinobi can transform themselves into other people, animals, plants, and even inanimate objects, such as weapons), Paralysis Inducement (With the Temporary Paralysis TechniqueRin no Sho, Page 176, Shinobi can completely paralyze their targets from close to mid range), Air Manipulation, Electricity Manipulation, Earth Manipulation, Body Control, Sand Manipulation, Instinctive Reaction (Gaara's sand will protect him independently from his will), Barrier Creation (Gaara's sand acts independently and will always defend him), Extrasensory Perception with Third Eye, Flight (Can use his sand as a form of flight for himself and others), Sealing, Sleep Manipulation (Can force himself to fall asleep to transfer control of his body to Shukaku), Non-Physical Interaction with Tailed Beast Chakra Arms (Tailed Beast Chakra Arms users can physically interact with intangible objects like their soul when it's halfway extracted from them), Resistance to Paralysis Inducement, Body Puppetry, and Possession (Bijū and Jinchūriki are capable of resistingNaruto Chapter 444Naruto Chapter 567 the binding effects and control of the Rinnegan's Black Receivers)
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All previous abilities
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All previous abilities except Jinchūriki related abilities, Gold Dust Manipulation
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All previous abilities, Magnetism Manipulation
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Attack Potency: City Block level physically (Easily sent Temari flying and drew blood from herNaruto Chapter 125), Multi-City Block level with Sand (Gaara uses the same sand for offense and his absolute defense. Easily overpowered First Gate Rock Lee while just toying with himNaruto Chapter 84), higher with Partial Transformation (Sasuke described him as a "monster,"Naruto Chapter 127 and Gaara completely overpowered him, with Sasuke stating that he'd be dead if he couldn't dodge his attacks with the SharinganNaruto Chapter 128) | City Block level physically (At least as strong as he was during the Chūnin Exams), Mountain level with Sand (Intercepted an attack from KimimaroNaruto Chapter 212. Crushed Kimimaro with his Sand Funeral, forcing him to use CS1 and create an extra layer of bones to surviveNaruto Chapter 215) | At least City Block level physically (Should be much stronger than he was before the time skip18.58 Tons), Mountain level (Easily crushed Deidara’s armNaruto Chapter 248. Casually raised a massive amount of sand from the desertNaruto Chapter 249139.2 Megatons) | At least City Block level physically (At least as strong as before18.58 Tons), Island level with Sand (He uses his sand for both offense and defense. Consistently matched Rasa's Gold Dust even though it greatly outweighs his sandNaruto Chapter 546Naruto Chapter 547. He was able to hold the Gedo Mazo's chakra chain and stop it from pulling Shukaku, forcing Madara to dematerialize itNaruto Chapter 6604.3 Gigatons) | At least City Block level physically (Should be much stronger than he was prior to the time skip), Island level with Sand (At least as strong as before. Covered and saved the entire Sunagakure village from multiple meteors that were falling toward the village with his sand, and wasn't tired after that4.3 Gigatons) | At least City Block level physically (At least as strong as before18.58 Tons), at least Island level (His Sand is stronger than before4.3 Gigatons), likely Moon level (Sasuke believes the Kage are valuable assets in the fight with Kinshiki and MomoshikiBoruto Chapter 6Boruto Chapter 888.74 Exatons)
Speed: Subsonic+ (Superior to Temari, and could push her aside before she can reactNaruto Chapter 125Mach 0.831), High Hypersonic+ with the Sand Shield (The Sand Shield blocked Yashamaru's explosivesNaruto Chapter 131, which makes it this fastMach 58.338), higher with Partial Transformation (He was able to heavily pressure Sasuke, who struggled to dodge his attacks and went as far as to call him a monsterNaruto Chapter 127), even higher with One Tail (Even faster than before, to the point of Sasuke needing to predict his movements beforehand with the Sharingan just to avoid deathNaruto Chapter 128) | Subsonic+ (At least as fast as before) with Massively Hypersonic reaction speed (Managed to react to CS2 Kimimaro's charge and erected a shield to intercept him.Naruto Chapter 216 Reacted to CS2 Kimimaro's tail swipe and blocked it with his sand.Naruto Chapter 216 Reacted to and stopped CS2 Kimimaro's VineNaruto Chapter 216Mach 291.69), Massively Hypersonic with the Sand Shield (Intercepted CS1 Kimimaro's attack in order to save Lee.Naruto Chapter 212 Blocked Kimimaro's Teshi Sendan.Naruto Chapter 213 His Sand Shield was capable of intercepting numerous attacks from CS2 Kimimaro.Naruto Chapter 216 Managed to tag CS1 Kimimaro with his Sand TsunamiNaruto Chapter 215; however, it should be noted that the sheer scale of the attack was likely a major contributing factor) | At least Massively Hypersonic+ (Can keep up with Deidara and dodge his explosives) | At least Massively Hypersonic+ (Able to battle against MS Sasuke) | At least Massively Hypersonic+ | FTL (Far faster than before. Used his sand to close the distance between Darui and Momoshiki. Reacted to Fused Momoshiki and managed to block his attack in time)
Lifting Strength: Unknown physically, Class M with sand (Can generate vast quantities of sand that can level entire forests) | Unknown physically, Class G with sand (Can lift an enormous amount of sand) | Unknown physically, Class G with sand (Stronger than before) | Unknown physically, At least Class G with sand (Far stronger than before)
Striking Strength: City Block level (Stronger than Temari), Multi-City Block level with Partial Transformation (Comparable to his attack potency) | City Block level (At least as strong as before) | At least City Block level (Should be stronger than before) | At least City Block level | At least City Block level | At least City Block level (Comparable to his Attack Potency)
Durability: City Block level (Comparable to his striking strength), City Block level+ with Sand Armor (Withstood several attacks from First Gate Lee, albeit with slight damageNaruto Chapter 83. Somewhat withstood the Reverse Lotus, although he took significant damage and had to use his Sand Shield to protect him from hitting the groundNaruto Chapter 86), Multi-City Block level with Sand Shield (Much stronger than the Sand Armor), higher with Partial Transformation (Sasuke's attacks were ineffective against him, with the Chidori being his only option to damage him) | City Block level (Comparable to his striking strength), City Block level+ with Sand Armor (At least comparable to his Sand Armor during the Chūnin Exams), Mountain level with Sand Shield (Comparable to his attack potency), Large Mountain level with Shield of Shukaku (Withstood an attack from CS2 Kimimaro and shattered his bones in the processNaruto Chapter 217) | At least City Block level physically (Comparable to his striking strength), Multi-City Block level with Sand Armor (Should be more durable than it was prior to the timeskip), up to Island level with Sand Shield (Blocked Deidara’s C3, which is his most powerful and destructive bomb, using the sand he raised from the surrounding desertNaruto Chapter 249) | At least City Block level physically, Multi-City Block level with Sand Armor, Island level with Sand Shield (Blocked V2 A's Guillotine DropNaruto Chapter 464. His sand shield, alongside Onoki's Stone Golem, was able to stop Madara's Yasaka MagatamaNaruto Chapter 563. He blocked several attacks from Madara's humanoid Susano'oNaruto Chapter 588. He later blocked Sage Mode Madara's Susano'o sword, albeit barelyNaruto Chapter 660) | At least City Block level physically, Multi-City Block level with Sand Armor, Island level with Sand Shield (His sand tanked several meteors) | At least City Block level physically (At least as durable as before18.58 Tons), Multi-City Block level with Sand Armor, Moon level with Sand (Blocks a punch from Fused MomoshikiBoruto Chapter 8177.48 Exatons)
Stamina: Superhuman, as he can fight for hours non-stop against high-level opponents without getting winded
Range: Standard Melee Range, Kilometers with his sand
Standard Equipment: Sand Gourd
Intelligence: Fairly creative in the application of his sand powers; general knowledge of ninja techniques
Weaknesses: His Jutsu can consume large amounts of chakra and can only use the one-tail to its strongest when truly asleep (does not apply after losing Shukaku). Oil also makes his sand extremely heavy and difficult to control
Notable Attacks/Techniques:
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*Sand Manipulation: Sand is a versatile material, most often employed by the shinobi originating from Sunagakure for various purposes, including numerous supplementary functions ranging from concealment to disguise. However, the tool itself rose to prominence in the hands of the jinchūriki of Shukaku, who acquired the ability to manipulate sand through the beast, with the most renowned amongst these being Gaara. While Gaara can control any sand, he keeps special sand in his gourd. This sand is infused with his chakra, allowing him to drive faster and more powerful attacks.
**Shield of Sand: A unique technique to Gaara. Whenever Gaara is about to be harmed, a layer of sand will automatically surround and protect him. The sand will react regardless of Gaara's will, even protecting him from self-inflicted injuries.
**Armor of Sand: Gaara can cover himself in a compacted layer of sand, providing an additional defense should his Shield of Sand fail.
**Sand Binding Coffin (The Coffin of Crushing Sand/Sand Coffin): Using the sand he keeps stored in his Sand Gourd, Gaara immobilises his targets and captures them. Because the sand is naturally malleable, most of the target's usual methods for defence or escape become ineffective once they've been encased by it. They can only wait until Gaara releases or kills them. When killing his targets, Gaara tends to either let them suffocate or use Sand Waterfall Funeral.
***Sand Waterfall Funeral: After encasing a target with sand, such as by using the Sand Binding Coffin, Gaara clenches his fist to cause the sand to contract. The sand presses in on the target from all directions until they're pulverised, killing them. Although some of the target's remains burst through the sand, scattering around the area similar to rain, most of their blood is absorbed by the sand itself. Gaara can moderate the amount of pressure used in the sand's contraction, either making death quick and painless or dragging it out to prolong their suffering. He can also stop short of killing his targets, only compressing the sand enough to break their bones. In this case, however, the damage is so severe that only Tsunade is skilled enough to mend the bones, and even then she anticipates only a 50% success rate. In Gaara Hiden, the Sand Waterfall Funeral is stated to leave no identifiable trace of its victims, making it a useful way to fake a person's death.
**Desert Wave (Sand Wave): The user shapes their sand into a wall to protect against attacks or to block an enemy's path. While initially appearing more curved, Gaara's usage eventually was shaped to appear more structured like a stonewall.
**Air Sand Protective Wall: This air defence technique creates a giant shield of sand that is suspended in mid-air by raising a great amount of sand from the ground. By gathering the best possible mineral-rich sand, the hardness of the shield is considered to be very high. Furthermore, the sand has its defensive strength raised by flowing chakra through it. It was strong enough to protect Sunagakure from Deidara's C3, and stop a lightened Tengai Shinsei. In the The Last: Naruto the Movie, Gaara uses this technique in conjunction with wind-natured chakra, creating multiple giant sand shields, to protect his village from a falling meteor.
**Sand Sword: The user creates a giant blade out of sand to slice through the opponent's body with, which can stretch and slip through shields like a giant snake.
**Desert Suspension (Sand Levitation): Gaara uses sand to create a platform capable of supporting his weight, which he keeps suspended in the air with his chakra. One of the simpler purposes for this technique is as a defence, lifting Gaara out of reach of attacks. While airborne, Gaara can still use his other techniques, such as forming his Shield of Sand around the platform for additional protection. This technique can also be used for transportation, enabling Gaara to travel around quickly. Platforms can be made larger to support allies alongside him, or Gaara can give allies their own platforms.
**Concealed Sand Picture Cat (Sand Sensing): The Concealed Sand Picture Cat is a contact-type sensory technique. By dispersing chakra-infused sand into a specific area, the user is able to discern the presence of moving bodies that come into direct contact with it. This sensing sand can be spread across a wide terrain, or even float in the air allowing aerial foes to be detected. Once the sand comes in contact with a person, it will wrap itself around them, rendering even invisible targets, visible.
**Sand Clone: Gaara shapes his sand into a lookalike of himself that fights for him. Unlike other clone techniques, the sand clone's composition is usually obvious at all times, only taking Gaara's shape and not his exact appearance. Because of this, the clone can be reverted to sand at any time, most often when being attacked; as it's punched or kicked, Gaara can use the clone's sand to immediately capture the opponent's limbs. Alternatively, Gaara can use the clone as a decoy, drawing opponents to it and once they're close enough, manipulating the clone's sand against them. Whereas other clones can only take so much damage before being destroyed, Gaara can reform the sand clone regardless of what happens to it. During the Fourth Shinobi World War, Gaara shows the ability to make a sand clone that looks exactly like the Third Tsuchikage rather than himself. In this case, the sand clone he makes exactly resembles who they're based on, not being sand-shaped lookalikes of previous depictions. Gaara is also able to hide other materials within the sand clones to be used against opponents who attack them, such as Gold Dust against the Second Mizukage's Steaming Danger Tyranny.
**Third Eye (Eye of Sand):Gaara creates an eye out of sand that hovers in the air wherever it's created. Gaara connects the eye with his optic nerve using chakra, allowing him to see whatever is in the Third Eye's field of vision. The eye gives Gaara a useful method of performing surveillance without being noticed; in Sakura Hiden, Gaara manipulates the Third Eye's sand to allow it to double as a listening device. Gaara also uses the Third Eye when fully surrounding himself with the Shield of Sand, allowing him to be protected without sacrificing seeing what opponents are doing. In Gaara Hiden, Gaara is capable of creating several Third Eyes and connect each eye to his optical nerve at once, allowing him to observe things from multiple angles simultaneously.
**Desert Layered Imperial Funeral Seal: Using a large quantity of sand, Gaara covers the enemy with several successive layers of the material before compressing it into the form of a monumental pyramid which acts to imprison the target upon its completion.
**Prison Sand Burial: Gaara using his ability to manipulate sand, loosens the ground below his enemy and catches them in a maelstrom of sand. The swallowed enemy sinks up to two hundred meters underground while entirely unable to move a muscle.
**Sand Waterfall Imperial Funeral: This technique is a specialty of Gaara, where he makes the land a stage for his representation.
**Quicksand Waterfall Flow: Gaara grinds the rocks and minerals underneath using the sand he carries in his gourd. This technique generates a tremendous volume of sand in the shape of a giant wave, engulfing and "drowning" the opponent in a sand tsunami.
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*Sand Shuriken: Gaara, while preparing to enter Tailed Beast Mode, shapes the sand coating his arms into multiple shuriken. By swinging his arms - which are more powerful than normal because of his transformation - the shuriken are launched rapidly, with additional volleys being possible with each additional swing. The Sand Shuriken, made to be stronger than steel, easily cut through whatever they come into contact with. This technique is a useful way to fend off approaching attackers, as well as a good way to stop opponents from fleeing.
*Wind Release:
**Infinite Sand Cloud — Great Breakthrough: While preparing to enter Tailed Beast Mode, Gaara covers his body with sand. With this sand, he is able to form mouths all over his body. Gaara inhales with these and his regular mouth, causing his body to swell up. He then exhales this wind, mixing it with sand that's been coated with his chakra. The resulting sandstorm covers a wide area in front of Gaara and is very powerful, enough to knock down trees and deal extensive physical damage. For these reasons, it is a useful attack against multiple opponents.
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==Notable Matchups==
Victories:
Sasuke Uchiha (Part II) (Naruto) Sasuke's Profile (War Arc Gaara and Five Kage Summit Sasuke were used)
Losses:
Gibril (Azure Striker Gunvolt) Gibril's Profile (Speed was Equalized. 100 meter starting distance)
Clover (CloverVerse) Clover's Profile (Both had prior knowledge, speed was equalized, Chūnin Exams Gaara and Baby Clover used)
Inconclusive:
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