Rasa (Naruto)

Rasa is a minor character in Naruto. He is the Fourth Kazekage of the Sand Village and father of Temari, Kankuro and Gaara. He is responsible for imbuing the latter of his children with the One-Tailed Shukaku.
He was voiced by Masahiko Tanaka in Japanese and Crispin Freeman in English.
== Biography ==
Due to the Land of Wind's daimyō reducing Sunagakure's budget and opting for Konohagakure's cheaper services, Rasa saw his village's survival threatened. To safeguard it, he focused on enhancing the village's ninja quality. Consequently, he instructed Chiyo to seal Shukaku within his youngest son, Gaara, aiming for him to become Suna's ultimate weapon. Tragically, this led to Gaara's premature birth and the death of Rasa's wife, Karura, despite his desperate attempts to save her.
Rasa trained Gaara in ninjutsu but distanced him from his older siblings by assigning his brother-in-law, Yashamaru as Gaara's caretaker. As Gaara's unstable powers emerged, Rasa realized his error and considered Gaara a danger to Suna's inhabitants. The village's dwindling resources and the council's dismissal of Gaara as useless pressured Rasa into a dire plan with Yashamaru to test Gaara's control over Shukaku. However, this plan resulted in Yashamaru's death and unleashed Shukaku's rampage, compelling Rasa to intervene using his Gold Dust to stop the beast.
Subsequently, Rasa deemed Gaara a failure and ordered his assassination, albeit unsuccessfully. As Gaara gained better control over his abilities through isolation, Rasa saw an opportunity to harness his son's potential, halting further attempts on Gaara's life.
Moreover, Rasa orchestrated Pakura's demise in an unjust peace treaty with Kirigakure, falsely blaming Iwagakure to incite conflict. During the Third Shinobi World War, he positioned his forces at the Suna borderline when Konohagakure sought peace with Iwa, ready to handle any conflicts that might arise.
Additionally, Rasa enforced a rule at the Sunagakure Academy barring children lacking proficiency in ninjutsu or genjutsu from attending. He also mentored Shigezane in Water Release techniques to procure gold dust for the Kazekage.
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