Gaara

* Part I
* Tailed Beast Transformation
* Part II
* Fourth Shinobi War
* New Era

> I took the life of the woman I was supposed to call mother in the process of being born... in order to become the world's strongest shinobi... I became the incarnation of sand....
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> Gaara

> Now there's something I understand a little better. Hate, sadness, even joy. To be able to share it with another person... Naruto Uzumaki. From fighting him I learned that. He knew pain like I did and then he taught me that you can change your path. I wish that one day I can be needed by someone. Not as a frightening weapon... But as the sand's Kazekage
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> Gaara

> Three times now... We've fought world wars for our own nations, our own villages. We've hurt one another. We've hated one another. That hatred bred a lust for power, and that lust for power created ME. I was a Jinchuuriki, the embodiment of hatred and power. And I hated this world, and all the people in it... I wanted to destroy it with my own hands. The exact same thing Akatsuki is trying to do today. But one man, one ninja from Konoha stopped me. I was his enemy, yet he wept for me! I hurt him, yet he called me his friend! He saved me! My enemy, my fellow Jinchuuriki... He suffered the same pain as me, yet bore no ill will! There are no enemies here because we've all suffered at Akatsuki's hand! SO THERE IS NO SAND, NO STONE, NO LEAF, NO MIST, NO CLOUD! THERE ARE ONLY SHINOBI! And if you still hold a grudge against the Sand, then when this war is over, come and take my head instead! Our enemies are after the friend who saved my life! If they take him, if we hand him over, our world is finished! I want to protect him, and I want to protect our world! But I'm too young to protect it all on my own! All of you lend me your aid!
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> Gaara

## 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 his defeat by Naruto Uzumaki and his 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:** **4-C**

**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:** Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Chakra Manipulation Acrobatics, Surface Scaling, Multiple Personalities (As a Jinchūriki), Barrier Creation (Gaara's sand acts independently and will always protect him), Body Control, Sand Manipulation, Gold Dust Manipulation, Wind Manipulation, Earth Manipulation, Electricity Manipulation, Flight, Sealing, Extrasensory Perception with Third Eye, Magnetism Manipulation, Duplication (Can create clones out of sand), Statistics Amplification (Can enhance his speed and physical capabilities with chakra), Can send particles to block and hinder movements, Paralysis Inducement (via paralysis jutsu)

**Lifting Strength:** **Class G** with his sand | **Class G** with his sand | **Class G**, **higher** with his sand | At least **Class G**, **higher** with his sand

**Stamina:** Extremely high, as he can fight for hours non-stop against high-level opponents without getting winded

**Range:** Standard melee range, several 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. Oil also makes his sand extremely heavy and difficult to control

**Notable Attacks/Techniques:**

* **Armor of Sand:** Gaara can cover himself in a compacted layer of sand, providing an additional defense should his Shield of Sand fail.
* **Desert Layered Imperial Funeral:** 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 huge 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 completely unable to move a muscle.
* **Sand Clone:** Gaara uses a clone of sand.
* **Sand Waterfall Funeral:** After wrapping an opponent with sand with either Sand Binding Coffin or Sand Drizzle, Gaara will cause the sand to implode and crush whatever is within it.
* **Sand Waterfall Imperial Funeral:** This technique is a specialty of Gaara, where he makes the land a stage for his representation.
* **Quicksand Waterfall Flow:** This technique creates a massive amount of sand in the form of a wave, covering and "drowning" the opponent in an ocean of sand. From the sand Gaara carries in his gourd, he grinds the rocks and minerals from underground into a large sea of sand and manipulates it like a tsunami that engulfs everything in his line of sight.
* **Shield of Sand:** A technique that is unique to Gaara. Whenever Gaara is about to be harmed, a shield of sand will automatically surround and protect him. The sand will react regardless of Gaara's will, even protecting him from self-inflicted injuries.
* **Third Eye:** Gaara can create an artificial eye made of sand or Gold Dust for extrasensory vision. He can control the size of the eye depending on its use. Its main purpose is spying, as it can form and disperse on any location in command. He can use it to see what's happening outside while surrounding himself in the Shield of Sand for protection during combat.

## Others

**Notable Victories:**

Max Alors (Fairy Tail) Max Alors's Profile (Sasuke's Rescue Arc Gaara and Pre Timeskip Max. Speed was equalized)