Sasuke Retrieval Arc

Gaara is the son of the Fourth Kazekage, and the younger brother of Temari and Kankuro. Before Gaara's birth, One-Tailed Shukaku beast was sealed within him, in hopes that Gaara would become the ultimate weapon for the Hidden Sand Village. Because a human sacrifice was needed, Gaara's mother, Karura, was used. Before she died, she cursed the Sand Village, hoping Gaara would avenge her death. Gaara was trained by his father, but raised mainly by his maternal uncle, Yashamaru.

Because of the power of Shukaku, the villagers of the Hidden Sand hated and feared Gaara, seeing him only for the monster sealed within him. Because of the danger Gaara imposed, his father began sending assassins to kill him, though when all attempts were met with failure, the Kazekage sent Yashamaru to kill Gaara. As a result, Gaara dealt a lethal blow to him and although he tried to dismiss Yashamaru's attack as an order of the Kazekage, Yashamaru corrected him, by saying that he had willingly accepted the mission. Having never truly loved Gaara, Yashamaru hoped that killing Gaara would avenge the death of his sister and in a last ditch effort to kill Gaara, Yashamaru detonated a number of exploding 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. Gaara then used his sand to etch the kanji for love onto his forehead. 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 forfeiting his desire for friendship.

However, 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.

Having re-allied themselves with the Leaf Village, The Sand Siblings were called by the Fifth Hokage to assist the Sasuke Retrieval Squad in retrieving Sasuke Uchiha 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 Chunin Exams. This showed Gaara's new personality. In the end, he and Lee were almost killed by Kimimaro, but were luckily saved by Kimimaro's unknown disease, which finally killed him.

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