Talk:Gaara

To do

• Development during the Chuunin exam arc.
• Appearance in Sasuke Rescue & Naruto II arc.
• About Naruto's identification with Gaara.
• At least one good body-sized picture (Taken from anime under fair use? Fanart with premission from the author?) --AceMyth July 5, 2005 21:51 (UTC)

Moved 'Gaara' to 'Gaara of the Desert'?--JadziaLover 5 July 2005 22:05 (UTC)

I don't think I can point to an exact reason, but "Gaara of the Desert" is the full name he uses to introduce himself, and I think we should use it. This way we pre-emptively deal with possible disambiguation issues and the title provides more context (Notice that to the average person 'Gaara' sounds like it might be anything really but 'Gaara of the Desert' immediately tips one off that the article deals with a person).

Aside from that, may I ask what your source for asserting Gaara knows Shunshin no Jutsu is? --AceMyth July 5, 2005 23:29 (UTC)

Good enough reason ^_^ I just wanted to know, since the data books call Gaara just 'Gaara' and he's almost always called 'Gaara' except when he's introduced or something.

The first Data book has Gaara listed as one of the users of Shunshin no Jutsu. He uses it during to preliminaries, to get down to the arena floor just before his name is announced, using sand to hide his Shunshin ^^ --JadziaLover 5 July 2005 23:41 (UTC)

Oho! Sorry for ignorantly taking it down then ^^;; --AceMyth July 6, 2005 00:21 (UTC)

And also to get down to the ground in episode 21, after he scolds Kankurō. SpionKop 05:56, 21 April 2006 (UTC)

Gaara of the Sand will take preference over the Japanese name once the anime begins its run in the U.S., as it is assumed that name will be used in the U.S. anime. WhisperToMe 02:53, 23 July 2005 (UTC)

i think we should add a note under some kind of fan trivia section that whenever gaara is drawn by fans, the complicated kanji on his forehead (meaning love) is replaced by a heart.

What happened?!! I worked for a few good hours on the section of the Sasuke retrieval arc- and I just checked over the page again, and everything is GONE. I dont know if I did something wrong, or the information was incorrect... but I worked hard, and put in a picture.. can someone tell me what is going on if you took it out? I would really appreciate it.

Kaze ai 04:18, 29 December 2006 (UTC)

It looks like User:Someguy0830 reverted you; he said "describing in detail serves little purpose" [1]. --Merovingian ※ Talk 04:25, 29 December 2006 (UTC)

Gah, ya beat me to it. To elaborate on that, it's best to condense plot summaries as much as possible. As nice as it is to get a blow by blow, we have the plot articles (see the navbox at the bottom) for the larger descriptions. – Someguy0830 (T | C) 04:28, 29 December 2006 (UTC)

yeah, no i read that about a minute or so after I posted above, but thanks

Kaze ai 04:29, 29 December 2006 (UTC)

Gender!

"Six-year-old Gaara with his Uncle Yashamaru." -- it looks like a kid and a chick in that picture, not an uncle (which implies male)

Yashamaru is feminine, yes, but he's male nevertheless.

Also, Yashamaru is a boy's name. SpionKop 21:12, 23 May 2006 (UTC)

Seriously!That was a guy! Nevertheless, Gaara's uncle! What! When did this happen? so so so confused... -Maymi Hatake

(1 December 2006) "-Maru" is a masculine name ending, as in Shikamaru or Konohamaru. Yashamaru is a male's name. - Kaas

SERIOUSLY, this "guy" does look like a chick I mean "huh?"... Peridotprincess 00:42, 2 January 2007 (UTC)

O please grow up. Yashamaru is a man and u should know that if you follow up on the story so you shouldnt make stupid jokes like that and say he "looks like a chick". i hate when people act immature and do this like with Orochimaru and Haku.QuietDrive627 21:40, 1 March 2007 (UTC)

question

how do we know that garaa can still control sand after he had his sand thingy taken out of him?

I don't remember well, but I remember him using sand to shake Naruto's hand after Chiyo revived him. Could be making that up, though. SpionKop 22:31, 2 May 2006 (UTC)

SpionK0p is correct, the source for this is manga ch 281 p 10. Of course, I doubt it would be difficult for any moderately talented chakra user to manipulate such a small amount of sand, so it is not yet clear how much of Gaara's fearsome abilities remain. Meersan 05:14, 30 May 2006 (UTC)

Gaara in "Naruto 2" Arc

Someone should consider expanding the article soon, as Gaara is 99% likely to fully return next chapter(279) and therefore there will be significant info updates in the coming chapter.

I'd like to do it myself, but unfortunately, right now I have too many things on my hands. Satanael 14:31, 2 October 2005 (UTC)

Hey I was just wondering if it was true that Gaara really can't fight he just uses techniques(sp). I haven't really seen him proform so I don't know.

there is one scene in the manga and the anime where a drained gaara, before starting his transformation into shukaku, slam-whacks his big sis into a tree some yards away with one arm. that would seem to make the case that gaara either chooses not to fight using his own physical strength or (more likely) was not really trained to. whichever is true, it certainly doesn't indicate that gaara is incapable of taijutsu, as this article states. demivisage 16:53, 17 November 2005 (UTC)

Chestnuts odd?

Why is, as one of his least favorite foods, chestnut glace odd? What's odd about it? Is it about Temari's favorite food being roasted chestnuts?

Mechanical Errors

There were a few mechanical errors which I corrected. 123fakestreet

"Gaara of the Sand Waterfall"

... and Sabaku no Gaara (Gaara of the Sand Waterfall) in the original Japanese. Sabaku, when written as 砂漠, means "desert." This is why Gaara is often called 'Gaara of the Desert' in English.

I rephrased this to put Gaara of the Desert as the primary translation since it's the one that's used most often (if not always). --Pentasyllabic 22:35, 19 January 2006 (UTC)

Well... it's wrong. 砂漠 means "desert", 砂瀑 means "Sand Waterfall" (or "Sandfall", as I usually translate it ^^). The two are written with different kanji.

Sabaku desert is written with the kanji for "Sand" (砂) and "Vague", "Desert", or "Wide" (漠)

Sabaku sandfall is written with the kanji for "Sand" (砂) and "Waterfall" (瀑).

The double meaning of Gaara's nickname can also be found in his jutsu. Sabakurou , for instance, is written with the kanji for "Sand" (砂), "Bind" (縛), and "Prison" (牢). Creating the name "Sand Bind Prison". Again there's a double meaning for "Sabaku"

Viz was probably closer with their translation then the fan translators, even if it's hard to admit.

By the way, as an encyclopædia, Wikipedia should state foremost what's right, not what's common. At least in my opinion ^^

I had a reply typed up but something went wrong and it didn't submit or something, but to make it short: It didn't occur to me that Gaara's name could have multiple written forms, I explained the above on the main page, and JadziaLover is god of Japanese, or something like that. --Pentasyllabic 00:47, 20 January 2006 (UTC)

Wounds

Does Gaara bleed? All I ever see is sand coming out of him.

He usually has a thin layer of sand covering his entire body to act as a shell, and the sand automatically reacts to prevent him from being injured. Nevertheless, he bleeds when he uses the sand to carve the "ai" kanji on his forehead, and later on freaks out when Sasuke's Chidori breaks through his shoulder, and he sees his own blood. He also bleeds during his fight with Naruto near the end of the arc.

He bleeds alot when Naruto headbutts him. That was messy! -Count Mall

Why does he freak out? he sees other peoples blood... what's the difference between that? Makes no sense. -Maymi Hatake(yes, kakashi's daughter)

(1 December 2006) My opinion is that perhaps he fears seeing his own blood as much as he fears dying, thus his once unreasonable efforts to allow no one "to destroy [his] existence". It would also be rather frightening, I believe, to be injured in a fight for the first time, especially at the time when Sasuke attacked him, a point where he was obviously reaching the peek of his mental instability... - Kaas

I think it freaks him out because he feels scared that he is becoming as he became vulnerable to others attacks. I think it was Temari who said during the Chunnin Exams "Gaara's Beeding?!?!" apparently it isn't normal for him to bleed.Peridotprincess 00:46, 2 January 2007 (UTC)

I think he's scared because of all the blood he's seen when he was younger. You know, when his father sent ninjas to kill him. The sand naturally protected him, and, as a result, killed the assasins and that of course made them bleed. Gaara was only a child when this happened, and I guess he's haunted by the memory of seeing death and blood when he was a yound boy. He doesn't want to see more blood. That's my opinion anyways. --Tohru Honda13^{Sign here!} 00:55, 2 January 2007 (UTC)

No,that's not it.If he was so afraid of blood and hated it,why would he take every attempt possible to kill others.Shonen Jump Master 02:13, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

Well, obviously gaara isnt afraid of anyones blood but his own. maybe its because hes lived his whole life protected by the sand shield, and when he got chidoried (lol) he freaked out because he finally saw his own blood. Besides, he even said that he kills because it makes him feel alive, so he wouldnt be afraid of blood altogether, but just his own. i mean, come on! his dad has been trying to assassinate him since he was 6!! KKIPPES 05:57, 7 March 2007 (UTC)

That's true maybe he's afraid of dying but he did say "what's the point in living if you have nothing to live for" he HAS nothing to live for, unless he wants something, like Sasuke's life... but that's beside the point. -Maymi Hatake

He lives to kill others. What other reason do you need? Gaara is unstable because he has flashbacks from his ruined childhood. He freaks out when he sees his own blood because he loves himself the most and he can't handle the thought of him dying. And he can't believe someone actually hurt HIM.

Sasuke Retrieval arc

"If anything, Gaara felt that his opponent was pathetic and stupid." -- I removed this sentence because I don't think it's supported by the manga/anime. Gaara says Kimimaro is brainwashed by Orochimaru (ch 217 p 5 Inane translation) and stubborn (ibid p 10) but it seems pretty clear that Gaara has an understanding of (and even sympathy for) his opponent, rather than believing Kimimaro to be stupid. His final words are "Even if you know they're bad/evil... a person can't defeat loneliness.". A fitting coda to one of the best fights in the series.

Also, I changed some of the wording about the Gaara/Kimimaro fight to make it clearer. Gaara essentially admits he would have been defeated when he says "We would have been completely beaten, wouldn't we?" (ibid p 14, Inane translation). Lee immediately refutes this, saying luck is a part of strength, but the key to the fight is the difference between Kimimaro fighting for a person he believes in vs. Gaara fighting for only himself (though starting to change after his fight with Naruto) and the strength this gives to Kimimaro. - Meersan 05:09, 30 May 2006 (UTC)

Automatic Defense

Shouldn't we just go ahead and say that Gaara no longer has the automatic defense? The Shukaku was the one that caused it, not Gaara, which is evident of the fact that it was in effect even when Gaara tried to commit suicide (I think he did. Or he was just trying to cut his hand. Either way, it doesn't matter, 'cause the defense still protected him). Since the Shukaku is gone, there's nothing stopping him from being harmed from outside forces. The Wretched 22:49, 6 July 2006 (UTC)

No, he may still have that regardless. Chakra fusing and all that. – Someguy0830 (Talk | contribs) 22:55, 6 July 2006 (UTC)

He probably doesn't have the automatic defense now. He could use still use chakra to form sand as a shield, but it would probably be a huge drain. We won't know any of this until we see him again and that might not be for a long time in the manga.--67.80.145.64 02:47, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

Not exactly. The Shukaku caused him to be able to control sand, and his sand control abilities remain intact. We better not say anything until it is confirmed. --Doomed Rasher 17:23, 19 July 2006 (UTC)

The above is true, we have no idea of the extent to which Gaara lost his powers. It is stated that Shukaku only has two to three times the Chakra level of a normal human being, so Garaa with sufficient training may only have a slight drop in his power level. He is also the Fifth Kazekage after the timeskip, so this indicates that he still must have a great amount of power, without Shukaku. There are numerous characters that exhibit increased chakra levels above human standards throughout the series without being posessed by a Demon, and as stated above, Gaara has reached Kage level, so the new Gaara may not be that different from the old Gaara. Who knows, we may even see some type of Taijutsu augmented sand attacks sometime soon.

--71.112.163.62 08:17, 28 July 2006 (UTC)

I don't know exactly how the sand automatically protected Gaara, but I had thought it was because his mother's will lived on through the sand? I seem to recall Yahamaru telling that to Gaara in the little love/wounds scene. I may be wrong, but I don't think extracting Shukaku would effect the defense. I don't know about his control of sand, though, but I agree with the above. --Anonymous 14:40, 9 Oct 1006

Well, just when he was about to kill Naruto andShikamaru in the Chuunin Exam but instead he killed the 2 shinobi who tried to bribe him, he was saying to the "sand" that he was sorry for not having good sacrifices, and we know how angry his mother was before she died, but it might've just been the Shukaku. --Gaara the Fifth Kazekage 21:49, 15 December 2006 (UTC)

Haha wrong! Gaara talks to the sand because he wants to believe that his mothers spirit is really in there, he wants to believe that she loved him. Yashamaru just told him that because of fear of him discovering the powers of Shukaku. Gaara will still be able to control sand fully except his automatic sand protetcion and Shukaku won't work. And my Gaara will finnaly be able to sleep! ^^.

Gaara is not overly Homicidal.

The author implies, if not outright says that Gaara means to kill everyone but himself. This is not true. Gaara obviously is homicidal, but not to the point that the article says. The article states that Gaara finds meaning in killing anyone who threatens his existance and then in parentheses says "Anyone Who is not himself" This is incorrect. Gaara does thrive on killing people that want to kill him, as evidenced in the Second Stage of the Chuunin exam when he states "I will kill anyone I encounter." This could be seen as favoring the article, however, everyone in that part of the exam was out to kill each other, so Gaara would have taken pleasure in killing every single team but his own. Also, Gaara obviously knew that Hinata's team was hiding in the bushes after he stated he would kill all in his path, yet decided to move on anyway. I removed one part making the article more correct, but someone should consider revising the paragraphs talking about his thirst for blood to make them more accurate.

I don't get it. Maybe he didn't want to waste chakra. There are many reasons. Besides it's the author not him. -Maymi Hatake

He does say in Rock Lee's hospital room that he concluded that he existed to kill anyone who wasn't him, but I never got the impression that he would go around killing randomly. There was method to his (then) madness.

(14 November 2006) Agree with the first point. It has not been implyed that Gaara would go out of his way to kill 'everyone', but rather anyone 'who gets in his way.' To my knowledge, Gaara never went out to find a victim, instead, he only killed those who seemed to threaten him or whatever he may have wished to do in each case. It's a matter of speculation however, so perhaps it would be wise to include both opinions of his past behavior. -Kaas

Gaara viewed the world as his play toy- he commented to Naruto and Shikamaru that if the world was created and filled with people for him to kill, it was a wonderful world indeed. He intended to kill everyone beside himself, because that was what he concluded was the purpose of his life- to love no one but himself. I agree with the second point made, there was a method to his madness; he was called a "genius" by Kankuro during the Gaara and Lee fight- If Gaara was a genius, he wouldn’t go around killing randomly. In the Death Forest, he was talked into moving on by Temari, even though he knew Hinata and co. were in the bushes. Perhaps he thought he could deal with them later in the exam.

~~KazeAi

I'm pretty sure that the author who put that Gaara is overly homicidal was just vandalism. I've found that before and just reverted it. --Tohru Honda13^{Sign here!} 00:34, 29 December 2006 (UTC)

I agree with Kaas. Those guys at the Chuunin Exams who told him to lose the match got in his way and threatened him (sorta). So, in turn, they were slaughtered mercilessly. Hinata's team did not get in his way, so he did not kill them. Shigure's team: Dead. Those 2 guys: Dead. Hinata, Kiba, and Shino: not Dead. If you stop to think about it, it makes sense. KKIPPES 06:01, 7 March 2007 (UTC)

Ya, I know that Gaara once said "I exist to kill every human besides myself" but he dosen't, like, just go around killing people. Only the stupid ones that get in his way. Lover of the sand 20:32, 3 April 2007 (UTC)

All very good points (i liked the last one =). So is he or is he not? That is the question...-Maymi Hatake

Biju?

Does anyone think it's possible that Gaara has a demon inside him? Just a theory, a far fetched theory. Neo89

face-palm

Do you just not read the articles or something? Go read it. – Someguy0830 (Talk | contribs) 18:34, 2 September 2006 (UTC)

Wow, are you going to tell us next that you think there might be a demon inside Naruto, too? And that, somewhere, there's a group of nine guys that are after it? I'd say, "No way..." (/end over the top sarcasm) Treima 02:01, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

Um, Naruto does have a demon inside him... —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 24.229.170.30 (talk) 22:02, 2 January 2007 (UTC).

Dude, no offence but you're crazy. Next thing you know, people will be saying that the 4th is Naruto's dad and that some clans have bloodline limits.Gaara the Fifth Kazekage 02:31, 17 December 2006 (UTC)

Hold on now, the 4th being Naruto's Dad hasn't been confirmed yet. At all. At least, not by any official sources. Ansalo 18:05, 26 December 2006 (UTC)

actually the yondaime is naruto's dad. he wouldnt take someone else's baby just to seal some nine-tailed fox who is the king of the tailed beasts. that would just be wrong. kai hyuuga

Decent point. and Treima and Gaara the Fifth Kazekages sarcasm levels are making me bleed! lol to both of you. pip pip, cheerio and all that. KKIPPES 06:03, 7 March 2007 (UTC)

So Gaara dont have a demon inside him at all? - Grafity232 4:19 PM, 4 March 2007 (UTC)

I've removed the line about Kazekage

It's a huge spoiler!

But that's what we have spoiler tags for. Anyone who is afraid of ruining Naruto II for themselves would be wise to avoid the sections of the character articles that say "Naruto II" or "Part II" on them. That's just common sense. Treima 01:19, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

As I see it on 31, October 2006, it is mentioned ABOVE the spoiler tag near the top of the article that "Gaara is also now known as the Fifth Kazekage..."! Readers are given absolutely no warning. I will move it to a far more appropriate spot, beneath the Part II section. Deletion, I agree, is unnecessary. -Kaas

Yeah, an anon user added that line after I posted my comment. I see it has since been removed. Treima 00:36, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

Wikipedia is not censored. Even if it gives things away, as long as it benefits the article, it should be included.--SUIT ⁴² 04:13, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

Agreed, but any reasonable step that allows casual fans to view the article without soiling their enjoyment of the series should be taken. That's what the spoiler tags are for in the first place. I've got no problems with the Kazekage thing, just so long as we can throw it underneath a spoiler tag. Having it at the tippy-top of the article isn't only pointless, it's mean. Treima 04:28, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

So Gaara doesn't have a demon inside him at all?

Age

He was born in janury it should be 12-14.

I shouldn't even have to explain why this is flawed. Its... not... real... life..., get... it? – Someguy0830 (T | C) 02:25, 2 December 2006 (UTC)

Dude, he was just asking. No need to act like he's stupid or something.74.167.170.215 02:11, 26 February 2007 (UTC)

Well, we have the data and a source, so hhe shouldn't need to ask..Lord GaleVII 22:30, 26 February 2007 (UTC)

just frickin' look on the wikipedia page for Gaara and it says that he was born on January 19th and that he is 12-13 in Part I, and 15 in Part II. Just use your resources better! Williamdude1 06:48, 28 May 2007 (UTC)

Er, this thread is about two months old. There's no reason to revive old threads for the sake of what one could interpret as a personal attack. You Can't See Me! 04:52, 28 May 2007 (UTC)

Target vs. victim wording

In the following line "For the next six years, Gaara would be the victim of almost constant assassination attempts, all ordered by his father," I think the term target is more appropriate; use of the term victim in this context implies that the assassination attempts were successful, which they were not. --BrokenSphere 03:31, 8 December 2006 (UTC)

Seconded! Treima 03:32, 8 December 2006 (UTC)

The key word is "attempts" Lascoden 03:59, 25 December 2006 (UTC)

Seconded to Lascoden and Thirdededed...ded to BrokenSphere!! KKIPPES 06:05, 7 March 2007 (UTC)

Name

I am not that familiar with Japanese, so I don't understand how one gets "Gaara" from ware wo ai suru shura. Can someone explain? Danny Lilithborne 08:33, 15 December 2006 (UTC)

我愛羅

(我)を(愛)する修(羅)

Taken from the kanji. Yeah, I don't get it, either, but that's apparently how it's derived. – Someguy0830 (T | C) 08:53, 15 December 2006 (UTC)

It's just a different pronunciation of the words. --Pentasyllabic 17:56, 15 December 2006 (UTC)

Japanese is different from English in that their writing system is not tied very strongly to phonetics. Individual glyphs have multiple readings; some based on Chinese pronouciation and some based off local pronouciation. Think of it as how we might pronounce ♥ as "heart" or as "love", depending on the context. Further, groups of kanj can make up words that are more than the sum of their parts, and that as a group have a pronouciation completely independent of the pronouciation of the various elements.

Anyway, Gaara's name is pronounced as Gāra (ガーラ) but it is written as 我愛羅. It's just that simple. –Gunslinger47 11:02, 17 February 2007 (UTC)

Eyes

i read through the whole article, and i might have missed it, but does the article explain the rings around gaaras eyes and how they keep him awake? Lord GaleVII 01:59, 15 February 2007 (UTC)

It doesn't seem so. The information is on the page about tailed-beasts though. Retlor 02:18, 18 February 2007 (UTC)

its because of the one-tailed shukaku sealed inside of him. the rings are just a mark showing the shukakus presence in him, much like narutos cheek lines, and he has insomnia because if he ever fell asleep, the shukaku would eat away his personality and take control of him. it says all this in the biju page under one-tailed shukakuQuietDrive627 23:41, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

I'd also like to add in, for the people who make fun of him, that GAARA DOES NOT WEAR EYELINER AROUND HIS EYES!!! I get so sick and tired after the fiftieth person has said that to me. he doesn't. Like Quietdrive said it's just the demon inside of him. - Maymi Hatake

Wrong again. Jiriaya implied to Naruto that those are insomnia rings. His eyelids are black because he didn't sleep after he was boen. NEVER. Not because of Shukaku. Shukaku is a DOG not a RACOON.

Shukaku is a tanuki. Tanukis have the same sort of "masks" as racoons. You Can't See Me! 11:57, 24 May 2007 (UTC)

It's a double meaning. JuJube 00:05, 25 May 2007 (UTC)

registration number?

yo, wat is gaara's reg. #????? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 70.106.93.130 (talk) 01:56, 16 February 2007 (UTC).

It's an unimportant little factoid. For those who are curious, however, it's 56-001. ~SnapperTo 01:58, 16 February 2007 (UTC)

what does that even mean? KKIPPES 06:06, 7 March 2007 (UTC)

Probably the number on his passport, like the one Temari flashed to Sakura when they first met... Or the one Naruto purposely made a weird pic for right after graduation >_> -- Seraphchoir 13:00, 20 April 2007 (UTC)

False Editting

Someone has stated that after the shukaku is extracted by the Akatsuki that Gaara dies as Chiyo was unable to revive him , this is FALSE and needs editting. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 84.69.23.32 (talk) 09:53, 25 February 2007 (UTC).

I can't see what you're talking about. If you see something like this in the article, please Be Bold and make the correction yourself. –Gunslinger47 18:12, 25 February 2007 (UTC)

I also found something like that but it read "However, freakin Tsunade resurrects Gaara with her life-restoring technique in the hopes that it will make up for her sealing of the Shukaku into Gaara years earlier, bringing Gaara back to life at the cost of her own." So I fixed it

Another Defense

Shouldnt the technique Gaara used in the finals of the chunin exams agaianst sasuke where he creates a sand dome to transform into the shukaku be considered another defensive technique of his? The article says it is a variation of the sand shield, but it took longer to create and is much more powerful than the sand shield. Im really curiuos about this so please help me discuss so i can see your opinion.QuietDrive627 23:46, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

It's just the Sand Cocoon, within which he transforms into his half-Shukaku form. It takes longer to create and is harder to maintain because it requires much more sand. Treima 01:36, 27 March 2007 (UTC)

ok but then shouldnt there be another move listed called the "Sand Cacoon"?24.185.163.37 20:13, 27 March 2007 (UTC)

Gaara?

Um, does he have a last name like everyone else, or is it just "Gaara"? 74.167.170.215 17:31, 5 March 2007 (UTC)

To my knowledge, no one from the Land of Wind has been given a family name. –Gunslinger47 18:23, 5 March 2007 (UTC)

ya, does he have a last name? i don't think so......Lover of the sand 21:05, 26 March 2007 (UTC)lover of the sand Lover of the sand 21:05, 26 March 2007 (UTC)

i'm pretty sure lover of the sand is right. i don't think he has a last name ---ichliebezuko

Kazekage

When exactly does Gaara become Kazekage?24.185.163.37 21:50, 6 March 2007 (UTC)

Unknown. Some time during the time skip. I'd guess within the last year. –Gunslinger47 01:14, 7 March 2007 (UTC)after the last filler arc he does though technically he does at the end of the last naruto I manga chapter right before the time skip

Gaara/influences

Lately Ive been having more and more interest in Gaara's character, what his psyche is, likes, dislikes, what’s his place in the series and the influence in his creation.

Which brings to thought- Gaara is very much influenced by Arab Culture.

Now don't go saying "Oh yeah thanks for pointing out the obvious”. While it’s true his attire is remarkably in fashion by Arabs its more the context of his character that we begin to see this. For example lets start from the beginning:

We all know the dragon ball series created by Akira Toriyama, and we all remember such memorable characters like Piccolo and the Nameks. And iam sure anyone can see the Arabian tones in Piccolos character and the Nameks in general. But did you know Masashi Kishimoto (creator of Naruto) said he was heavily influenced by Akira Toriyama and his work on Dragon ball Z. Both stories seem to have a Oriental-Arabian style theme and somewhat the same setting.

But of course the real foot notes here is his outfit, the crossed armed posture we see Piccolo always in and notably characters like Jaffar from Arabian nights, also insomnia and the fact that he's a sand nin. The outfit speaks for itself very much Arabian, the supposed eye liner which is in fact just signs of sleep deprivation also has an Arabian undertone and of course the sand country. Did Masashi use Arabs as a research vessel in his creation of the desert people in Naruto. You can't have a desert without desert people and so of course he would make the sand village and Gaara a direct reflection of the Arabian Peninsula.

Next is his name- The name Gaara is written like this "ガアラ" by (katakana syllables) this syllables are used to write foreign words. That means the name isn't a direct Japanese word "there is no meaning of name in the dictionaries". But take a look at this http://kaswarah.jeeran.com/new2/colorcave2.jpg That’s the Gaara mountain! Its located in sudia arabia near the Al-esa village... The name while having no direct meaning in Japanese has over a few in Arabic. "Gaaraa"(Ghayrah/الغيره) in Arabic is the word describing a context of an emotion. The Arabs don’t just give names for plain emotion (anger-happiness etc) but they also address the state of an emotion. In this case Gaaraa means to be jealous, envies to the point where you're only concern is the well being and value of you're self as a person! Gaara as we all know means "to love only himself"... Literal meaning: Fearful of the loss of position or affection: clutching, possessive

But this was the clincher for me, take a look: Arabic writing in the sand village.

[2]

This type of information cannot be left out and unfortunately has been neglected somewhat. I would like to start right away in making this vital addition, but I can't do it without the support of the community. So I would like to know everyone’s opinions and input in this matter, so please discuss ^_^ Sagato 21:55, 24 March 2007 (UTC)

Don't get me wrong, what you have said makes sense, but it would probably be in breach of WP:OR. Retlor 22:31, 24 March 2007 (UTC)

It seems like you and I have a very different definition of "vital". (P.S. You're wrong about Gaara's name, it's written in kanji and is a "vital" plot point during his story). JuJube 22:35, 24 March 2007 (UTC)

Which is exactly why I would like to draw on the input of the community base for this article as there is a lot of room for debate not in the objective points given out but just in the manner how this information is presented would of course put it in conflict with WP:OR.

That’s an interesting point you made out, however what your referring to is the kanji "Ga" (meaning I or me), "Ai" (愛) on his forehead which translates to "love", and "Ra" which means demon/carnage/death. Therefore placed together and taken in at their literal meaning we have "Our love (demon/carnage/death)" which amounts to no definition in that context. If however we get a little creative we can bend it just so that we have "I love death". The "vital" plot point your referring to is the Kanji "Ai" on his forehead which of course means "love" and hasn’t much to do with his name unless you make the stark connection. The Katakana (foreign substitute) definition however fits perfectly without the need for any deviation’s and directly translates to "Gaara". The foreign mark in this matter is of course the Arabic "Ghayrah". Sagato 23:25, 24 March 2007 (UTC)

• But it's not written in katakana, it's written in kanji, which further cements all of this as pointless speculation that doesn't help the article. (The article explains what the kanji in his name means, by the way.) JuJube 23:42, 24 March 2007 (UTC)

Anyway, your point is that the people living in the Sand Village are likely based off of real-life desert based cultures? I don't see how that's surprising. –Gunslinger47 23:43, 24 March 2007 (UTC)

That’s your opinion Jujube and I respect it, thank you for your input. I'm happy people have taken an interest in the subject ~ looking forward to more input. ^_^ ( thanks for the input also Guns :) ) Sagato 00:21, 25 March 2007 (UTC)

Gaara part 2 pic?

Shouldn't the article have a pic of him in his new battle outfit, just throwing it out there but thats what i think

Allen Walker 12:00, 29 March 2007 (UTC)

i agree. you should put some in. --ichliebezuko

M W M

The gourd on Gaara's back has several symbols which resemble an M and a W. Reading it sounds similar to mum, could this be a reference to his mother? Also when he has his inner talks the other being is referred as mother.

Black Dollar 11 April 2007

I'm sure they're not "M"s and "W"s, since they look more like the stuff you see on eye tests for kids who don't know their alphabet yet. As for what the actual symbols mean or where they from, I don't know right now. -- Seraphchoir 13:00, 20 April 2007 (UTC)

And I'm dure it has nothing to do with his mother.

A wizard did it?

In the scene where Gaara's sneaking up on Lee before the Chuunin exam finals, Shikamaru catches him in Shadow Imitation, then Naruto whacks him. What happened to his sand to defend? -- Seraphchoir 13:00, 20 April 2007 (UTC)

While it is understandable and in the norm that gaara is vulnerable to shikamaru's shadow binding, this is not so for naruto to whack him. In my opinion, i think gaara is too focused on killing lee that naruto caught gaara unaware to the point of defenselessness. But i admit that this explaination of mine is weak as gaara's sand is supposed to protect gaara from any attack but it is the only possible explaination i can come up with.

We aren't here to speculate. I suggest bringing this to a forum. // DecaimientoPoético 01:21, 23 April 2007 (UTC)

That's not speculation at all, it's just a good question. Probably one the the many artist typos in the series. For example, the eyebrow-less Zabuza has eyebrows in a few scenes. Just mistakes. 74.167.170.215 14:29, 30 April 2007 (UTC)

Question

Are you sure it's Chiyo? My sis says it's Tsunade. Are you basing the information on the manga or the anime?

It's not Tsunade. Base it on either and you get the same result. — Someguy0830 (T | C) 17:43, 2 May 2007 (UTC)

How does Tsunade die, then?

Tsunade doesn't die. Where are you reading this? 204.17.179.2 18:43, 2 May 2007 (UTC)

For the sake of clarity, Tsunade (Naruto) ≠ Chiyo (Naruto). –Gunslinger47 21:00, 2 May 2007 (UTC)

the worst part is, they look nothing alike...Lord GaleVII 21:26, 2 May 2007 (UTC)

Headband

Pardon if I'm wrong, but it seems that Gaara is the only ninja who does not wear his village's symbol. Elaborate below… —Nahum Reduta 12:59, 20 May 2007 (UTC)

In Part I, Gaara tied his headband onto the strap of his gourd. I'm not so sure about Part II, but I haven't seen too much of Shippuden anyways. You Can't See Me! 16:43, 20 May 2007 (UTC)

From what I've seen, it's not visible at least in Part II which is odd. JuJube 16:56, 20 May 2007 (UTC)

Who says the -kages have to wear a headband. Gaaras predecessor didn't, and the 3rd hokage only wore his in combat. 1st and 2nd (hokages) wore theirs, but we never see them in anything but battle clothes.Lord GaleVII 19:34, 20 May 2007 (UTC)

Gaara wears the headband on his vest-thingie, if I'm not mistaken, in part II Gaaras girl434 14:20, 29 May 2007 (UTC)

Scar

ok, im pretty sure that symbol on his head is a scar, but im not sure what it says. does anyone know?