Gaara²

She is a kunoichi from Sunagakure, was part of the Fourth Division in the Fourth Shinobi World War, and has always had a great appreciation for her master: Gaara.
Appearance: She has dark brown hair and black eyes. In Part I, she wore a green blouse that hung off her left shoulder, a white and pink sleeveless shirt underneath, a short yellow scarf tied around her neck, and a short black skirt. She also wore thigh-high stockings, brown sandals, and black gloves with a gray, elbow-length arm guard on her right arm. As a genin and during the Chūnin Exams, she still wore the stockings, skirt, and sandals, as well as two arm guards instead of one; a dark pink shirt with slits at the shoulders, a white shirt underneath, and instead of her scarf, she wore the Sunagakure headband.
In Part II, as a Chūnin, he wears a dark shirt with a matching skirt and a Sunagakure Tactical Vest.
Personality: In the anime, during the first part, she was somewhat shy, but after Gaara's teachings, she became more confident. After the death of her parents, she was afraid of weapons, but with her master's help, she realized that weapons can be used to defend friends and loved ones, not just to kill. In the second part, she developed romantic feelings for Gaara, and also became more expressive and courageous.

Although he remains relentless against his opponents, Gaara appears very protective of his allies and innocent people, as seen when he protected his village from Deidara, and his brothers, Darui, and even the Raikage from Sasuke. He also seems to deeply understand those who have suffered the horror of loneliness and hatred in the past, by the looks in their eyes, such as Naruto, Kimimaro, and even Sasuke.

As a Kage, Gaara believes that the ideals of previous generations, that each village has its own affairs and can solve its own problems without having to ask for help from others to maintain appearance and honor, is a "ridiculous argument" and that cooperation between villages is essential to defeat Akatsuki and save the world.

In the following years, Gaara's determination to find happiness became evident, starting with his decision to rely on his own power rather than that of his inner demon. Eventually, Gaara forms a close friendship and brotherhood with Naruto.

The friendship between Gaara and Naruto.
Since Gaara has become a very close friend to Naruto, thanks to his new attitude, he has been able to change people's personalities towards him, such as Matsuri, who was afraid of weapons, Ōnoki, at the Five Kage Summit, and he also convinced practically the entire alliance to put aside their old enmity and fight together in the Fourth War, and even Naruto himself, when he reflects on what he will choose to do as Sasuke's friend. This seems to be a similar trait to Naruto, a way of showing how much he has changed since before, also due to their close bond and Naruto's great gift. It has also been shown that he holds no grudge or hatred against anyone, not even his father, who was largely responsible for his miserable childhood. Gaara cares deeply for Naruto and his well-being and goals, and despite how low Sasuke fell during his assault on the Summit and his status as an international criminal, he went far enough to try to save Sasuke, convincing him to leave the darkness behind, in Naruto's name. When he couldn't convince him, he shed a tear for Sasuke's fall into darkness and Naruto's ordeal. Despite respecting Naruto's goals, his care for him doesn't override his own beliefs, and he believes his friend's well-being is paramount. Gaara bluntly tells Naruto that pursuing Sasuke is foolish, as he sees it, since it's no longer possible for Sasuke to return to the light. Despite challenging Naruto's goal to bring him back, he only tells Naruto that because they are "friends".

They were forced to "contain" themselves—and both were driven to a state of despair. While Naruto, consequently, developed the misconception that pranks and mischief would bring him the attention he craved, Gaara concluded that he could preserve and confirm his own existence by killing anyone who challenged him, thus achieving an extreme form of existentialism as a key trait of his personality. Lacking recognition from others, Gaara compensated for this by valuing himself, to the exclusion of everyone else, in a strange form of narcissism. On the other hand, while Naruto eventually had Iruka, Kakashi, and his friends who accepted and acknowledged him, Gaara had no one to connect with, not even his father or his siblings, as they all despised and feared him because of the Shukaku that dwelled within him. The person who came closest to being friendly with Gaara was Yashamaru, his uncle, who was ordered to kill him (although, in reality, he could have refused and truly loved him), but this resulted in Gaara becoming a sociopathic and solitary figure. As such, Gaara didn't understand the concept of fighting for anything other than himself, until his confrontation with Naruto.

After being defeated by Naruto, Gaara was surprised to see that Naruto fully empathized with the pain Gaara had endured throughout his life. He was even more surprised that his first friend never lost hope that Naruto would be recognized as a person and ultimately find friends who truly cared for him. Seeing Naruto's determination to protect his friends and the village made Gaara question his own path in life.

Realizing that he had given up so easily, Gaara decided to follow Naruto's path and become Kazekage of Sunagakure so that he could remain connected to his village, hoping that they would finally acknowledge his existence as

Anime Sand Armor
While Gaara had initially tried to be kind to others, despite his village's fear, Yashamaru's actions and deceitful words changed him. Realizing that no one loved him, Gaara used his sand to create a kanji tattoo on his forehead with the word "love" (愛, ai), as a symbol of what he was: a "demon who loves only himself," and true to his name, as his mother, Karura, supposedly believed. Gaara quickly became emotionally withdrawn, almost silent, and was gradually consumed by a bitter loathing for everyone, but, in time, he convinced himself that he only mattered to himself and his "mother"—the voice of Shukaku in his head. He learned to find pleasure, and ultimately a reason to live, in annihilating the many assassins sent to kill him and, by extension, anyone who threatened his existence. This was exacerbated by Shukaku, which prevented him from sleeping. As a result, Gaara constantly sought ways to quell his bloodlust, leading to a ruthless Gaara; this was demonstrated when he murdered Bai ya Midare, ignoring her pleas. Gaara's insomnia was fueled by the fear that the demon within him would devour his mind while he slept, further increasing his instability and his desire to kill. His hatred also extended to his siblings, whom he never saw as such, and he was fully prepared to kill anyone who crossed his path, if necessary, to satisfy his desire to reaffirm his existence.
Gaara was, in many ways, similar to Naruto Uzumaki, although unfortunately in his case, he had no one to call a friend, even though he had family, like his jinchuriki brother (although he wouldn't discover this until much later in the series). Both felt alone and longed to be loved, cherished, and recognized as human beings, free from the prejudices of others—as themselves, not as the demons they were.

Sand Armor
Sand Binding Coffin
Sand Binding Coffin: Spear Attack
Dark Sand Cloud Coffin
Desert Attack: Destructive Funeral
Desert Attack: Heavenly Funeral
Quick Sand Spear Attack
Sand Bullet
Monstrous Sand Arm
Shukaku's Arm
Fall of the Burying Vortex
Scorching Heat: Sandbinding Coffin
Sand Characters
Tailed Beast Total Charge
Rasengan and Arena Combo
Sand Body
Circle of Sand and Dust
Arena Clone
Giant Sand Clones
Sand Cluster Sand Explosion
Ultimate Tough Absolute Defense: Shukaku's Shield
Ultimate Strong Absolute Attack: Shukaku's Spear
Spiteful Tear of the Sandcloud
Desert: Hand
Successive Shots: Sand Drizzle
Earth Element: Mud Dragon
Wind Element: Great Rupture
Wind Release: Infinite Sand Cloud — Great Rupture
Wind Element: Sand Pellets
Wind Element: Sky Protection Sand Wall
Wind Element: Rupture
Sand Dust Eruption
Sand Shield
Sand Sphere
Sand Sword
Sandfall Funeral
Imperial Sand Cascade Funeral
Imperial Sand Layers Cascade Funeral: Seal
Fierce Sandstorm
Quicksand Waterfall Flow
Quicksand Cascade Flow: Poison
Fountain of Dust Funeral
Hail of Sand
Jutsu: Sand Binding
Jutsu: Great Sandstorm
Jutsu: Feigned Sleep
Hidden Image in Cat Litter
Sand Drizzle
Multiple Sand Clouds
Sand Camp Wall
Desert Wave
Doom of the Sandfall Burial
Pillar of Sand
Sand Binding Prison
Sand Burial Prison
Sky Protection Sand Wall
Sand Tear of Spite
River of Sand
Explosive Sand Rock
Sand Shuriken
Desert Suspension
Sand Tsunami Taijutsu
Sand Web
Third Eye
Sandstorm
Sandstorm
Tailed Beast Transformation
Last Possible Attack: Shukaku Spear
Tools
Sand
Sand Pumpkin

Rasa (Father)
Karura (Mother)
Temari (Older Sister)
Kankurō (Older Brother)
Yashamaru (Uncle)
Shinki (Adopted Son)
Shikamaru Nara (Brother-in-law)
Shikadai Nara (Nephew)

Birthdate: Capricorn, January 19
Gender: Male
Age
Part I: 12-13
Part II: 16-17
The Last: 19
Part III: 32-33
Height
Part I: 1.46.1 m - 1.48.1 m
Part II: 1,66.1 m
The Last: 1.70 m
Weight
Part I: 39kg
Part II: 50kg
Blood type: AB
Previous Tailed Beast: Shukaku
Kekkei Genkai: Element Magnet Magnet
Unique ability: Sand Manipulation
Classification: Jinchūriki
Occupation

Kazekage
Commander-in-Chief of the Great Shinobi Alliance
Commander of the Fourth Division
Affiliation
Symbol of Sunagakure
Symbol of the Great Shinobi Alliance
Equipment
Brothers of the Sand
Fourth Division
Gokage
Clan
Kazekage Clan
Ninja Rank
Ninja Rank
Part I: Genin
Part II: Kage
Ninja Registration
56-001
Graduation from the Academy
12 years old
Promotion to Chūnin
14 years old

Like Naruto, Gaara is slightly shorter than average for boys his age. He has pale skin and short, spiky, brick-red hair. His eyes are light turquoise, and his pupils are mostly invisible. Gaara has no eyebrows. He has two very noticeable features: First, his eyelids are blackened, which allows him to control the Magnet Release. As an adult, Gaara has a neat haircut with his bangs styled diagonally to the right side of his head.

The second one, he created the kanji for "love" (愛, Ai) on the left side of his forehead, because of his uncle Yashamaru's betrayal. Gaara's forelock is separated from the left side, making the kanji more visible.

Sand Pumpkin
In Part I, Gaara wore two different outfits. When he was first seen, he wore a black jumpsuit with short sleeves and an open collar. With this, he wore a white cloth over his right shoulder and left hip, and a wide leather bandolier over his left shoulder, around which he carried his sand gourd. In flashbacks to his childhood, he was seen wearing beige clothing, blue pants, and a black short-sleeved shirt. During Sasuke's rescue, he changed from his previous black outfit to a reddish one with long sleeves and a large collar. He wore this outfit in Naruto the Movie 2: The Illusory Ruins in the Depths of the Earth.

In Part II, he wears dark trousers, a long-sleeved red jacket with a rolled hem, and a purplish-gray vest. He is also seen in the Kazekage's robes, and a simple black outfit, very similar to his brother Kankuro's; he wears this during Chiyo's funeral, as well as his village's standard robes and vest, along with his purplish-gray vest and gourd during the Fourth Shinobi World War. In the epilogue, Gaara can be seen wearing a one-piece suit.