Gaara


 * Age: 12-13 in Part I,15 in Part II
 * Height: 148.1 cm
 * Weight: 40.2 kg
 * Birthday: January 19th
 * Bloodtype: AB
 * First Seen: Chapter 035; Anime Episode 020

Gaara is the son of the Fourth Kazekage,and the brother of Kankurou and Temari. When Gaara was born, his father sealed the sand demon Shukaku inside him - just as the Fourth Hokage sealed the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox within Naruto. Because the demon is sealed within Gaara, he is able to subconsciously control sand. This is a blessing and a curse; no one can easily harm him, but he can't even kill himself. With his fearsome jutsu available at birth and the monster sealed inside, his village brands him as a monster. As a child, Gaara worked hard to be noticed by anyone, but it has unintentionally led to bloodshed. He gained the title "Gaara of the Desert" (literal translation: Gaara of the Sand) at about this time. After his uncle,Yashamaru, attempted to murder him, he decided that his only reason for living is to kill anyone that threatens his existence. His reasoning for remaining a shinobi of the Sand is unknown, but he became paired up with Kankuro and Temari under the leadership of Baki sometime around the beginning of the Naruto plot.