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"Showdown: Gaara vs. Kimimaro" (最強対決!我愛羅VS君麻呂!!, Saikyō Taiketsu! Gaara tai Kimimaro!!) is episode 126 of the original Naruto anime.

Synopsis

Gaara arrives just in time to save Lee's life. He mentions that Lee isn't as fast or agile as he was before, and remembers the injuries he inflicted on Lee during the Chūnin Exams. Not wanting Lee to get hurt, Gaara uses his sand to pull Lee back and tells him to sit the fight out. Gaara uses his sand to fight Kimimaro, which prompts Kimimaro to attempt to destroy Gaara's gourd, as he believes it is the only source of sand Gaara possesses. Gaara, however, uses the sand on the ground to restrain Kimimaro and then uses his Sand Drizzle technique followed with a Sand Binding Coffin, although Kimimaro avoids being crushed to death due to his bone density. Gaara decides to use his Sand Waterfall Funeral to attempt to crush Kimimaro again, though by activating his cursed seal, Kimimaro survives the attack. Calling upon a greater amount of Sand, Gaara uses his Quicksand Waterfall Flow to create a sand tsunami and then uses his Sand Waterfall Imperial Funeral technique that not only smothers Kimimaro, but levels the terrain as well. To both Gaara and Kimimaro's surprise, the latter survives the attack.

Gaara mentions to Lee that Kimimaro's eyes remind him of Sasuke's, claiming that their eyes belie the fact that both wish to find the purpose of their existence. Stuck within the sand, Kimimaro reminisces on how he was raised in the darkness, imprisoned in a cell because of his kekkei genkai, only being let out to fight. The clan's patriarch used him as a weapon in an attempt to take down Kirigakure. Kimimaro was tasked with the sole objective of killing any ninja from Kirigakure, and encountered Orochimaru, Zabuza and Haku, the latter two telling Kimimaro that they were not from Kiri in order to avoid a fight. After killing all of those in his way, Kimimaro discovered that the entire Kaguya Clan has been slaughtered as well. Feeling lonely and without a purpose, Kimimaro wandered on his own until he was found by Orochimaru, who took him in. Kimimaro believes that his sole purpose in life is to protect Orochimaru and his goals, hence why he hasn't died yet. Going into the second state of his cursed seal, Kimimaro breaks free of the sand and lunges towards Gaara and Lee.

Meanwhile, Naruto continues to chase Sasuke in an attempt to convince the former Leaf ninja to return to Konoha.

Credits

Role	Seiyū			English Voice Actor
	English	Japanese	Rōmaji
Naruto Uzumaki	Junko Takeuchi	竹内順子	Takeuchi Junko	Maile Flanagan
Sasuke Uchiha	Noriaki Sugiyama	杉山紀彰	Sugiyama Noriaki	Yuri Lowenthal
Rock Lee	Yoichi Masukawa	増川洋一	Masukawa Yōichi	Brian Donovan
Gaara	Akira Ishida	石田彰	Ishida Akira	Liam O'Brien
Kimimaro	Toshiyuki Morikawa	森川智之	Morikawa Toshiyuki	Keith Silverstein
Kimimaro (boyhood)	Makoto Tsumura	津村まこと	Tsumura Makoto	Kari Wahlgren
Orochimaru	Kujira	くじら	Kujira	Steve Blum
Neji Hyūga	Koichi Tochika	遠近孝一	Tōchika Kōichi	Steve Staley
Zabuza Momochi	Unsho Ishizuka	石塚運昇	Ishizuka Unshō	Steve Blum
Haku	Mayumi Asano	浅野まゆみ	Asano Mayumi	Kate Higgins
Kaguya clan: patriarch	Kinryu Arimoto	有本欽隆	Arimoto Kinryū	Kyle Hebert
Kaguya clan	Hideo Watanabe Masayuki Kato	渡辺英雄加藤将之	Watanabe Hideo Katō Masayuki	Henry Dittman Liam O'Brien

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+|english=Showdown: Gaara vs. Kimimaro
-|image=Waterfall Funeral.jpg
-|kanji=最強対決！我愛羅VS君麻呂！！
+|kanji=最強対決!我愛羅VS君麻呂!!
-|romaji=Saikyō taiketsu! Gaara tai Kimimaro!!
+|romaji=Saikyō Taiketsu! Gaara tai Kimimaro!!
 |episode=126
 |shippuden=No
+|boruto anime=No
-|arc=Sasuke Retrieval arc
+|watchonlinelink=520254
+|arc=Sasuke Recovery Mission
 |chapters=215, 216
+|boruto=No
+|opening song=Rhapsody of Youth
+|ending song=The First Time I Spoke With You
 |japanese airdate=March 16, 2005
 |english airdate=December 29, 2007
-|characters=Kimimaro, Gaara, Rock Lee, Naruto Uzumaki, Sasuke Uchiha, Orochimaru, Zabuza Momochi, Haku
 }}
+== Synopsis ==
-{{translation|'''Showdown: Gaara vs. Kimimaro'''|最強対決！我愛羅VS君麻呂！！|Saikyō taiketsu! Gaara tai Kimimaro!!}} is episode 126 of the original ''Naruto'' anime.
+[[Gaara]] arrives just in time to save [[Lee]]'s life. He mentions that Lee isn't as fast or agile as he was before, and remembers the injuries he inflicted on Lee during the [[Chūnin Exams]]. Not wanting Lee to get hurt, Gaara uses his sand to pull Lee back and tells him to sit the fight out. Gaara uses his sand to fight Kimimaro, which prompts Kimimaro to attempt to destroy Gaara's gourd, as he believes it is the only source of sand Gaara possesses. Gaara, however, uses the sand on the ground to restrain Kimimaro and then uses his [[Sand Drizzle]] technique followed with a [[Sand Binding Coffin]], although Kimimaro avoids being crushed to death due to his bone density. Gaara decides to use his [[Sand Waterfall Funeral]] to attempt to crush Kimimaro again, though by activating his [[Cursed Seal of Earth|cursed seal]], Kimimaro survives the attack. Calling upon a greater amount of Sand, Gaara uses his [[Quicksand Waterfall Flow]] to create a sand tsunami and then uses his [[Sand Waterfall Imperial Funeral]] technique that not only smothers Kimimaro, but levels the terrain as well. To both Gaara and Kimimaro's surprise, the latter survives the attack.
+Gaara mentions to Lee that Kimimaro's eyes remind him of [[Sasuke]]'s, claiming that their eyes belie the fact that both wish to find the purpose of their existence. Stuck within the sand, Kimimaro reminisces on how he was raised in the darkness, imprisoned in a cell because of his [[kekkei genkai]], only being let out to fight. The clan's [[Kaguya Clan Patriarch|patriarch]] used him as a weapon in an attempt to take down [[Kirigakure]]. Kimimaro was tasked with the sole objective of killing any ninja from Kirigakure, and encountered [[Orochimaru]], [[Zabuza]] and [[Haku]], the latter two telling Kimimaro that they were not from Kiri in order to avoid a fight. After killing all of those in his way, Kimimaro discovered that the entire [[Kaguya Clan]] has been slaughtered as well. Feeling lonely and without a purpose, Kimimaro wandered on his own until he was found by Orochimaru, who took him in. Kimimaro believes that his sole purpose in life is to protect Orochimaru and his goals, hence why he hasn't died yet. Going into the second state of his cursed seal, Kimimaro breaks free of the sand and lunges towards Gaara and Lee.
-==Synopsis==
-[[Lee]], not wanting help, tries to bypass [[Gaara]] and attack [[Kimimaro]]. Because Lee is still recovering from his operation, Gaara forces him to sit. Using his sand, Gaara tries to crush Kimimaro, though by activating his [[Cursed Seal of Earth|cursed seal]] Kimimaro survives the attack. Calling upon a greater amount of sand, Gaara tries to bury Kimimaro, though advancing his cursed seal to level 2 allows Kimimaro to survive and escape this as well.
+Meanwhile, [[Naruto]] continues to chase Sasuke in an attempt to convince the former Leaf ninja to return to [[Konoha]].
-There is a flashback of [[Zabuza]] and [[Haku]] leaving the Mist village.
+== Credits ==
+{{CreditsTable|
+Naruto Uzumaki
+JA: Junko Takeuchi
+EN: Maile Flanagan
+Sasuke Uchiha
+JA: Noriaki Sugiyama
+EN: Yuri Lowenthal
+Rock Lee
+JA: Yoichi Masukawa
+EN: Brian Donovan
+Gaara
+JA: Akira Ishida
+EN: Liam O'Brien
+Kimimaro
+JA: Toshiyuki Morikawa
+EN: Keith Silverstein
+Kimimaro [Kimimaro (boyhood)]
+JA: Makoto Tsumura
+EN: Kari Wahlgren
+Orochimaru
+JA: Kujira
+EN: Steve Blum
+Neji Hyūga
+JA: Koichi Tochika
+EN: Steve Staley
+Zabuza Momochi
+JA: Unsho Ishizuka
+EN: Steve Blum
+Haku
+JA: Mayumi Asano
+EN: Kate Higgins
+Kaguya Clan Patriarch [Kaguya clan: patriarch]
+JA: Kinryu Arimoto
+EN: Kyle Hebert
+[Kaguya clan]
+JA: Hideo Watanabe
+JA: Masayuki Kato
+EN: Henry Dittman
+EN: Liam O'Brien
+}}
+[[es:¡La gran pelea! ¡Gaara vs Kimimaro!]]
+[[pl:Demonstracja mocy: Gaara kontra Kimimaro!]]