Gaara is 12 years old and enjoys killing people that stand in his way (his way of having fun). Long ago when he was around the age of six, his father Yashamaru, Gaara's uncle, to kill off Gaara because he beleived Gaara was becoming too dangerous (after killing a man that passed him in the street). But the attempt failed, and later ninja's were sent...who were all killed by Gaara.Yashamaru says that he is Gaara's mother's brother (that would be an uncle for all you slow people out there). He also tells us, as he is dying, that Gaara's father, the Kazekage (leader of the Sand village, like Hokage is for the Leaf village), ordered him to kill Gaara. Yashamaru admits that he could have turned down the mission but chose to do it. Yashamaru had "adopted" Gaara due to his obligation to his sister, but could never get over the fact that Gaara's birth resulted in the sister's death.Gaara's father was killed by Orochimaru, who took his body and posed as him during the tournament. They find his body after the tournament, and find out about Orochimaru's plot.Gaara's gourd is made of sand and the blood of the victims, wich he says gives him power. In battle, he takes out sand and uses it to kill off his enemies by means of the techniques called Desert Coffin and Desert Graveyard. The gourd itself is also made out of sand, as is his armor. He has a sleep spell that awakens the demon inside of him.The kanji on his forehead and his name means "Love". His name means "demon who cares only for himself" (Yashamaru said so before he died).
