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When Masashi Kishimoto introduced the world to Naruto Uzumaki in his magnum opus of the same name, everyone was in awe of him. After all, the protagonist had the perfect recipe to be a main character, who went on to become a commendable shinobi just like his father, Minato Namikaze, who also happens to be the Fourth Hokage of Konohagakure.
For the most part in the Shinobi series, the limelight was on the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, where the author flaunted immense character growth for him. In the process, many major characters from the Hidden Leaf Village were sidelined, who projected massive potential
The manga author did not give enough time to develop everyone. However, one name underwent massive growth that made them hardly recognizable by the time the series came to an end.
Masashi Kishimoto outdid himself with Gaara’s development
As it had been presented before,Masashi Kishimoto’sinclusion of a massive character cast for Naruto limited the screen time of each name, where only a handful of characters became fan favorites. For the rest, it was not so memorable as they were veiled by anonymity; names like Choji, Tenten, Ino, and many more have been its victims.
However, one name was a wildcard, and very few could have predicted what Kishimoto-Sensei had in store for him. It’s none other than the Fifth Kazekage, Gaara of the Sand. From the first impression, the shinobi left a very ominous impression on the viewers, which was far from a“Pity me, I’m an orphan.”
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Not only the members of Team 7 but also the viewers noticed his bloodlust arising from his hatred for the people. However, once the manga author decided to showcase his backstory, everyone was taken aback, where his life has been marred by loneliness, and being the One-Tail Jinchuriki, everyone treated him as an outcast.
Gradually, the One-Tailed Beast fueled his darkness, which made young Gaara hate the people of the Hidden Sand village even more. The situation became grim enough that his father ordered Yashamaru, his uncle, to assassinate the young boy.
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Though he saved himself, he was devastated to learn that the only person who loved him had tried to murder him. Thus, making him isolated from the world even more. Everything changed after facing defeat at the hands of Naruto Uzumaki; he started to look up because he too was a fellow Jinchuriki.
He wondered how both had similar circumstances, but unlike him, the Hero of the Hidden Leaf found his strength in friends and people around him. This motivated him to move on and replace the pain in his heart with compassion and friendship.
Thus, he broke the cycle of hatred and forged a better and brighter future for himself, exemplifying how Naruto Uzumaki is the warm sun that exemplifies the power of overcoming our inner demons to find the bridge to a better future.
Narutofans sob at Gaara’s backstory
Indeed, Gaara’s story came to a full circle, where he went from being a fearsome antagonist during the Chunin Exam arc to being a completely different person. Kishimoto-Sensei drew a parallel to our main characters, who inspired growth in each other at different paces.
Interestingly, even in 2025, fans can’t control their tears as they sob uncontrollably thinking of the horrors that the Prince of the Sand had to go through.
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This was evident when aReddituser asked,“Which backstory still has you sobbing to this day?”The fans immediately answered,“Gaara,”and provided ample reasons behind their emotions. The community wrote
The mangaka outdid his part by providing profound growth to the Fifth Kazekage; he knew exactly how he could provide another backstory of a major character that would be written in pain, butnone would care enough to remember.
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Tushar Auddy is a Senior Writer at FandomWire, primarily covering WWE. He has contributed to anime, MCU, DCU, animation, and TV Series, giving sharp insights and coming up with his own unique theories, which take the fandom by storm.
