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{{translation|'''Karura'''|加流羅|Karura}} was a [[Sunagakure]] citizen and the wife of the [[Fourth Kazekage]].
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{{translation|'''Karura'''|加流羅|Karura}} was a [[Sunagakure]] citizen.
== Background ==
== Background ==
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[[File:Gaara and Karura.png|thumb|left|Karura and a premature Gaara.]]
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[[File:Gaara'sbirth.png|thumb|left|Karura and a premature Gaara.]]
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Karuraandherhusbandhadthreechildren: [[Temari]], [[Kankurō]] and [[Gaara]]. Whenshewaspregnantwithheryoungestson, the [[One-Tailed Shukaku]] was sealed intothechild. Gaarawasbornprematurely, andKaruradiedfromthe premature childbirthdespite her husband'sattempts to save her.Beforeshedied, sheasked to see her baby and declared her desire to protect him at all cost.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 547, pages 3-4, 17</ref>
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Marriedtothe[[FourthKazekage]],Karurabore [[Temari]] and [[Kankurō]] prior to being pregnant with their youngest child [[Gaara]]. Apparentlyagainstherhusband'swishes,Karurawasforced to allow the tailed beast [[Shukaku]] to be sealed withintheirunborn son.<ref>''Naruto''chapter97,page8</ref> However, thiscameatavery steep cost as Gaara's premature birthwas also marked by her untimely death.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 97, pages 8, 11</ref> Before her death, however, with her medical team unable to save her,andher heart rate fallingrapidly, Karurarequested to see her child. Seeing how small and feeble the young Gaara was, Karura declared her desire to protect him at all cost as she cradled him before passing away.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 547, pages 3-4, 17</ref>
== Personality ==
== Personality ==
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== Appearance ==
== Appearance ==
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Karura had shoulder-length, sandybrown hair anda kind face. She wore a simple outfit along with a long, yellow scarf draped loosely around her neck.
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Karura had shoulder-length, sandy-brown hair whichframed her kind-looking face, and indigo-coloured eyes. She wore a simple outfit along with a long, light yellow scarf draped loosely around her neck.
== Legacy ==
== Legacy ==
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[[File:Karura ShieldofSand.png|thumb|Gaara's shield of sand in Karura's image.]]
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[[File:Karura'swillinsideGaara.png|thumb|Gaara's shield of sand in Karura's image.]]
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According to [[Yashamaru]],heryoungerbrother,itwasagainstherwishesforherhusband to havethe [[Shukaku]] sealed within Gaara before he was born.Duringhisbirth, herlife was used to powerthesealingprocess.Beforeshe died, it was said that shecursedSunagakure,hopingthathersonwould avenge her death and the horrorshehadbeenputthrough. She supposedly named him after the phrase {{translation|"a self-loving carnage"|我を愛する修羅|Ware wo ai suru shura}} only her desire for revenge against the village, and had no love for her son. Dueto [[Yashamaru]]'s words concerning the nature of his powers, Gaara became confused and came to viewShukakuasan extension of his mother, and the sand as a manifestation of her love. During the [[Fourth Shinobi World War]], however, this is proven to be a lie perpetrated by her husband and brother in order to test Gaara.Itwasrevealedthatsheinfact loved Gaara and beforedyingsworeto always protect him.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 547</ref> Because of this wish to protect her son, both herhusband and brotherstated that it is her will thatmoves the sand toprotect Gaara andnotthe Shukaku.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 547, page 15</ref><ref>''Naruto'' chapter 548, page 10</ref>
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Originally, due to maternal uncle [[Yashamaru]] reluctantlylyingtohisnephewonhisbrotherinlaw'sbehalf to testhim, Gaara was undertheimpressionthatKarura was sacrificed to ensurehebecameajinchūrikiand that herfinalwordswereofhimtobecome the toolofherrevengeonSunagakure. She supposedly named him after the phrase {{translation|"a self-loving carnage"|我を愛する修羅|Ware wo ai suru shura}}. Thiscaused Gaara to developawarpedideology of love. But during the [[Fourth Shinobi World War]], Gaara learnedthetruthofhisfather'sdeception and howKaruratrulydied.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 547</ref> Because of her dying wish to protect her son, both the FourthKazekage and Yashamarubelieve that her will nowlives on in the sand thatprotects Gaara ratherthanbeing an manifestation of Shukaku's chakra.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 547, page 15</ref><ref>''Naruto'' chapter 548, page 10</ref>
Married to the Fourth Kazekage, Karura bore Temari and Kankurō prior to being pregnant with their youngest child Gaara. Apparently against her husband's wishes, Karura was forced to allow the tailed beast Shukaku to be sealed within their unborn son.[2] However, this came at a very steep cost as Gaara's premature birth was also marked by her untimely death.[3] Before her death, however, with her medical team unable to save her, and her heart rate falling rapidly, Karura requested to see her child. Seeing how small and feeble the young Gaara was, Karura declared her desire to protect him at all cost as she cradled him before passing away.[4]
Karura had shoulder-length, sandy-brown hair which framed her kind-looking face, and indigo-coloured eyes. She wore a simple outfit along with a long, light yellow scarf draped loosely around her neck.
Originally, due to maternal uncle Yashamaru reluctantly lying to his nephew on his brother in law's behalf to test him, Gaara was under the impression that Karura was sacrificed to ensure he became a jinchūriki and that her final words were of him to become the tool of her revenge on Sunagakure. She supposedly named him after the phrase "a self-loving carnage" (我を愛する修羅, Ware wo ai suru shura). This caused Gaara to develop a warped ideology of love. But during the Fourth Shinobi World War, Gaara learned the truth of his father's deception and how Karura truly died.[5] Because of her dying wish to protect her son, both the Fourth Kazekage and Yashamaru believe that her will now lives on in the sand that protects Gaara rather than being an manifestation of Shukaku's chakra.[6][7]
Karura's name is written with three kanji: the kanji for "to add," "to increase" (加), the kanji for "flow," "stream" (流), and the kanji for "gauze" (羅). The last kanji is the same as the final kanji in Gaara's name and can be taken as an abbreviation of the word "carnage" (修羅, shura) or the word "Mara" (魔羅, Mara; a Buddhist demon that personifies the "death" of spiritual life). Together, the name can be interpreted as "the demon who adds to the flow [of sand or hatred]".
When written as 迦楼羅, "karura" is the Japanese name for Garuda.
While Karura's blood type isn't given in her databook profile, it can be determined to be type B, due to her children and husband's blood types and how it is inherited.
In chapters 547 and 548, Karura's name is written as 加瑠羅 instead of 加流羅. Both 瑠 and 流 can be used to write the Japanese word for lapis lazuli (瑠璃, 琉璃, ruri), a semi-precious stone with strong symbolic value in Buddhism. It is thought to have healing and strengthening properties and represents Bhaiṣajyaguru, the Buddha of Medicine, known as Yakushi-nyōrai (薬師如来) in Japan.
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