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{{translation|'''Karura'''|加流羅|Karura}} was a [[Sunagakure]] citizen.
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{{translation|'''Karura'''|加流羅|Karura}} was a citizen of [[Sunagakure]] and the wife of [[Rasa]], the Fourth [[Kazekage]].
   
 
== Background ==
 
== Background ==
 
[[File:Gaara's birth.png|thumb|left|Karura and a premature Gaara.]]
 
[[File:Gaara's birth.png|thumb|left|Karura and a premature Gaara.]]
Married to the [[Fourth Kazekage]], Karura bore him [[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.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 97, page 8</ref> However, this came at a very steep cost as Gaara's premature birth was 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, 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.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 547, pages 3-4, 17</ref>
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Karura bore Rasa three children: [[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.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 97, page 8</ref> This came at a very steep cost as Gaara's premature birth was 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, and her heart rate failing 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.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 547, pages 3-4, 17</ref>
   
 
== Personality ==
 
== Personality ==
Karura was a kind and gentle woman who cared deeply for her children and family.
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Karura was a kind and gentle woman who cared deeply for her family.
   
 
== Appearance ==
 
== Appearance ==
 
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.
 
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.
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== Abilities ==
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Through her strong will to protect her premature son, Karura was able to imbue her [[chakra]] into Gaara's [[sand]]. This causes it to automatically move to protect him whenever he is in danger; even from himself.<ref name="d4" /> When the shield is in full effect, Gaara's sand takes on Karura's appearance.
   
 
== Legacy ==
 
== Legacy ==
 
[[File:Karura's will inside Gaara.png|thumb|Gaara's shield of sand in Karura's image.]]
 
[[File:Karura's will inside Gaara.png|thumb|Gaara's shield of sand in Karura's image.]]
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 {{translation|"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.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 547</ref> 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.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 547, page 15</ref><ref>''Naruto'' chapter 548, page 10</ref>
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Originally, due to his 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 {{translation|"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.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 547</ref> 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 a manifestation of Shukaku's chakra.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 547, page 15</ref><ref>''Naruto'' chapter 548, page 10</ref>
   
 
== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==
 
* Karura's name is written with three kanji: the kanji for {{translation|"to add," "to increase"|加}}, the kanji for {{translation|"flow," "stream"|流}}, and the kanji for {{translation|"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 {{translation|"carnage"|修羅|shura}} or the word {{translation|[[Wikipedia:Mara (demon)|"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]".
 
* Karura's name is written with three kanji: the kanji for {{translation|"to add," "to increase"|加}}, the kanji for {{translation|"flow," "stream"|流}}, and the kanji for {{translation|"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 {{translation|"carnage"|修羅|shura}} or the word {{translation|[[Wikipedia:Mara (demon)|"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 [[Wikipedia:Garuda|Garuda]].
 
* When written as 迦楼羅, "karura" is the Japanese name for [[Wikipedia:Garuda|Garuda]].
 
* In chapters [[Things that Have Value!!|547]] and [[Naruto vs. Itachi!!|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 {{translation|[[Wikipedia:Lapis lazuli|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 [[Wikipedia:Bhaisajyaguru|Bhaiṣajyaguru]], the Buddha of Medicine, known as {{translation|Yakushi-nyōrai|薬師如来}} in Japan.
* 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 [[Wikipedia:ABO blood group system#Inheritance|how it is inherited]].
 
* In chapters [[Things that Have Value!!|547]] and [[Naruto vs. Itachi!! (chapter)|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 {{translation|[[Wikipedia:Lapis lazuli|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 [[Wikipedia:Bhaisajyaguru|Bhaiṣajyaguru]], the Buddha of Medicine, known as {{translation|Yakushi-nyōrai|薬師如来}} in Japan.
 
   
 
== Quotes ==
 
== Quotes ==
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This article is about the mother of the Sand Siblings. For the anime only technique, see Fire Release Cooperation Technique: Garuda. For other uses, see Garuda.
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Karura
加流羅 Karura
Debut
Manga Naruto Chapter #547
Anime Naruto Shippūden Episode #297
Appears in Anime, Manga
Voice Actors
Japanese
English
Personal
Birthdate Astrological Sign Scorpio November 11 Search_Icon.svg
Sex Gender Female Female
Status Deceased
Height
  • Part II: 170.5 cm1.705 m <br />5.594 ft <br />67.126 in <br />
Weight
  • Part II: 50.7 kg111.774 lb <br />
Blood type B
Affiliation
Clan
Family

Karura (加流羅) was a citizen of Sunagakure and the wife of Rasa, the Fourth Kazekage.

Background

Gaara's birth

Karura and a premature Gaara.

Karura bore Rasa three children: 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.[3] This came at a very steep cost as Gaara's premature birth was also marked by her untimely death.[4] Before her death, however, with her medical team unable to save her, and her heart rate failing 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.[5]

Personality

Karura was a kind and gentle woman who cared deeply for her family.

Appearance

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.

Abilities

Through her strong will to protect her premature son, Karura was able to imbue her chakra into Gaara's sand. This causes it to automatically move to protect him whenever he is in danger; even from himself.[2] When the shield is in full effect, Gaara's sand takes on Karura's appearance.

Legacy

Karura's will inside Gaara

Gaara's shield of sand in Karura's image.

Originally, due to his 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.[6] 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 a manifestation of Shukaku's chakra.[7][8]

Trivia

  • Karura's name is written with three kanji: the kanji for "to add," "to increase" (), the kanji for "flow," "stream" (), and the kanji for "gauze" (). 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.
  • 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.

Quotes

  • (To Gaara) "What a small, feeble child… No matter what happens, I'll always protect you! Gaara…!"[9]

References

  1. Second Databook, page 71
  2. 2.0 2.1 Fourth Databook, page 85
  3. Naruto chapter 97, page 8
  4. Naruto chapter 97, pages 8, 11
  5. Naruto chapter 547, pages 3-4, 17
  6. Naruto chapter 547
  7. Naruto chapter 547, page 15
  8. Naruto chapter 548, page 10
  9. Naruto chapter 547, page 17