The popular anime Naruto draws inspiration from Japanese folklore. It explores the story of Gaara and Shukaku. Shukaku is the One-Tailed beast sealed within Gaara. The tale originates from legends of ...

When a jinchuriki such as Gaara loses his/her tailed beast, they die. Thus in episode 17, Shuukaku was fully extracted from Gaara and he died. However this was not the end for Gaara.

The set-up looks very much like the one Naruto has with his Tailed Beast, and Gaara seems surprised by the beast’s arrival. “You never initiate contact,” the man says.

So, when Gaara was still a developing embryo inside his mother, Chiyo sealed Shukaku, the One-Tailed Beast, inside him. Gaara was born too soon, and his mother, Karura, died. Ad.

This essentially led to Gaara being defeated and captured. From there onwards, he was forced to withstand a Tailed Beast Extraction, which eventually took his life.

Gaara is an extremely strong shinobi in the Naruto series, and hails from the Sand Village. ... Hashirama was so strong that he was able to take on Madara and the Nine Tail Beast in Susanoo.

The artist even sketched his own take on the One-Tailed Beast as if it were a familiar of some sort to Gaara. The pint-sized animal is shown next to Gaara in this sketch, and he looks very ...

Official Look at the ‘Naruto Shippuden’ x Converse Collaboration: Honoring five fan-favorite characters across two different models.

Bandai Namco has shown off some new footage of Gaara and Kaguya in their upcoming Shonen Jump crossover game Jump Force. Thankfully, throughout most of the footage, Gaara is absolutely destroying ...

Whenever the title of an episode starts with showdown you know you're in for a pretty good episode. This episode serves as the launching pad for Gaara facing off against Kimimaro. It ends up being ...