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Yashamaru
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Age: 272 (deceased)
Rank: Chunin2
Seiyu: Soichiro Hoshi
Voice actor: Brian Beacock
Yashamaru (夜叉丸, Yashamaru?) was a medic-nin, the younger brother of Karura, and thus the uncle of Gaara, Kankuro and Temari (though in some languages he is mistaken to be female). At first, Gaara thought that he was the only one that cared about him. Yashamaru taught Gaara about physical pain, emotional pain and love; concepts Gaara was completely unaware of in his childhood. He was commanded by the Fourth Kazekage to assassinate Gaara, but was given the choice in deciding whether he wanted to proceed or not. Yashamaru willingly accepted the command in order to avenge his older sister's premature death. The assassination attempt, however, ended in a desperate suicide mission and ultimately failed. Before he died, he told Gaara that no one had ever really loved him, not even him, despite trying his hardest to. Before dying in a failed attempt to kill Gaara by activating exploding tags on his body, he said, "This is it. Please die." (This was changed to "This is the end." in the English dub) The realization that even Yashamaru hated him caused Gaara to become psychotic, and influenced his belief that he should only live for himself.
Yashamaru's name, 夜叉丸, is composed of three Kanji. The first two, Yasha (夜叉) is the Japanese name for the Hindu Yaksha. Yakshas are usually portrayed as having two sides: a darker, more sinister side, and a benevolent, lovable side. Yashamaru's betrayal could be a reference to this "dark side" of Yakshas. Maru (丸) is a common ending for male names. In Buddhist mythology, the yakṣa are the attendants of Vaiśravaṇa,the twelve heavenly generals who guard the Buddha of Medicine, which connects to the fact that Yashamaru is a medic-nin.
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