Never thought I'd ever do a fanart like this. Sand is hard to paint!!! Gaara is fascinating - I don't think I ever had such a sudden shift in opinion of a character. Then again, even when he was in psycho-murdery mode, I was always curious as to what he'd do. (And to any fans looking at this, I *KNOW* his outfit is not an exact replica. I took some creative liberty considering the resources at hand. I wasn't aiming for a carbon copy of him, just having some fun.) Now the more important question ... should I upload the funk version? **Naruto and all associated characters are owned by Masashi Kishimoto. I make no profit from this art.**