#ichibi

[being-somewhere-else]

Young Gaara and The Ichibi

[let-nagato-be-itachis-parent]

Biju-inherited kekei genkai (2): Shukaku and the Kazekage clan

In an earlier post I used the example of the line descended from Uzumaki Kushina to prove the concept of jinchuriki-descended bloodlines inheriting some of the biju's traits and abilities—in a word, a biju-inherited kekei genkai.

This has some fun applications to draw about the Kazekage clan :3

Let's go over the (sparse) canon facts we do have:

The Sandaime, Yondaime (Rasa) and Godaime (Gaara) Kazekages all have a form of sand manipulation

Gaara's Sand manipulation is Shukaku's own ability as he is his jinchuriki

The Sandaime and Yondaime's Iron Sand and Gold Sand manipulation both stem from the Magnet release and were both created with Shukaku's power in mind (the first as an imitation and the second as a counter)

Rasa is Gaara's father, but there's no mention of the Sandaime being related to them

Rasa have the same dark circles as Gaara

Shukaku has Magnet Release

It’s stated in Gaara Hidden that Gaara inherited his father’s Magnet Release

So the way canon presents things is that:

the Ichibi (and his jinchurikis) has a Sand Manipulation power,

Suna developed a technique mimicking the biju's inate ability with magnet release. (just like Minato inventing the Rasengan based off biju bombs!)

The Magnet release being a kekei genkai, it’s not a big leap to deduce that the Sandaime and Yondaime are, in fact, related—thus, Kazekage clan. Gaara having inherited the Magnet release fits nicely in that hypothesis.

Nothing groundbreaking so far, but now I wanna talk about Rasa’s dark circles.

Cuz we agree that the dark circles are an Ichibi jinchuriki thing, right? At first I assumed (like everyone did I suppose) that Gaara had developed those eyebags from the never-sleep-or-Shukaku-will-take-over thing, but as it turns out Gaara had them from birth

Deduction: this is like the Kyubi bloodline’s Fox Whiskers, the dark circles are after Shukaku’s own raccoon eyes.

Now, I said previously that you don’t get those marks from being a jinchuriki, but being descended from a jinchuriki. In Gaara’s case, you could argue that Shukaku was sealed in Gaara while he still was in Karura’s womb, ergo it counts, but then why in the world would Rasa have them?

I raise you this: the Kazekage clan has Ichibi jinchuriki ancestry—or more accurately, they carefully keep all Ichibi jinchurikis in the clan—and as a consequence they have a Shukaku-derived kekei genkai.

The Magnet release is originally Shukaku’s power, and it’s via his jinchurikis’ descendants that it passed on to humans.

Unlike the dojutsu clans, not every clan member gets the biju-inherited kekei genkai; those who do manifest some degree of a case of raccoon eyes—the deeper the bags the more compatible the person is with Shukaku’s chakra, and the more powerful their Magnet release (like with the number of whisker marks in those of the Kyubi jinchuriki bloodline!).

Also I call Konoha-centrism on the claim that Mito was the first jinchuriki in History. Suna was the first to seal down Shukaku, and they have been doing it for a looooong time.

However unlike the Uzumaki princess, they never had any excellent sealing master to design the seal, so their elaboration process is just a crude fuinjutsu base and then a loooong series of trial and error.

They noticed factors that helped increase the chances of a viable jinchuriki (never with absolute certainty however), like the chakra compatibility, and how a child born from a jinchuriki womb has a good chance to have it. BUT at the same time, they would learn the hard way what a dangerous business pregnancy is for a jinchuriki.

First of all, the flip side of the child receiving their Host-mother chakra (thus becoming more compatible as an Host themself) is the weakening of the mother’s seal, with the risk that Shukaku takes over and go on a rampage, as you know from canon. Second, Shukaku is malevolent and thus his chakra is corrosive, harmful on purpose to the child, so higher chance of miscarriage if he doesn’t have a compatible chakra to begin with, potentially even death of the mother in complications—which would also mean that they lose Shukaku, so they have to wait for him to reincarnate and hunt him down again.

And this would be how their biju sealing art evolved to the practice of placing a seal on the womb to directly turn the unborn baby (whose compatibility has been established) into a jinchuriki. —> has the benefits of a jinchuriki mother and few of the drawbacks, tho it’s even more taxing on the mother (rip Karura)

Oh yeah and Mito herself didn’t have a good time with pregnancy either, will do a post specially about her

Masterpost

[laternenfisch]

Gaara from @chershare ˋs fantastic fanfiction „denizens of the sands of time“ on Ao3!

Happy Hatchday Cher!

https://archiveofourown.org/works/30963551

„Happy accidents were less rare than they used to be, even if they still had a trend of making things worse before they got better.

Gaara would take what he could get.“

[nomadicrusalka]

New keychain! Shukaku this time around!! He turned out so silly goofy

My ko-fi | ig | bsky

[lewiscarrolatemybrain]

Terrible toxic trash-talking tanuki

[mikazuki-lotus-mizu]

Ichibi Shukaku: Titan of Sand or Plush Toy

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Three hours in Sunagakure and I’ve reached a conclusion: The "Grand Ichibi" is just a glorified, sandy rodent with a god complex.

The "Ultimate Weapon" looks like a tanuki that lost a fight with a teapot. Now the big rat won’t stop squeaking. Honestly, if he tries to "crush me into the tectonic plates" one more time, I’m turning him into a very expensive mud sculpture. He’s nothing but an oversized plush toy.

💬 A Study in Chaos

Umi: The Hell…that is the biggest Rat I’ve ever seen.

Shukaku:RAT! YOU DARW CALL ME A RAT! I WILL TEAR THE OCEANS FROM THOSE PRETTY EYES OF YOURS! I WILL RINSE MY CLAWS IN YOUR BLOOD, YOU PATHETIC GUPPY! GAARA, I WANT TO SEE IF SHE SCREAMS AS LOUDLY AS SHE TALKS!

Umi: See? There he goes. High-pitched, screeching, and repetitive. Is there a mute button on this thing, or do I have to douse him myself?

Gaara: (Amused) Actually, Umi, he’s never been this loud. It’s quite fascinating. You’ve managed to reduce him to a temper tantrum about his weight. I’m almost impressed.

Shukaku: ARE YOU AMUSED?!?! HOW DARE YOU, GAARA?! SHE CALLED ME A RAT! KILL HER OR I’LL STOP GIVING YOU CHAKRA FOR A MONTH!

Umi: Your pet is threatening a strike, "Lord Gaara”. Are you going to control your rat, or do I need to treat him like any other stray and put him in a cage?

Gaara: A cage? I’d like to see you try. But please, continue. I haven't seen him this flustered.

Shukaku: I HATE BOTH OF YOU! YOU’RE BOTH MORE INFURIATING THAN THE FOX! ...And why is she still poking me?!

Umi: Because you're squishy. Deal with it, Rat. Now, Gaara since you’re so "amused," you can pay for the boots your pet just ruined with his sand-spit.

Gaara: Fair enough. If you can keep him this distracted on the battlefield, the mission will be a breeze. Come, Umi. Let’s go see if the rest of the world is as brave as you are when the Rat starts his "vibrating."

Umi: They aren't. But they'll learn. Move it, Pudge. We’ve got work to do.

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A/N🦋:

* The Inversion: In the original world, Gaara and Shukaku are a source of terror. Here, they are not only force to be recon with but also comedy duo, which makes the world feel uniquely "Road to Ninja."

* Umi’s Dominance: She doesn't just survive the environment; she insults it. This establishes her as a peer to the Kage-level threats around her. She is a woman that has no fear. She stears death in the face and just laughs.

* The Teapot Reference: Referencing the Bunpuku teapot lore is a nice nod for fans of the original series, adding that "Kishimoto-style" depth to the humor.

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Art (c) Mrs-w21

Gaara RTN Design (c) @mikazuki-lotus-mizu

Umi's RTN Design (c) @mikazuki-lotus-mizu

Sabaku No Gaara (c) Masashi Kishimoto

Naruto & Boruto (c) Masashi Kishimoto and Mikio Ikemoto

This Picture was a Comission for me from its.sunjyo on Instagram. I am NOT the Artist of this Artwork. I am a Comission Collector. I have the Artists written permission to upload this drawing to my Social Media.

Gaara's RTN Design and Story belongs to me.!

Without my written permission, you have no right to recolor/repost/trace/edit/use this in any way, written or drawn.

[kobayashisoul]

》 ᴍᴀꜱᴛᴇʀ ᴏꜰ ᴘᴜᴘᴘᴇᴛꜱ 《

As I told you, the Relationship between Gaara and Raziela in Road to Ninja Universe was very toxic in the first Months, even years. And this Picture shows that in a perfect way.

In the first time, Gaara only used Raziela for several Reasons. For his physical needs, for his own amusement, just to manipulate someone because he simply needed that. And why? Because all his life he was a truly toxic Person. Maybe even the most toxic Person alive, at least in Sunagakure.

And Raziela had no problem with being used by him. She was madly in love with that Man and she would've done everything to please him, to make him happy and proud. All she wanted was his love and affection and she was ready to do everything for that, even heavy Crimes.

This Relationship - at least in the first Months or years - was beyond toxic. But Raziela was blind for that, was blind for everything else than Gaara.

The thing was also that she was easy to manipulate. She was very immature for her Age and acted mostly childish and not like her Age. So she didn't see a Problem with that Relationship, with Gaara, with what he did with her.

She did break every Bond with Family and Friends because no one accepted her being with Gaara. Everyone wanted to separate them, but especially Gaara didn't let that happen.

All she wanted was being with him. Forever.

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Art (c) ucchihaizumi

Raziela Kobayashi (c) @kobayashisoul

Sabaku No Gaara (c) Masashi Kishimoto

Their Road to Ninja Designs (c) @kobayashisoul

Naruto & Boruto (c) Masashi Kishimoto and Mikio Ikemoto

This Picture was a Comission for me from ucchihaizumi . I am NOT the Artist of this Artwork. I am a Art Collector. I have the Artists written permission to upload this drawing to my Social Media. ⚠️

Their Road to Ninja Designs belong to me. ⚠️

Without my written permission you have no right to recolor/repost/trace/edit/use this in any way. Also please don't use my Characters for Roleplay or Fanfictions. ⚠️

[katrinthecat]

goddamnit