He is known as Gaara of the Sand in the Viz translation , and Sabaku no Gaara ( Gaara of the Desert ) in the original Japanese . These attacks on the villagers convinced Gaara 's father that he was a failed experiment , and he ordered Gaara 's assassination . All of the attempts on Gaara 's life failed , as Shukaku would always protect Gaara from harm and kill the assassin .