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The one thing that has always confused me about "cool headed" Gaara is how he
became able to control sand. During the ninja war, Gaara's father (Rasa)
Originally thought that Gaara had completely given in to the Shikaku (1 tail)
mainly because of the vast amount of sand that Gaara was controlling. [![enter
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This leads me to believe that Sand manipulation is a characteristic trait of
only the 1 tailed beast. However, if that were the case then Gaara should have
lost the ability to manipulate Sand immediately after the Shikaku was
extracted, but that wasn't the case.

Gaara's sand has also been known to protect him from all forms of danger, even
when Gaara himself can't see the attack. This happens a lot in the Naruto
series but during that same fight, his father stated that the sand was the
proof of his mothers love.

(I'm not sure if this one part is actually true but a friend of mine told me
that the sand is Gaara's mothers will and that's why he carries it around
cause the sand is special) If that were also the case then Why can Gaara
control normal sand too.

Its kinda confusing and I can't pinpoint how Gaara is actually able to
manipulate sand.


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Is Gaara able to control sand because of his mother or shukaku (the 1 tails)


Sand manipulation is not something limited to the Shikaku. Throughout the
series we have seen several sand controllers.

One of the most notable applications of sand manipulation would be Kankurō's
manipulation. Where he masks his puppet as another person, in chapter 42.

However, the Shikaku does help. Just as how the nine tails allows naruto to
tap into it's chakra, the shikaku allows something of a similar sort. Which
effectively allows Gaara to manipulate more sand.

So to answer your questions

> Is Gaara able to control sand because of his mother or shukaku

No, as several others have also shown control of sand.

> friend of mine told me that the sand is Gaara's mothers will and that's why
> he carries it around cause the sand is special

This is correct. Upon dieing his mother imbued the sand which Gaara carries
along in the gourd with her will. This sand will protect Gaara regardless of
his will, a technique also known as [sand
shield](http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Shield_of_Sand)


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