: Even after Shukaku was extracted from Gaara, the sand continued to protect him, proving its power came from his mother’s love rather than the tailed beast.
The story of Karura and Gaara stands as one of the most poignant examples of Kishimoto’s central thesis: that love is the strongest jutsu of all. did gaara's mother love him
“My mother was not a curse. She was my first and last protector.” — Gaara : Even after Shukaku was extracted from Gaara,
She was a jinchūriki vessel by village order, but knowing she would die. She chose to give Gaara life and protection at the cost of her own — not out of hatred, but out of desperate love for her son’s survival. She was my first and last protector
The truth comes during Gaara’s fight with Kimimaro (Part II) and is later reinforced by the Fourth Kazekage’s Edo Tensei confession.