A/N: No, not a real chapter, sorry. I decided to help develop the characters and give them some depth to start writing monologues or whatever you want to call them. They'll pretty much appear randomly, probably every 2-5 chapters though, and the character they are about is going to be random too. In the true spirit of why I began this fic, I'm starting with Gaara.

My Name is Gaara.

I am originally from Sunagakure, the desert. My blood family consists of an elder sister, Temari, an elder brother, Kankuro, my uncle Yashamaru, and my father, the fourth Kazekage, the leader of Suna, The Village Hidden in the Sand.

…I hate them all. They are no family of mine; I left them and Suna after they betrayed me with my true brother Itachi.

I live in Iwagakure now, The Village Hidden among the Stone. I am a part of their shinobi ranks. I am feared for my ability, the complete control of sand and minerals, thanks to the one tailed demon, Shukaku. At times of anger and stress I can release Shukaku and become a demon myself. The Shukaku is my friend, even if it is not always apparent.

My hands have spilled the blood of countless enemies. I am no longer pure. I fight, no longer to protect aniki, Itachi, I continuously find out he does not need my protection. So I fight to make him proud, to be his equal. I have not yet beaten him in a fair fight. I also fight for my new village. The Stone has become my home, and Itachi can feel it too, this is where we belong. I fight for my new friend Haku as well, he needs a strong lead in his life, and though I may not be the best choice, I will d my best for him.

I shall continue to fight long past my first goal is attained and I have Itachi's respect. No I shall keep fighting, to become the best. Not the best I can be, how lame and cliché. No to become the best ever, to become stronger enhancing Shukaku's strength with my own, to have my name synonymous with the legendary sannin, even surpassing them, that is my ultimate dream. I will, I will become greater than Orochimaru, Jiraiya, and Tsunade. I suppose you can say my nindo, my shinobi way, is to never stop fighting, never stop striving to be the best, and to keep making myself stronger and better, until I one day have something better for myself to fight for.

I have caught the interest of the nine-tailed demon, Kyuubi, container. He, that's right I said he, wishes for me to be his mate. I have not yet decided what I shall do. But I cannot accept anything that will get in my way. Further study is needed of this situation. Perhaps I shall talk to Itachi on this.

My name is Gaara of the Stone, and I will be stronger, the best, sooner, or later.

A/N: Hope that gave you some insight on to why and how Gaara acted, especially if you couldn't get anything from just reading the regular chapters.