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Being a recurring theme in the Naruto series, it comes as no surprise that Gaara’s childhood as a Jinchuriki was filled with sorrow and loneliness – a sentiment that was further exacerbated by his own father’s mistrust and hatred. If being hated by the entire Hidden Sand wasn’t enough, Rasa, the Fourth Kazekage and Gaara’s father, ordered several assassination attempts on the young Jinchuriki, further cornering the child towards a life of misery and isolation....

RELATED: Unpopular Reddit Opinions About Naruto Naruto also happens to be one, if not the most powerful character in this story’s universe. Naruto went from being an underwhelming genin to a god-like Hokage of the Hidden Leaf Village. His Jutsu arsenal expanded over time, but the character still has a few Jutsus he uses so often and effectively, they’re almost synonymous with him. Here are Naruto’s best Jutsus and techniques in the manga and the anime series....

The mission will see a Black Brant XII rocket take off from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia, which the space agency said might provide “a brief light show” for people living in the eastern U.S. and Bermuda. The rocket is not as big as the ones that are used to launch large satellites or astronauts into space. The four-stage vehicle is a type of sounding rocket, which are specifically designed to perform scientific experiments in sub-orbital flight....

Additionally, there will be a qualifying session for the race, which will begin at 10:30 am ET on Saturday, October 1, 2022, and can be enjoyed on the NBC Sports app. Sunday’s race will consist of 37 drivers who will compete for over 188 laps on the 2.66-mile-long Superspeedway, resulting in a 500-mile race. It features 33 degrees of banking on the turn, 16.5 degrees of banking on the tri-oval, and 3 degrees on the backstretch....

Let’s take a look at all the drivers odds and how they’ve fared on the world’s fastest half-mile track: NASCAR at Bristol betting odds KYLE BUSCH 5/1 - He’s got an 11.9 average finish in 21 starts, which include five wins, but his last win came in 2011, a span of eight races. Last fall he led the most laps (192) before settling for eighth-place. He’s led 1,703 laps at Bristol, which is tops among active drivers....

“Having a car balance that you can adjust because so much changes from the day when it’s hot and sunny, and then you get into the night when it cools down a little bit without any sun on the track," said three-time Coca-Cola 600 winner Kasey Kahne. “The track changes for grip. So if you can tighten your car up at the right times and do it the right way to where you don’t lose the attitude that you are looking for throughout the race, that’s key....

Byron, meanwhile, finished in ninth on Saturday. With the race coming down to its last stretch, though, Logano only had one thing on his mind: retribution. Logano bumped into Byron’s car, sending Byron spinning into the inner wall and securing a victory at Darlington for Logano. It was an eventful end to an eventful race, one that was dominated by a series of gnarly wrecks which left some of the sport’s biggest stars on the pit road....

Truex Jr. took the lead with 130 laps to go and never looked back, pushing his lead out to over four seconds ahead of second-place finisher Ryan Blaney, who overcame some early adversity after starting on the pole and falling to as low as 31st to get back to the front of the race. Joey Logano led more than half the race, taking home the Stage 1 victory. Jimmie Johnson also looked dominant in leading over 70 laps to win Stage 2....

He’s the only driver entering Sunday’s Can-Am 500 at the reconfigured ISM Raceway with no stress when it comes to qualifying for the Nov. 18 Championship 4 race at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Logano won the Round of 8 opener at Martinsville Speedway to earn an automatic berth in the title contest. And with the benefits of Kevin Harvick’s victory last Sunday at Texas vacated because of a rear spoiler violation, Logano currently stands alone as a guaranteed finalist....

Truex has been a consistent top 10 finisher this season and won earlier this year in California at the Auto Club 400. After winning the first stage, Truex ran into some trouble in the second stage when an extended pit stop made him restart outside of the top 10. Kevin Harvick won the second stage but Truex was in contention for all 160 laps around the Tricky Triangle. He took back the lead late, and didn’t squander it for the last 10 laps....

But they apparently need a little help in controlling their emotions. They’re an intense group of athletes, but the consequences of their actions can be life threatening. Baseball has its brush-back pitches and beaning incidents. Hockey has punishing checks. Basketball has flying elbows. Football has hard hits and scrums in pileups. Rarely do athletes get hurt for significant periods of time from the results of their emotions. The same is true in auto racing....

The iRacing series NASCAR has used to bridge the gap in its 2020 schedule created by the coronavirus pandemic will conclude Saturday with what’s easily the most anticipated virtual NASCAR race in the short history of virtual NASCAR races. With a start time of 3 p.m. ET and with Fox and/or FS1 as the TV channel, the North Wilkesboro 160 will broadcast live from the virtual North Wilkesboro Speedway....

Aric Almirola will join Elliott on the front row. The Stewart-Haas driver is still looking for his first top-five finish of the season. His best finish was seventh for the weeknight Darlington race in May. MORE: Updated 2020 NASCAR Cup Series schedule Joey Logano, Kyle Busch and Clint Bowyer drew the rest of the top five. Logano and Elliott possibly being nose to tail for the start of the race at the 1....

On-track qualifying is a rarity this season; NASCAR decided to limit the amount of time teams needed to spend at the track amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Only eight races will have practice and qualifying in 2021, and they’ll take place only at new tracks on the schedule, such as COTA, or for premier events, such as the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Memorial Day weekend. And while teams will be able to test their cars on COTA’s 3....

Chase field: Odds and pick There will be lots of strategy involved in Sunday’s MyAfibRisk.com 400 (3 p.m. ET, NBCSN), but every Chase participant will be gunning for the win and the opportunity to relax over the next two races. Win and you move on to the next round. Have a bad day and put yourself in position of needing a win in either of the next two races to advance....

This question originally appeared on Quora - the knowledge sharing network where compelling questions are answered by people with unique insights. You can follow Quora on Twitter, Facebook, and Google+. Answer by Parker Kligerman, NASCAR driver since 2009: Well, to be honest, from the start I will say that this question is completely subjective to who you ask. I guarantee you a poll of 1000 fans might garner 1000 different answers as to why they like NASCAR....

Brad Keselowski was the last man standing after 16 caution flags and three red flags as he out-raced Ryan Newman, and Denny Hamlin for the win. A wreck involving Daniel Suarez, Kyle Larson, Chase Elliott and Chris Buescher brought out the red flag with six laps remaining, setting up a sprint to the finish. Newman led down the backstretch on the final lap but Keselowski used a neat crossover move to pass Newman on the high side and with the help of teammate Joey Logano, was able to hold on for the finish to punch his ticket to the Round of 8....

It wasn’t enough to keep him away from his beloved Bristol Motor Speedway this weekend. MORE: Scrambling for the Chase | Drivers to watch at Bristol | Chasing Denny Hamlin Smith 88, who will be inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame in 2016, showed up this weekend at the short track in Bristol, Tenn., to attend his first race since May. NASCAR’s Sprint Cup series held its Irwin Tools Night Race on Saturday....

AJ Allmendinger won pole position in Saturday’s qualifying. He will be chased by Kurt Busch, Jeff Gordon and Cup points leader Kevin Harvick. MORE: Allmendinger on the right track | How to watch Sonoma race | Latest Power Rankings Here is the starting lineup for the Toyota — Save Mart 350. Race coverage begins at 3 p.m. ET on FOX Sports 1. Sonoma Raceway’s road course covers 1.99 miles. (Car number in parenthesis....

But in a first-person piece for The Players’ Tribune , Giants safety Nat Berhe reminds readers that beneath the big picture lies individual portraits of loss. MORE: Sports world recognizing tragedy | Sports pay tribute to Paris The Players’ Tribune produces its best content when it comes from the corner of poignancy and proper perspective, and this story is no different. Berhe, a San Bernardino native, details the helplessness and horror of watching the shooting play out from afar, attached to his phone and social media, a player on injured reserve with nothing to do but wait for news, and parse between the truth and fiction of Twitter in flux during a tragedy....