Did Yashamaru Really Hate Gaara

If Gaara survived, Yashamaru was instructed to lie and tell Gaara that he was never loved—not by Yashamaru and not by his late mother, Karura.

Yashamaru was ordered to attempt to assassinate Gaara. did yashamaru really hate gaara

Ultimately, Yashamaru did not hate Gaara. The tragedy of their relationship is not one of hatred, but of love corrupted by duty and circumstance. Yashamaru was trapped between his love for his nephew and his loyalty to a village that saw that nephew as a monster. His final act was a performance meant to break Gaara so that he might eventually be reborn stronger. The lie hurt far more than the truth ever could, precisely because Yashamaru was the one person who truly loved him. If Gaara survived, Yashamaru was instructed to lie