Kankuro quotes from Naruto: Shippūden

Kankuro

[An elder talks down on Gaara] I don't care if you are a council member! I am not gonna listen to this!

Kankuro

[to Sasori] The true source of your power lies in your soul. You tried to erase your soul by becoming a puppet, but you didn't fully succeed. I can still feel it inside this puppet that you made, where your undying soul dwells. You may be living flesh now, but that's only a shell, nothing more than a mere puppet. You were a first rate Shinobi puppet master one time, not just some lowlife that allows someone else to manipulate him.

Kankuro

I know Gaara would never harm the people of this village. Not ever.

Kankuro

Gaara, let it go. I don't want to say this but you know how they see you. You're a weapon of terror. Seriously, leaving us and joining the regular troops is not gonna be an easy thing. They're full of Jonin who think pretty poorly of you. And most of the villagers, they're just as terrified of you as they've always been.

Gaara

I know that. I've always known. But doing nothing at all will almost certainly bring even greater pain. I know what I must do. I must clear my own path. And perhaps then the day will come. The day will come when I can be like him. I want to be a part of this village so I'm aiming for the title of Kazekage as a Shinobi of the Sand.

Kankuro

Gaara...

Gaara

I will work hard and connect to the people of this village. Watching Naruto Uzumaki has brought me clarity. Until I met him, my ties to others brought only pain and sorrow. But he was always pushing me to redefine those ties. I think I finally understand. The suffering and sadness of life, the joy. These are feelings that can be shared with those around me. It was Uzumaki. He's the whole reason my eyes have opened. When we fought we connected. He's known the same pain as I have and he taught me that I can change the path my life will follow. One day Kankuro, I'd like to become something precious to others too. Not just to be viewed as some hideous weapon, but as the Sand's next Kazekage.