Quote Originally Posted by The Adjective
Yeah, I thought the Gaara bit was strange too.

It was the only part of the entire opening that didn't seem to fit.

...Like... 5 solid seconds of Gaara.
Everyone else seems to think it's being misleading or something. By showing alot of a third tier character.

I just took it to mean that gaara is either gonna be one of the main characters now, or he's the villain again this arc.