You forgot how Guts lost an arm and an eye trying to save Casca, plus him finding out pretty much ALL of his friends had been wiped out at the Eclipse because of the very man he acknowledged as a friend and trusted. ;/

Plus his Foster father attempted to kill him, but Guts killed him first in self defense and afterwards the rest of the group he was with misunderstood and saw it as murder and they had caught Guts in the act, so he fled for his life.

I'd say Guts hardships out weight Gaara's by far, who's only really been lonely, and that's it. Where as Guts has been raped, used, abused, etc.

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