

in Episode 34, "Akamaru Trembles: Gaara's Cruel Strength!", when Gara goes to
use his Sand Coffin Justu the blood that explodes out is shown to be black

[![Sand
Coffin](https://i.stack.imgur.com/RCZ0z.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/RCZ0z.jpg)
[![Raining
Blood](https://i.stack.imgur.com/wgeaK.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/wgeaK.jpg)
[![Raining Blood
2](https://i.stack.imgur.com/rvhHr.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/rvhHr.jpg)

when i first saw this i figured this is a censored episode as some versions of
Naruto censor out the blood (ie. coughing up blood ends up being coughing up
saliva). but then in Episode 50, "The Fifth Gate: A Splendid Ninja is Born"
when Gara goes to use Sand Coffin on Lee's Arm and Leg, Shikamaru recognises
the Jutsu and we see a flash back of Gara using Sand Coffin in the Forest of
Death (a repeat of the scene from the 1st screenshot), but when Lee's will
make him get up to continue fighting, we see his arm and leg covered in blood

[![Lee's Arm and
Leg](https://i.stack.imgur.com/vfXyt.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/vfXyt.jpg)

so was blood from Gara's Sand Coffin always black in the anime? as in any
version of the anime, subbed, dubbed, 4kids, original japanese version. if it
was always meant to be black (and not censored) why is the blood black?


CC BY-SA 4.0
2020-09-11T05:32:44.247
59533
2023-04-18T01:19:49.707
1587
question
naruto
Was the Blood from Gara's Sand Coffin always black?


Yes, the blood was always black, so inside your red blood cells there is
oxygen, so when the blood cells die they release oxygen and the oxygen makes
that blood a dark red that looks black.


CC BY-SA 4.0
2021-04-18T03:19:09.560
62529
2021-04-18T03:19:09.560
53879
59533
answer


To clarify, the stuff coming out of Gaara's Sand Burial is not blood, but
rather Flesh-Bone-and-Skin puree. This stuff is normally red (yes, it's almost
always red) but because "he used more force than necessary" the flesh puree
became black. To answer your question, this is intentional, and is not a form
of censoring.

Against Rock Lee, because Rock Lee's body was receding from the effects of a
few of the 8 gates (I guess) His bones were fractured by his muscles were
spared of being liquified (because of the gates). The stuff coming out then
was just blood.

In Shippuden, a similar thing happens with Deidara Losing an arm. Because
Deidara cannot open the 8 gates, his arm was destroyed. Apparently, Gaara
wasn't using a lot of force, because the flesh puree was red at that time.

[![Deidara's arm getting crushed by
Gaara](https://i.stack.imgur.com/i5TTI.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/i5TTI.png)


CC BY-SA 4.0
2023-04-18T01:19:49.707
67914
2023-04-18T01:19:49.707
71869
59533
answer