Jōhyō


 * Name: Jouhyou (Literally meaning "Rope Dart" or "Rope Javelin"
 * Users: Matsuri
 * Debut(Anime): Naruto Episode 216

The Jouhyou is one of the flexible, or soft weapons seen in Kenpō/Chinese martial arts. The Jouhyou/Rope Dart/Javelin consists of a long rope, typically several meters long, with a handle attached to one end, and a metal dart attached to other, acting as a weight which allows the user to throw the dart out at a long range target to bind them then either reel them in or perform an attack on them. The Jouhyou is a relative of the meteor hammer, the flying claws, and the chain whip.

This weapon makes an appearence in the final filler arc in Part I of the anime. Gaara, as an instructer, introduced the jouhyou to his pupil, Matsuri, for weapons training over the more bulky weapons to choose from. As Gaara stated when he demonstrated the jouhyou's pratical use to Matsuri; "the teeth on the end of the string are not so much for attacking, as they are to prevent the opponent from getting too close. And then with the rope... Render them unable to attack".