Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-25192437-20150307225810/@comment-25192437-20150308000019

Hawkeye2701 wrote: But during the Kimimaro fight, didn't Gaara say he could crush minerals to turn into durable sand? So while it's not iron or gold, is there any proof it's not some other magnetic substance? Not to mention, to beat the Steaming Danger Tyranny move, didn't he manipulate his father's gold dust to do it? Regarding his father's gold dust, he mixed it into his sand and carried it that way instead of manipulating it directly.

Although in Part I Gaara states that his sand becomes more powerful whenever he adds blood to it. Blood contains iron in the form of haemoglobin, which is paramagnetic if deoxygenated and diamagnetic if oxygenated. To me, that sounds like an indication of Magnet Release, but that's just my opinion and nothing's been officially stated to substantiate it.

Funnily enough, in Part 1 Gaara stated his "Mother" (referring to Shukaku) was what protected him and let him manipulate his sand. He didn't know it at the time, but he was right.