Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-25192437-20150307225810/@comment-1751565-20150310205344

I think Sand is not Magnet Release but can be mixed with Magnet Release. For example, Gaara or Shukaku has been shown to use Sand with Shukaku's Special Curse Seals on the sand itself, and in those instances the Sand was stated to be extremely harder than usual. I think in those instances, that was Shukaku's Magnet Release Curse Mark mixed with Sand (In same way the beast did so to Naruto's Rasengan). Techniques like Shukaku's Pike and Shukaku's Shield both have Shukaku's Cursed Marks on them (But this was all used before Magnet Release was ever thought of). But now that we know the facts of Shukaku's Cursed Seal & Magnet Style, we can safely assume those techniques indeed were.