Sand Binding Prison[1]
Name
Kanji	砂縛牢
Rōmaji	Sabaku Rō
Literal English	Sand Binding Prison
English TV	Sand Prison
Games	Sand Storm Coffin
Debut
Manga	Chapter #248
Anime	Naruto Shippūden Episode #4
Game	Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja 4
Appears in	Anime, Manga and Game
Data
Classification	Ninjutsu
Rank	B-rank
Class	Defensive
Range	All ranges
Derived jutsu
Users Gaara

A capturing ninjutsu that is characteristic to Gaara. Using ordinary sand, a perfectly airtight space is created, in which the enemy is captured. An enormous quantity of sand completely envelops the target from every direction and captures them. The speed, hardness, and scope of the sand depend on the amount of chakra poured into it. Gaara can fine-tune the sand's properties to the target's size and characteristics. No matter if the target is on the ground or flying in the air, it is almost impossible to escape from this technique. However, even if someone successfully escapes from it, Gaara can easily use one of his offensive techniques, like the Sand Binding Coffin, to immediately attack the target.

Trivia

• Using a pun common to Gaara and his techniques, "sand binding" (砂縛, sabaku) is pronounced the same as the Japanese word for "desert" (砂漠).

References

1. ↑ Third Databook, page 260