Originally posted by: dazzz
just don't fight gaara at the beach.

and at the chuunin exam, the ground was covered in dirt, not sand. HEHE
also, this is so wrong, gaara can only control HIS own sand, which comes from within his gourd. therefore, there is only a certain amount of area he can reach. if he could control any nearby sand, he would be overpowered.

if u doubt me, rewatch the anime/ read the manga a few times more. u'll notice that the comments on his jutsu is that he "controls the sand INSIDE THE GOURD and hardens it with an enormous amount of chakra"

so please stop arguing about dirt and sand, that doesnt matter because gaara can only control his own sand.

its the same theory with shika. people said he would be unbeatable at night. at night, shadows are everywhere, but do not forget, the more shadows he has to connect to, the more area he has to cover with his shadows, the more chakra he has to use up. and seeing that even with normal fighting he already gets fatigued very easily, it would be far worst at night, however, he would be slightly at an advantage. =D