Just wondering about Gaara's sand moves, can he only control the sand in his gourd or can he actually manipulate sand around him? During the forest of death fight, you see him control sand already on the ground to kill the mist genins, but in the chuunin finals, where the entire arena is covered in sand, gaara could only control the sand in his gourd. If he was able to control sand, it wouldn't matter how fast sasuke is, because the entire battlefield is sand. Just wondering. What is the range limit of Gaara's sand attacks?