Was the Blood from Gara's Sand Coffin always black? in Episode 34, &quot;Akamaru Trembles: Gaara's Cruel Strength!&quot;, when Gara goes to use his Sand Coffin Justu the blood that explodes out is shown to be black



when i first saw this i figured this is a censored episode as some versions of Naruto censor out the blood (ie. coughing up blood ends up being coughing up saliva). but then in Episode 50, &quot;The Fifth Gate: A Splendid Ninja is Born&quot; when Gara goes to use Sand Coffin on Lee's Arm and Leg, Shikamaru recognises the Jutsu and we see a flash back of Gara using Sand Coffin in the Forest of Death (a repeat of the scene from the 1st screenshot), but when Lee's will make him get up to continue fighting, we see his arm and leg covered in blood

so was blood from Gara's Sand Coffin always black in the anime? as in any version of the anime, subbed, dubbed, 4kids, original japanese version. if it was always meant to be black (and not censored) why is the blood black?
Yes, the blood was always black, so inside your red blood cells there is oxygen, so when the blood cells die they release oxygen and the oxygen makes that blood a dark red that looks black.