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Feigning Sleep Technique

• Name: Feigning Sleep Technique (狸寝入りの術, Tanuki Neiri no Jutsu; English TV "Play Possum Jutsu")
• Type: No rank, Supplementary
• User: Gaara
• Hand Seal: Ram
• Debut (Anime): Naruto Episode 78
• Debut (Manga): Chapter 113

This Ninjutsu forces the user to fall asleep. Gaara has only used this jutsu when trying to bring out Shukaku.

• In Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm, Naruto uses a similar technique while in a pyjama costume, he falls asleep while his health bar is recovering. However, it is not considered a Ninjutsu at all, as he didn't used hand seals to perform it