Did Gaara have Sand Clone with the Sand Armor? Because it’s skill is able to ignore all harmful effects except damage and chakra cost effects. As destroying DD is considered a harmful effect, it ignored that rule and only took the 40 piercing damage instead.
Edited: Not bug. Confirmed. My explanation about Sand Clone ruled it out.
Solved. Topic closed.
Edited: Not bug. Confirmed. My explanation about Sand Clone ruled it out.
Solved. Topic closed.