1. Sand Shield: Gaara possesses the Sand Shield, an "absolute defense" that protects him from harm. However, its protective power weakens as the series progresses. 

2. Gentle Fist: Twin Lions Fists: The Twin Lions Fists is a taijutsu technique used by the Hyuga clan. It creates a chakra shield to deflect physical attacks. 

3. Summoning: Rashomon: Rashomon is a spiritual defense technique used by the First Hokage Hashirama Senju. It summons a gate-like structure with different defensive capabilities. 

4. Lightning Release Armor: It falls short against powerful attacks like the Hell Stab and offers little defense against formidable opponents. 

5. Susanoo Armor:  It has high defensive capabilities but is easily broken by strong attacks, even in its complete form.