Board Thread:Wiki Discussions/@comment-3238846-20140422105553/@comment-4912646-20140424133400

What does having a nature listed in the infobox actually mean, though? That the person is currently able to use the nature, or that they are potentially able to use it? We know being a jinchuriki gives one the potential to use their tailed beast's ability: Gaara could control sand even after losing Shukaku, and Roshi used Lava during his fight with Naruto and B before it was revealed that Four-Tails was resealed in him, implying he could use it without Goku too.

If Naruto is Goku's jinchuriki (that's a separate argument entirely) like Roshi, then he does definitely have the potential to use Lava Release, but he isn't currently able to do so because he hasn't learned to create Fire or Earth nature chakra yet. Thus, Goku handles the Fire and Earth part for him and Naruto handles the Rasengan part, and the same is true for Shukaku and Magnet. So whether the natures are listed in Naruto's infobox or not should depend on whether it lists current abilities or potential abilities (and Orochimaru being listed with Water and Wood implies that we list based on potential). Either way, Naruto's abilities section should make it clear that he has yet to show whether he can use those natures on his own, since we don't know.