Board Thread:Theories and Speculation/@comment-27082825-20150116155842/@comment-1458758-20150123001812

JitonRailgun wrote: @Hawkeye- Ok, that clears things up. Well, as I said above, it seems unlikely that such a thing could be created by attempting to refine one gene into a new form, as breeding for one specific trait (lava release) would just enhance that trait, i.e. better lava release, not create a new one. In animal breeding, you breed for a trait by finding the two best at it and breeding them. That usually doesn't create some entirely new trait, it just accentuates the ones that those individuals shared. The reason I suggest the involvement of multiple advanced natures in these genetic programs is because otherwise there would be no gene for the third element involved.

I agree that they wouldn't share magnet release- I'm leaning more towards the idea that the Land of Earth just abducted kekkei genkai users from other nations and forced their participation in their projects. My suggestion of arranged marriage in that first part was a little silly, it was like 12:00 for me when I wrote that.

I know the basis of accentuating a given trait, but even then, mutation does happen, like with the sudden emergence of the blue eyed gene some, frick knows when ago, I'm no geneologist. But it could be, to use some of your theory that Mu was a freak occurence whilst attempting to produce or enhance some other trait and then Onoki was the concentrated effort.

Accidents also tend to occur. I mean several great discoveries and inventions came about because of simple fault and like I said before, a passing familiarity is all we can really attribute to the author on the whole.

As it stands, it could be they were looking to enhance Lava Release, they picked someone with a strong Fire element, but also a strong wind element and ended up producing the first step towards Dust release.

I know that may seem contradictory to my earlier statement that it seems unlikely this ability could just spring up, but what I generally mean is that Dust Release seems in all likelihood to be the result of some attempt to either enhance or alter Iwa's existing arsenal of blood line abilities. We know that despite their computer technology being quite far behind, that the Naruto world's genetics research is quite advanced, as 20 odd years ago Orochimaru managed to splice Hashirama's genes into Yamato.

In regards to having abducted people from Suna for said research, it's distinctly possible, but going back to it, I find it more likely that Dust Release is either mutation of one existing ability or a development of research specifically into combining three elements, as the only other case we have of someone combining two Kekkei Genkai, they both exist as seperate abilities for said person.