Board Thread:Theories and Speculation/@comment-1512913-20161119171442/@comment-1512913-20161128163826

A little revision to my theory... 2 things have made me rethink this further:
 * Kakashi/Yamato's statement that there is no such thing as Wood nature, only Earth and Water nature transformations applied simultaneously
 * Mei having 2 Kekkei Genkai and no Tota, despite 3 basic natures making up her 2 kekkei genkais

So basically a combined nature, let's say Lava + a basic nature let's say Wind isn't a thing, combined natures can't be combined with basic natures, because just like there is no Wood nature, there really isn't a Lava nature as its own thing. Rather Lava + Wind is simply = Earth + Fire + Wind So simply because a combined nature isn't an actual nature in itself, but rather 2+ basic natures applied simultaneously, Lava Release + Scorch Release + Crystal/Magnet Release doesn't really exist, it's simply Fire + Earth + Wind, always the basic components mixing.

Second: Mei's 'Kekkei' consists of Fire, Water, Earth and she has 2 elemental/nature Kekkei Genkai, Lava Release and Boil Release. The reason why she doesn't have a Kekkei Tota is simple. So again, Lava Release + Boil Release isn't a thing, it would be Fire + Earth + Water. Mei can combine Fire with Earth/Earth with Fire, thus she can use Lava Release. Mei can combine Fire with Water/Water with Fire, thus she can use Boil Release. But Mei can't combine Fire + Earth + Water into a Kekkei Tota for one reason... Mei can't combine Water with Earth/Earth with Water, thus she can't use Wood Release.

What I'm getting at, is if Mei would get Wood Release, she would finally be able to combine all the basic natures that are part of her 2 Kekkei Genkai with each other.... Fire, Earth, Water... she can combine Fire+Earth=Lava, she can combine Fire+Water=Boil, but she can't combine Earth+Water=Wood...

But if Mei could also use Wood Release, she would get the ability to combine Fire, Earth, Water into a Kekkei Tota.

So for someone to be able to use an elemental/nature Kekkei Tota, he or she need to be able to use not just 2, but 3 elemental/combined nature Kekkei Genkai.