Board Thread:Theories and Speculation/@comment-39350828-20200424153111/@comment-34656247-20200428012047


 * They are not completely dependent, as the knowledge exists that people can create ninjutsu EITHER from chakra or by bending nature with chakra, so no it's not. In fact in part 1 Edo Hashirama proved this when he created a small forest in the barrier, the forest naturally came out of the roof.