Board Thread:Consensus Track/@comment-1251315-20150621144554/@comment-4912646-20150622005646

I think going with the "nature cycle" order is best for consistency. Order of use doesn't make as much sense since many characters never actually used their natures in the series. As for affinities, we only actually know three characters' affinities (Naruto, Kakashi, and Sasuke in the anime). I recall an earlier discussion on the forums coming to the conclusion that "affinity" was more or less a fanon term anyway.