Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-24837927-20140421121126/@comment-28861328-20140422182550

Elveonora wrote: I think the line between chakra and genes is much thinner than people realize. I don't think it should be differentiated at all at this point. Son Goku's Lava and Shukaku's Magnet are Kekkei Genkai in my book. It's irrelevant that they weren't born wit a mutation, because Kaguya wasn't either.

I actually agree with this. Chakra and genes seem to be separated by a very thin line.