Board Thread:Theories and Speculation/@comment-5407586-20150624095943/@comment-25549954-20150627125339

Thekillman wrote: It's not a pseudo-kekkei tota as it's not truly a mixture of elements, but rather using one element (earth/clay) to contain another (explosion). Konan could use Explosive tags for her paper jutsu. Perhaps the Doton sign simply breaks the containment and release the chakra? So that would mean Explosion release is just made of Explosion chakra and not Earth + Lighning chakra. If I'm getting it right you're saying that Shell/Clay is made of Earth and it is controlled by earth chakra seeing as Deidara uses Earth hand sign, it makes sense now the chakra is the one that explodes.

Sasuke used his Chidori to his advantage because he knew Lighning nature is Stronger than Earth (see ) and that is how he diffused Deidara's bomb, he might have weakened the shell so that the explosive chakra didn't come out and didn't explode properly as it should.

I have to ask few things, was it ever alluded that Deidara's clay were made of Earth? and where was it stated that Explosion release is a Kekkei Genkai? It could just be a special technique, just making sure.