Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-24837927-20140421121126/@comment-24848713-20140422051609

Kekkei Genkai and Kekkei Tota are chakra abilities you are born with not necessary blood related. Naruto wasn't born with Lava release as the fifth Mizukage is just an ability he gained after becoming Son jinchuriki. Also Magnet release is not a tailed beast ability it's a Kekkei Genkai the third and forth kazekage had and another guy I don't remember, they could however control sand because the third incorporated iron in the sand and the forth gold so they were controling the metal within the sand to move the sand, however Gara can control sand directly because of Shukaku (as I already explained Magnet release is not the ability to control sand it should be called Sand release) and it has been shown that you keep the ability even after you loose the beast probably because you merge with the beast chakra. Also Madara gaining various Kekkei Genkais I think it's because he has all the beasts and also the Rinnegan which doesn't teach a person every jutsu but gives the ability to potentially learn every technique, however I consider a mistake to list his Wood release as Kekkei Genkai (and every other Kekkei Genaki he has achieved without beeing born with), and also Obito's and Danzo's because they only achieved it trough experimentation. And while I am in the subject I also consider doujutsu not to be Kekkei Genkai as they are not chakra abilities but eyes powers however this one is just a theory and I don't have valid arguments to defend it.