Board Thread:Theories and Speculation/@comment-1512913-20180917223942/@comment-1872728-20180918141428

@Elveonora This is exactly how I theorized the chakra combinations, but I do have some differences. For example, I don't think Wood Release is actually Water and Earth, I don't think it's an elemental kekkei genkai at all. The reason people think that, is because Hashirama has Water and Earth.

What if Hashi actually has Mud Release, and the reason he can use Wood Release so well is because his Mud Release chakra "nurtured" (amplified) the wood, like how plants grow in soil. And the reason why people with Hashi Cells didn't use Mud Release, is because they thought Mud Release was just regular Earth Release, and also Wood Release is way more useful.

This theory is based on the assumption that Wood Release is parallel to Shikotsumyaku (Hag has Wood Release, Hamura has Shikotsumyaku, and both passed down from Kaguya), and since Shikotsumyaku is not elemental, Wood Release is also not elemental. This also explains why Wood Release is the only organic elemental release: because it isn't. Thekillman wrote: I'm not sure how i'm supposed to feel about crystal release. My head explanation, is that the Wind symbolises pressure, and Earth symbolises underground. This explains where crystals are found: deep inside Earth where the pressure is really high. Seelentau wrote: Also, if it wasn't the chakra that was made up of Earth Release, why would Sasuke use Lightning Release to disable it? I feel like by pouring in Lightning Release chakra to the clay, and in turn to the Explosive Release chakra in the clay, it breaks the balance between the Lightning and Fire in the Explosive Release chakra, which then dissipates the chakra.