Board Thread:Theories and Speculation/@comment-27082825-20150116155842/@comment-1458758-20150123172350

I do think we have to consider Yamato's explanation more metaphoric than literal. I mean when explaining the wind nature, Asuma brought up the idea of two forces grinding against one another in order to be sharpened. Now it's obvious these are not literal forces that exist, it was simply a teaching aid, and I believe the hands thing is the same.

Besides that, if you were molding two advanced natures each containing a common element, would you not then be molding twice the amount of one element than any other, therefore again making it unbalanced? And if you can get by with half of said element in each hand, why would it not be possible to do a two to one ratio since it's all going in the same pot in the end, if you follow my meaning?