Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-1512913-20180923130046/@comment-3279282-20180926181259

Littlegen wrote:

It's not. Though if we don't distinguish it in any way then Mud and Wood Release would be incorporating the same Natures. That means other natures can have a second combination with the same elements.

In the novel where Mud Release appeared, that may very well be the case.

Kirito975 wrote: But, just for the sake of headcanon, wouldn't it make sense?

it stands to believe that the defining factor between Mud and Wood Release would indeed be Yang release.

And yet, Wood Release is Water + Earth and Yang is not an elemental nature.