User:Omnibender/Elemental recomposition table

These are my own ideas and speculations, do not take it as canon!!! Feel free to discuss them at the talk page.

Currently brainstorming for three element combinations, ideas are welcome

Also adding reasoning for three element theories, if an explanation you want is missing, just wait, it'll be added

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Italicized denotes elements with unconfirmed composition, question marked entries denotes my main theory for hypothetical advanced natures, non-icon anime only image version here.

Three element combinations
Combinations missing so all possible matches have a theory: Missing combinations:
 * 9 natures
 * 1 nature containing Fire Release
 * 4 natures containing Wind Release
 * 5 natures containing Lightning Release
 * 4 natures containing Earth Release
 * 5 natures containing Water Release
 * 4 natures containing Yin Release
 * 4 natures containing Yang Release

One known component table
Advanced natures with only one known component:

No known component table
Advanced natures with no confirmed components:

Proposed combinations table
Current combinations for which there are no advanced natures:

Stronger counterpart table
Under the theory that same element combinations aren't possible, it is possible that there are natures which are simply stronger counterparts. This table includes my thoughts on what each basic nature, and each advanced nature (both confirmed and main theories of tables above) has as a stronger counterpart. Because some of the stronger counterparts themselves are listed in my main theory as partially Yin or Yang, Yin and Yang combinations (Blaze, Radiation, Typhoon, Sound, Dark, Magnetism, Crystal, Land, Brine and Wave) won't be listed as being a weaker counterpart, since that would mean there are three "strength tiers", something even I deem too speculative.

Miscellaneous theories
Other theories that do not fit the other classification.

The Sand Issue
Ever since advanced natures were revealed as being composed of more than one basic nature, it has been speculated that Shukaku's, and by extension Gaara's sand abilities, are an advanced nature, more specifically composed by Wind Release and Earth Release. The purpose of this section is to analyse the pros and cons of this theory.

Pros:
 * 1) Sand being the result of wind and earth is a reasonable, logical, possible outcome.
 * 2) Shukaku is already known to use Wind Release.
 * 3) There is another Tailed Beast which is known to have an advanced nature, which is also used by its jinchūriki. Rōshi is the jinchūriki of the Four-Tails, and because of it, he can use its Lava Release.
 * 4) The only other known nature which could fit this combination, Dust Release, has been revealed to be composed not only by earth and wind, but also by fire, leaving this spot open.
 * 5) It wouldn't be the first time an element-like technique would be revealed as an actual element. Haku used Ice Release very early in part I, long before the concept of advanced natures was introduced. Deidara's techniques, though not as old as Haku's, were also recently revealed to be a product of an elemental kekkei genkai, Explosion Release. Magnetic abilities also turned out to be a nature transformation kekkei genkai.
 * 6) Most sand techniques aren't ranked in databooks. There is a precedent for a technique which isn't supposed to be ranked being ranked in the databooks ("Water Release: Great Water Arm Technique", which is hiden).
 * 7) Hashirama's signature Wood Release technique, which is a kekkei genkai, was labelled as hiden in the First Databook, showing that while uncommon, those changes can happen.

Cons:
 * 1) Sand has never been mentioned as an advanced nature, neither in-universe nor in any other official sources, such as databooks.
 * 2) The sand techniques shown so far differ from usual element techniques in that it was never created out of chakra alone. More sand was either collected from the surrounding area, made by crushing nearby minerals, or appeared as a manifestation of Shukaku itself when Gaara would relinquish control to it, transforming into it.
 * 3) Neither Shukaku nor Gaara were ever shown nor mentioned as Earth Release users.
 * 4) The one technique which uses sand and has an elemental prefix indicates sand as a subset of Wind Release techniques. Wind Release: Infinite Sand Cloud Great Breakthrough.
 * 5) At least one sand technique ("Sand Binding Prison") has been ranked in databooks. Advanced natures are kekkei genkai, and those techniques aren't ranked.

In my opinion, sand will turn out to be an advanced nature. Considering the above, specially pro points three to five, the revelation of sand as full fledged advanced nature is possible, and even likely, though not necessarily eminent. The best possible moment for this to happen is in a likely confrontation between Gaara and his father in the Fourth Shinobi World War. Gaara was trained by his father when he was little, so the Fourth Kazekage has knowledge of his abilities, and since his death, Gaara is certain to have improved, both good build-ups for the revelation of sand as an advanced nature composed of Wind Release and Earth Release, the.

Debunked Theories
Former theories of mine that have been debunked since I first thought of them.

Acknowledgements
Thanks to:
 * First and foremost, ShounenSuki, for providing me with the basic code to make the tables, the icons I like oh-so-very-much (including for theoretical natures), for proof-reading my translations, and hypothetical nature suggestions that would make this entry just as long as some reasoning entries above. This page wouldn't exist, or at least wouldn't look so good without you.
 * GoDai, for massive amount of feedback and suggestions on mechanics behind natures and mechanics of nature combination.
 * Vik0z0z, for the Smoke Release and Star Release ideas.
 * Umishiru, for numerous suggestions on three element combinations, such as Rust Release, Implosion Release, and Pulse Release.