Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-36755597-20180829215104/@comment-25607614-20180926225122

Seelentau wrote:

You confuse learning how to use it vs learning how to have it. You (normally) always have two legs, but you have to learn how to walk, right? Same with the kekkei genkai. You (and others) are putting too much emphasis on the word "learning".

I have trouble accepting that as truth, because of how obtuse it really is when you look at it from an objective standpoint. Most who are born with kekkei genkai in the series develop their powers fairly early, and have family that are aware of those powers.

The idea that some guy was sitting on a rock, watching a monster do its thing, and went "Oh crap, I bet I can do that too." and suddenly discovered he had the same powers as the monster is a hard pill to swallow.

You're probably right, now that I'm going back and looking at the entry for the Third Kazekage and Magnet Release and stuff. However, this knowledge doesn't make the way elements or element bloodlines work any clearer.