Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-4698023-20130427201104/@comment-3317930-20130429015031

74.240.145.155 wrote: Sand Manipilation isn't listed as a KG or any form of Release to the Narutoverse. Sand is listed as a tool that is used by the Suna Shinobi. If SL was to make it into a KG by stating it was a mixture of Earth & Wind then by SL terms it would be dubbed a KG.

However, improvising on that idea to create a KT such as Dry Release from a KG of Sand Release would be unnessacery, in my thoughts, as there is already a KG that takes water out of things, Scorch.

I could see this KT holding true value if it was manipilated threw physical contact. Such as you could touch a tree and make it wither away.

The simple fact of the matter though is as it stands this KT is derived from a Biju giving affinity. It controdicts two things Scorch Release & the Tampering with a Biju Rule. Which rule exactly is being infringed here? Sand Release isn't exactly a bijuu-exclusive skill, if it were then I see zero logical reason in how Gaara is able to use it while Shukaku's on an extended vacation. hence is cannot exactly be considered bijuu-exclusive. Being the host of Shukaku isn't required for one to continue manipulating sand; not bothering to learn how to use it while being the host would be a different case, however.

What exactly is the problem with one KG/KT having properties akin to another? Sure, Dry Release may absorb moisture similarly to Scorch Release, however that doesn't mean that it does it in the same fashion; Scorch Release docuses on evaporation, Dry Release merely absorption. Though if you think they're completely identical, then I'm not going to bother debating any further with you.