Wood Release is the other kekkei genkai I was thinking of in the What You Want To Read In Naruto thread. That and Lava Release but Kishimoto ruined it for me.
How Naruto acquires Wood Release:
Due to most kekkei genkai not having a specified 'trigger', Naruto could awaken this at various points in his life: before graduation, during one of his missions, major events like the Chuunin Exams, Konoha Crush or Sasuke’s Retrieval or later depending on the writer’s intent.
Alternatively, this experiment could be the first of its kind with Naruto essentially replacing Yamato as Orochimaru abducts him as one of the sixty children and implants them all with Hashirama’s DNA. The other die but Naruto survives and gains Wood Release after Orochimaru is driven from Konoha.
In either case, Yamato admitted that he was a pale copy of the First Hokage as he was just an experiment, meaning that Naruto’s Wood Release could easily be weaker than the original’s depending on the writer’s intent. Otherwise justification would be needed to explain for why he matches or surpasses Hashirama.
Another route could be that Naruto is the literal reincarnation of Senju Hashirama and, through that connection, is able to use his Wood Release. That could potentially have Hashirama reside within Naruto as a conscious being that can communicate and guide him or have Naruto inherent his memories (and knowledge) at the beginning or over the course of the story.
Learning Wood Release:
Unlike with Ice Release, Naruto wouldn’t be a pioneer in the field of Wood Release and trying to figure out the entire jutsu style by himself.
Naruto would be able to instinctively transform his chakra into water and earth, allowing him to perform Water Release and Earth Release without the usual nature transformation training.
Wood Release itself has all sorts of uses in combat:
How Naruto acquires Wood Release:
- Naruto is born with Wood Release.
Due to most kekkei genkai not having a specified 'trigger', Naruto could awaken this at various points in his life: before graduation, during one of his missions, major events like the Chuunin Exams, Konoha Crush or Sasuke’s Retrieval or later depending on the writer’s intent.
- Naruto receives the Wood Release in an experiment.
Alternatively, this experiment could be the first of its kind with Naruto essentially replacing Yamato as Orochimaru abducts him as one of the sixty children and implants them all with Hashirama’s DNA. The other die but Naruto survives and gains Wood Release after Orochimaru is driven from Konoha.
In either case, Yamato admitted that he was a pale copy of the First Hokage as he was just an experiment, meaning that Naruto’s Wood Release could easily be weaker than the original’s depending on the writer’s intent. Otherwise justification would be needed to explain for why he matches or surpasses Hashirama.
- Naruto receives Wood Release in special circumstances.
Another route could be that Naruto is the literal reincarnation of Senju Hashirama and, through that connection, is able to use his Wood Release. That could potentially have Hashirama reside within Naruto as a conscious being that can communicate and guide him or have Naruto inherent his memories (and knowledge) at the beginning or over the course of the story.
Learning Wood Release:
Unlike with Ice Release, Naruto wouldn’t be a pioneer in the field of Wood Release and trying to figure out the entire jutsu style by himself.
- He would be able to learn the jutsu style from Yamato who, depending on when the abilities manifest, could be assigned as his jounin sensei instead of Kakashi or as a separate tutor. Nurturing his kekkei genkai would be important to Konoha which would motivate them to remove Yamato from Anbu.
- Hashirama most likely would have recorded the jutsu he created - and potentially the entire creation process - in one scrolls that could have been kept for any descendants that could develop his kekkei genkai.
- There may even be records of Hashirama’s battles with examples of the kind of jutsu he used.
Naruto would be able to instinctively transform his chakra into water and earth, allowing him to perform Water Release and Earth Release without the usual nature transformation training.
Wood Release itself has all sorts of uses in combat:
- Hashirama preferred brute force with area-of-effect tactics that creates massive forests or giant constructs.
- Yamato was more of a precision fighter that typically focuses on binding and restraint his targets.
- Obito went nuts at close range with spikes growing out his body and stabbing/crushing everyone with his branches.
- And then there’s more subtle effects based on leaves, flower, pollen, sap etc.
- It can be used to instantly construct buildings individually or in group; he could build a village, town or city in a ridiculously short time, create camps for his allies, fortify existing habitations or build literal fortresses or castles wherever he wants.
- He should be able to grow his own medicinal plants which can have the relevant substances harvested and used by Konoha’s Medical Corps, or poisonous plants which he can use for himself.
- He could transform or improve practically any existing environment; making a barren land fertile, stimulating the growth of struggling farmland, growing actual fruit and vegetables for food and changing a desert into a forest.
- The legendary might of the First Hokage would put a lot more attention on Naruto, especially as he becomes more known across the continent, and raise expectations of his growth. He could started getting pressure on the higher-ups and possibly putting more pressure on himself with that.
- Naruto would become a high value target of any of the other hidden villages as they’d either want to take him for themselves or assassinate him to prevent his growth.
- Wood Release makes Naruto the perfect counter to any Jinchuuriki or Tailed Beast who can neutralize their threat against Konoha or be used as a means to capture them.
- It could essentially have no effect most of the time; he can use Wood Release or draw on the Nine-Tails’ chakra or even use both at the same time without issue.
- As Naruto masters his Wood Release, he is able to exert his control the Nine-Tails to suppress his chakra or forcibly draw upon it.
- Naruto’s chakra automatically suppresses the Nine-Tails’ chakra which prevents him from tapping into it in any meaningful amounts so nothing happens when he experiences intense emotions or life-threatening danger.
- And the more extreme version of that has Naruto essentially draining the Nine-Tails of its chakra throughout his lifetime as an innate part of his ability.
- Evergreen - Relating to or denoting a plant that retains green leaves throughout the year / Having an enduring freshness, success, or popularity.
- Verdure - Lush, green vegetation
- Werifesteria - To wander longingly through the forest in search of mystery
- Wildling/Wilding - A wild plant, flower or animal