How can people perform some Earth Release jutsu without having Earth Release as their chakra nature?


As I remember during Fourth Shinobi war, when Ten-Tails attack the shinobi
with Biju-dama, Shikamaru had some idea to block it with some weak Earth
Release that create wall (I don't remember the name of this technique).

So he asked Ino to connect him with some Iwagakure shinobi, (also forgot his
name) to teach all of them to use the technique. After the shinobi teaches
them how to perform the technique, all the shinobi use this technique to block
the Ten-Tail's Biju-dama.

**But how were shinobi who never seemed to have Earth Release able to perform
this technique?** Just like Ino, Shikamaru, and Choji, who I've never seen use
Earth Release technique before, were able to perform this Earth Release
technique.




**How can people perform some Earth Release without having Earth Release as
their chakra nature?**

Because Earth Chakra Affinity is not the requirement to do the earth release
technique but it gives you edge if you have the respective Affinity.

So if paper test prove you to be have Affinity to Wind Release that doesn't
means you can't do non wind released Jutsu.

From
[naruto.wikia.com](http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Nature_transformation#Affinity)

> Shinobi have an easier time learning to create and control chakra natures
> that match their affinity, although even then it may take any number of
> years. Shinobi are not limited to the nature they have an affinity for, and
> it is in fact common for jōnin to have mastered two natures. Although it is
> technically possible to master all five natures, it is very rare because of
> how much of training is involved; Madara Uchiha, Hiruzen Sarutobi Hashirama
> Senju, Tobirama Senju, Mū, Kakashi Hatake, and Orochimaru are the only
> shinobi known to have done so via normal means.




**How can people perform some Earth Release without having Earth Release as
their chakra nature?**

Because Earth Chakra Affinity is not the requirement to do the earth release
technique but it gives you edge if you have the respective Affinity.

So if paper test prove you to be have Affinity to Wind Release that doesn't
means you can't do non wind released Jutsu.

From
[naruto.wikia.com](http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Nature_transformation#Affinity)

> Shinobi have an easier time learning to create and control chakra natures
> that match their affinity, although even then it may take any number of
> years. Shinobi are not limited to the nature they have an affinity for, and
> it is in fact common for jōnin to have mastered two natures. Although it is
> technically possible to master all five natures, it is very rare because of
> how much of training is involved; Madara Uchiha, Hiruzen Sarutobi Hashirama
> Senju, Tobirama Senju, Mū, Kakashi Hatake, and Orochimaru are the only
> shinobi known to have done so via normal means.

