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I haven't read the manga, but I have been watching the anime. Kakashi seemed
to use earth style before inclining to lightning style.  
So can a shinobi learn to master a chakra nature other than his chakra nature
easily ? Or does Kakashi have both the chakra natures ?


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Kakashi's chakra nature


Kakashi Hatake's natural affinity is towards Lightning Release. Being a Jonin
(now Kage) level ninja, he is adept in using multiple releases.

Kakashi's nature affinity was confirmed to be Lightning Release by the use of
Chakra paper, in episode 55 of _Shippuden_ (courtesy of @krazer):

![enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/WPE74m.jpg)

Earth Release is not his natural affinity, and hence he had learned it (along
with other releases).

> So a shinobi can learn to master a chakra nature other than his chakra
> nature easily. Is that so?

Yes, shinobi are capable of using multiple chakra natures (eg: Jonin, Kage,
Missing Nin, etc.):

> Jōnin are generally able to use **at least two types of elemental chakra** ,
> proficient genjutsu, and decent taijutsu skills.
>
> source: [Naruto Wikia](http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/J%C5%8Dnin)

It is common (but not easy) for shinobi to master elemental chakra apart from
their affinity.

In Kakashi's case, he was able to use the following Releases:

` ![Bust of an unknown god](https://i.stack.imgur.com/SG9wF.png)  
[**Kakashi Hatake**](http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Kakashi_Hatake) `

From [Nature Transformation
article](http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Nature_Transformation):

> 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; Hiruzen Sarutobi, Hashirama
> Senju, Tobirama Senju, Mū, Kakashi Hatake, and Orochimaru are the only
> shinobi known to have done so via normal means.


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Although Kakashi can have any chakra nature because of his Sharingan, his two
chakra natures are lightning and earth. We know this, because Kakashi himself
creates Chidori, a lightning style technique, and he performs some kind of
earth jutsu before he acquires the Sharingan.


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