Why does the Uchiha clan have a kekkei genkai but Senju doesn't?

[Sanguis]

I mean they both are descendants of the So6P, the only known kekkei genkai is Wood Style which could be argued if it truly is a Senju trait because only Hashirama is known to use it.

[Omnipotent]

Because Senju don't need a petty kekkei genkai.

[History]

because uchiha > senju

[MinatoTheYellowFlash]

Because, Uzumaki clan does and they are like brothers so yeah

[Prime Rib]

Cause the uchiha is better drrr

[oOYellow FlashOo]

sage of the 6 paths had two sons.he gave one son his dojutsu powers and the other he gave his life and physical energy.

dojutsu power=uchiha clan
life and physical energy=senju clan

so the senju clan sort of has a kekkei genkai their life and physical energy are better than other clans not including the uzamaki clan,they have the same trait as well and they good with sealing jutsu.

[★The Shogun]

because kishi himself prefers uchihas over senjus lol.

['Nāpalm]

Only Senju can use Mokuton or people who have Senju DNA

[uchiha28]

Senju DNA plus sharingan unlocks the rinnegan, which is the real kekkei genkai.
The sharingan is greater than all advance nature-kekkei genkai and byakugan.
Senju DNA is greater than all advance nature-kekkei genkai and byakugan.
The Senju clan, and Uchiha clan are equal in power.
The Senju clan's body is equal to the Uchiha clan's eyes.
If you add a kekkei genkei to the body of the Senju you get Hashirama who was even stronger than Madara.
If the Senju clan were given a kekkei genkai they would be stronger than Uchiha, this wouldn't work since they're suppose to be equals.

[CopyCatNinja]

i think its gud.. its gud to see dat u dont need an kekkei genkai to be an legendary ninja e.g 2nd hokage, tsunade

[Namikaze Haru]

Senju DNA plus sharingan unlocks the rinnegan, which is the real kekkei genkai.
The sharingan is greater than all advance nature-kekkei genkai and byakugan.
Senju DNA is greater than all advance nature-kekkei genkai and byakugan.
The Senju clan, and Uchiha clan are equal in power.
The Senju clan's body is equal to the Uchiha clan's eyes.
If you add a kekkei genkei to the body of the Senju you get Hashirama who was even stronger than Madara.
If the Senju clan were given a kekkei genkai they would be stronger than Uchiha, this wouldn't work since they're suppose to be equals.

this. the senju did not need a kekkai genkai

[Big bengi]

They might have had kekkei genkai abilities just like we see with hashirama but because we don't have enough information about them, we shouldn't assume they didn't have kekkei genkai abilities.
You do realise the senju and their closely related descendants were gifted with the only bodies that were capable of handling the optical kekkei genkai, that is the sharigan and the rinnegan(nagato) so they were blessed with this instead. Plus they were too strong, they didn't really require kekkei genkai
N hashirama isn't the one one who could use wood style, yamato too can perform wood style jutsus.