Board Thread:Theories and Speculation/@comment-45444155-20200725110712/@comment-26636534-20200725130453

I don't think so. Because, there are various clone techniques used through other mediums. Water clones, wood clones, sand clones etc. Also, there are no mentions of clone techniques being themselves yin-yang release. In addition, Shadow clones/clones are not technically alive, they are jutsu and not separate entities.