Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-4688597-20140903132501/@comment-23887466-20140903170009

Elveonora wrote: But a shadow isn't a tangible thing. A shadow is a reflection of light I believe. In fact if Naara techs were Yang Release, their techniques would use light instead of shadow, since they would give life to light. Shadow on another hand, is just a reflection, an illusion, just like genjutsu, makes sense Yin would be able to control it. Yang Release isn't just giving life to forms after all, for example the Akimichi Clan's technique look like Yang Release instead of Yin Release. And about the Nara techniques, the databook describe the Shadow Neck-Bind as giving physical energy to the shadow. As for the Shadow Sewing they are described as shadow being materialized. That's Yang Release in my opinion. Not sure about the Shadow Imitation though.