Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-25442883-20170422122145/@comment-4366149-20170424003643

Daywakler wrote: But still, I also would choose wood clones. One question, does user control how much chakra to put into them unlike shadow clone or ... ? The moment you balance the chakra to become even, it would technically become a Shadow Clone. See Raiton Kage Bunshin no Jutsu for instance.

Shadow clones are not always worth it. It's a B-rank technique (rank reflect difficulty of performing a jutsu), which means it's fairly difficult to learn/perform, and the user may be better off keeping the bulk of their chakra in their own body instead of distributing it evenly among shadow clones.

Thekillman wrote: Don't think so. I think all clones techniques split your chakra, that's just how it works.

Wood clones seem stronger in most regards. Telepathic link, sturdier. I don't really see the downside to them. The downside to wood clones is the same downside non-shadow clones have:

>> Dojutsu can see through them. Whereas, nothing sees through shadow clone. Of note, Hashirama's wood clone seem to be very good that only Madara is able to see through them, but that's still the weakness.

>> They require the control and attention of the user. Whereas, shadow clones are autonomous.