Board Thread:Theories and Speculation/@comment-45444155-20200725110712/@comment-45444155-20200725152104

Ninja Of War wrote: ReweR 1331 wrote:

Literally a clone is created from nothing, why can't it be Release Yin-Yang? Which element then refers to the shadow clones? It's not created from nothing. Like all jutsu (of course taijutsu is the exception), chakra is used to create a clone. And as we can see, it doesn't always need an attribute. Btw, I do recall Yamato adding that Yin and Yang separately explain most non-attribute jutsu. So, unless specified, it's default one of those.

I don't see how you can assume that it has to be yin-yang release. As the condition you stipulated (yang breathing life), hasn't even been met.

Well, of course it's from the chakra, like Tailed Beast, which was said to be "made of nothing". This means that the creatures are formed from the chakra, not some material used by the chakra.

Okay, Yamato hinted that the shadow clones are somehow related to Yin-Yang. If Yang literally means life to you, then what about Yin? If there were Yin Release clones, they wouldn't be any different than illusory clones.