Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-26379028-20150624221637/@comment-26541067-20150701181021

wood release is definitely more versatile.therefore is better. though in terms of close-quarters taijutsu shiko seems more useful.also a shiko user can increase the density of the bone to atleast that of steel while wood is well wood.so in terms of durability as a substance shiko wins.making it more useful in certain situations that would require durability .lets also remember that kimimaro was talented but he was no hashirama.so lets imagine hashirama had shiko. if he did,he could probably use it on a much greater scale than kimmimaro did.this could be more useful in certain applications ,eg a harder-than-steel bone barrier in theory would be stronger than a wooden one.and directly offensive techniques would be more effective because of the rigidity of the bones.also he would be much more lethal at taijutsu if he had shiko and he would have an almost infinite supply of harder-than-steel weapons that he could just pull out of his body.shiko is a brilliant ability and could be even more epic if someone like hashirama,madara etc had it. and in certain areas ,such as durability ,its superior to mokuton .but overall for its versatilitymokuton is far superior. but lets again consider the skill gap between the two most famous users of these techniques ,hashi and kimmmi.its also possible that the difference in these techniques is a result of whos using them. the power of a technique varies by the skill and talent of the person using it.seen in the vast difference in the level of mokuton used between hashi and yamato. though this is attributed to genetics my point is that perhaps what we know about shiko isnt all there is .since kimmimaro is the only person we've seen using this ability ,there may not be enough information to make a definite decision.though i cant imagine it beating mokuton in terms of versatility,but i wouldnt rule it out either.kaguya herself used a technique resembling shiko to devastating effect.