Talk:Yin–Yang Release

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Are we actually sure that this is a thing. As in, are we sure that a combined nature of Yin Release and Yang Release actually exists? Because from re-reading the fourth databook entry on it, I'm getting a feeling that whenever "Onmyōton" is mentioned, it really just means "Yin Release and Yang Release" as two seperate powers. There are a lot of examples that suggest this being true (I'm leaving Onmyōton untranslated since it's the point of debate): Besides that, it would not fit the entire "one power split in two" premise, with Naruto and Sasuke getting one power each, if Naruto would still be able to use a combination of both powers on his own. The only text example that I can think of that are somewhat different are the character index of db4, where it's not "Onmyō", but "In, Yō" in the list of the seven natures a ninja can have, as well as Zetsu's words about Kaguya's Gudodama, where it says "Fū Ka Do Rai Sui In Yō", again referring to all seven natures. The only time "In'yōton" was used was when Madara spoke to Obito about what he would teach him. So either there's a difference between Onmyōton (a combination of In and Yō) and In'yōton (listing both natures separately), ooooor I'm right. • Seelentau 愛 議 23:23, July 29, 2017 (UTC)
 * The picture shows the Yinyang symbol from chapter 510, the caption reads "Mental and physical energy. That is Onmyōton.", which wouldn't make sense if Onmyōton was a combination of Yin Release and Yang Release, since it's those two that are mental and physical energy.
 * The text says "Deftly manipulating these two properties, the Sage of Six Paths—Ohtsutsuki Hagoromo—developed the Creation of All Things Jutsu.", not one property that would be "Yin-Yang Release".
 * The picture shows Naruto trying to explain Kakashi's new eye, the caption says "Having gained Hagoromo's power, Naruto was able to perfectly demonstrate the power of Onmyōton.", although Naruto only has Yang Release according to the same databook (and yes, I'm aware that it's faulty).
 * The text says "Furthermore, there are many "hiden ninjutsu" passed down among specific shinobi clans that are not affiliated with any of the five nature transformations but are instead grounded in Onmyōton.", which ties in with the next point:
 * The picture shows Shikamaru using his shadows, the caption says "Traces of Onmyōton can be found in certain hiden ninjutsu...!!", although the main body clarified that "the Nara clan uses Yin Release to stretch and alter their shadows.", which along with the previous point further proves what I'm thinking.
 * If they were simply being talked about as "Yin Release and Yang Release", wouldn't they be described as "Inton to Yōton" instead? I'm surprised to you see bringing this up, since unless I'm mistaken, I recall you always mentioning that Yin and Yang were not actual natures per se to begin with. My understanding, per the Shikamaru and Tayuya battle is that Yin and Yang both still composed both with physical and mental energy, just not evenly matched. It still takes blending the two energies to make chakra, so Yin can't be 100% just spiritual energy. Otherwise using spiritual and physical energy would mean just regular chakra everyone uses would be YY. It seems pointlessly counter-intuitive referring to either just Yin or just Yang as Onmyō. I think this could be your proposed difference between the two terms. If Onmyō is just using both physical and spiritual energies, then every chakra user would be an Onmyō user by definition, so there has to be something different for Hagoromo's use to be such a mythical thing. Honestly, I've seen so much discussion about this topic I'm burned out by it. Trying to make sense of the lore and logic of this manga is like trying to solve a Rubik's cube that had some of its squares deliberately switched, so no matter now much you tinker with it, there's always something that's not going to match. Omnibender - Talk - Contributions 21:23, July 30, 2017 (UTC)
 * Well, this topic is kinda hard to understand, based on other places I've asked. My problem is that we, from my understanding, act as if there's something called Yin-Yang Release, made up of Yin Release and Yang Release, like an advanced chakra nature. However, going by the points above, that's not the case and all instances where Onmyōton is used, it's actually used like a list: "Yin (Release) and Yang Release".
 * Another example (aside of those above) would be when Black Zetsu mentions Naruto's and Sasuke's Yin and Yang Seals: He uses the word "Onmyō no Chikara". If we would go by our current definition, he would speak about the "Yin-Yang Power", but we know for a fact (which is rather rare, as you said) that Naruto and Sasuke each had half of the Onmyō. So Black Zetsu spoke about the "Yin and Yang Powers", or "Sasuke's and Naruto's Powers".
 * As a metaphor, imagine you have "earth" and "water" (in real life). Mixing them makes "mud", obviously. In this metaphor, we assume that Onmyō equals "mud", but it actually equals "earth and water" together, but not mixed.
 * Or better yet, you could compare it to Typhoon Water Vortex Technique, which is Wind + Water, but not Ice. • Seelentau 愛 議 21:43, July 30, 2017 (UTC)
 * I think mixing is the thing that confuses me the most. Like I said before, if by your interpretation Yin is just spiritual energy and Yang is just physical energy, what makes Hagoromo's use different and more powerful from what every shinobi does when they mould chakra as well? That's why your suggestion of the two terms meaning different things interested me. It's as if regular shinobi's use of spiritual and physical energy results in fully blended chakra (let's say mixing black and white to make grey), while Hagoromo's use is using them together, but not mixed or blended (using black and white without them mixing into grey, and remaining proper Yin and Yang). Omnibender - Talk - Contributions 22:05, July 30, 2017 (UTC)
 * Yin Release is like normal chakra, but with more spiritual energy, Yang Release is like normal chakra, but with more physical energy. Normal chakra is 50/50.
 * Imagine you have a glass that's filled with oil and water, the entire fluid equals chakra, the oil is one energy, the water the other. The fluid isn't a mix, right? It's still separated, even though it's in the same container.
 * Hagoromo's use of those energies isn't different from that of a normal ninja's, it's just more powerful or whatever. Besides, how would he even be supposed to mix Yin Release and Yang Release in the first place? Wouldn't the result be normal chakra? If you have 70/30 in one hand and 30/70 in the other, for example, the mix is still 100/100, or 50/50, or normal chakra.
 * Besides that, there are still all the points from above. Why would the caption say that Hiden ninjutsu use Yin-Yang Release, when they don't? Why would it say that Naruto used Yin-Yang Release, when he didn't? • Seelentau 愛 議 22:18, July 30, 2017 (UTC)
 * The why of Hagoromo's use being "more powerful or whatever" when the use of energies is the same irks me. There simply isn't an explanation. On the captions saying what they say, I honestly think Kishimoto just writes anything remotely cool-sounding to pad the lore without any regard for continuity. If it matches great, if it doesn't, tough luck. It's a lore mix of "discard and draw" and Jenga. Omnibender - Talk - Contributions 22:50, July 30, 2017 (UTC)
 * Well then consider my agenda here to bring a little more order to the chaos^^ Maybe Hagoromo is different because he could use both Yin and Yang Release at the same time? Considering how he had both marks on his palms, after all. • Seelentau 愛 議 22:55, July 30, 2017 (UTC)
 * This is a bit of what I tried implying above with the black, white, and grey analogy. However, wouldn't that lend credit to the interpretation of YY being something by itself? The one mark in each palm seems to parallel Yamato's one nature in each hand for Wood Release quite well. Both technically don't exist (like Kakashi said, there's isn't quite an actual wood nature, just earth and water being used together), but have a name for the unique effects for what they do together. Omnibender - Talk - Contributions 23:04, July 30, 2017 (UTC)
 * Then it would contradict the rest. As I said, Omnyō is likely to be similar to Typhoon Water Vortex Technique, which uses Water and Wind together, but doesn't use Ice Release. Or Naruto's and Sasuke's "Shakuton" jutsu. • Seelentau 愛 議 23:08, July 30, 2017 (UTC)