Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-3568954-20140820074807/@comment-3568954-20140825230501

CC23 wrote: I think the law of conservation of energy can be a good analogy for the shinju. It's literally a sentient mass of energy, so it can't be created or destroyed. Or can it with yin yang?

the shinju is not sentient because a sentient creature has emotions. the shinju is a mass of emotionless energy. it just has a life force like any other organism. it is essentially just a tree