Kawakami Uzumaki/Casual Journal

## Kawakami's Notes on Yin Release

### Part I

How is a power born from nothingness given form produce replicable phenomena? Why are the forms manifested universally consistent from one person to the next? Now this is just a hypothesis, but I believe that Yin, is comprised of the collective subconscious thoughts, desires and beliefs of not only humanity but nature itself. It is the shadow of all things, a figment hidden in the minds of the living. Are we tapping into this whenever we draw on its power? Possibly, maybe, but I can't be sure.

### Part II

Having come so far in my understanding of fuinjutsu, has left me with more questions than answers. Different ninja villages use wildly different systems to achieve similar effects. Yet as long as the internal logic of the system is consistent, then the fuinjutsu employed through the system is true. This is why I come back to the idea that the Yin Release plays a far greater role what many would believe. All jutsu can be replicated if successfully taught.

Why though? Humans possess imbalances of spiritual and physical energy and this is clear in the existence of chakra affinities. Yet even with those imbalances surely playing a role in how our chakra is regulated, through the use of the mudra our ability to mold chakra and produce an effect that can be replicated cant be denied. If Yin is the spiritual, that is the thoughts, experiences, and knowledge nd consciousness of a being, then what sort of power is inherent in a fully realized idea? A philosophy? A doctrine?

Konoha espouses this notion of the Will of Fire. I've never really paid mind to those flimsy ideals but now? I wonder if there's an actual power there, something they draw on in their time of need?

### Part III

What if, Fuinjutsu is a form of Yin Release? This claim isn't so absurd if you consider the following; in fuinjutsu we use sealing formulae, kanji, and various symbols to take something that exists in the physical world and contain it within... what? A phantom world? A subspace or dimension of some kind? Or are we simply causing it enter a state of pure spirituality, a state of Yin. And how is it, that mere characters, and symbols written on parchment hold such power? Simply by changing my perspective, I've come to understand the sheer absurdity of how this even exists. Its too fantastical.

So what if, when using fuinjutsu, when writing these characters, a little bit of Yin slips in. These thoughts given form, given shape and then imprinted on the canvas of reality, serve as a conduit for Yin to manifest? It doesn't seem so strange when I think about it. Yin is the essence of the spirit after all.

It makes me wonder... it gives me hope.

## Kawakami's Five Elements Theory

### Part I

Working with the Water-Fire Transformation Seal was a stroke of pure brilliance. It was also the first step towards his understanding of the transformative nature of chakra and the relationship it had with the elements themselves. After scouring Wind Country and procuring various scrolls on the subject from around the world, Kawakami came to a new hypothesis.

The imbalance of the spiritual and physical energies within humans is what gives them their elemental affinities. Bloodline Limits are an extension of this, in that the imbalances can be "corrected" and by balancing two elements, even ones that would be in opposition it is possible to create a new element. This hints that the relationship between the elements is far deeper, because if two elements opposed to one another; one subordinate and one conquering, can be moulded together to create or rather express a new element, then isn't it possible that the five basic elements themselves are instead expressions of unknown parent elements?

I'll need to explore this. My notes on Yin Release provide a possible explanation. Ill need to study the even more mysterious Yang Release to discover more.