Board Thread:Off Topic/@comment-26064215-20150127201253/@comment-25555436-20150305192743

Not sure, but RWBY is inspired by many cliché shonen animes. Naruto is likely among them. It reminds me more of the ability "Synchronize", that makes it that if the user gets a status effect, the oponent gets it too. Of course, this one can actually have positive effects on the target.