Multiple Shadow Clone Technique

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Multiple Shadow Clone Technique[1]
Name
Kanji	多重影分身の術
Rōmaji	Tajū Kage Bunshin no Jutsu
Literal English	Multiple Shadow Clone Technique
Viz manga	Multiple Shadow Dopplegangers Technique
English TV	Multi Shadow Clone Jutsu
Debut
Manga	Chapter #1
Anime	Naruto Episode #1
Data
Classification	Kinjutsu, Ninjutsu, Bunshinjutsu
Rank	A-rank
Class	Supplementary
Hand seals	Technique specific hand seal
Other jutsu
Parent jutsu	Shadow Clone Technique
Directly Derived jutsu Multiple Attack Combo Multiple Shadow Clone Rasengan Uzumaki Super Clone Barrage
Users Naruto Uzumaki Kakashi Hatake

This jutsu is basically a massive version of the Shadow Clone Technique. Instead of a few clones, it creates a few hundred clones (or a number of equal grandeur). This is considered a forbidden jutsu, because it can potentially be dangerous to the person performing it, seeing as how all of the clones are given an equal amount of chakra directly from the user. Naruto learned the technique from the scroll of forbidden seals written by the First Hokage.

Few people are able to use this technique effectively, due to the large amount of chakra it consumes. However, this weakness is not an issue to Naruto, due to his massive chakra reserves. Having such reserves allows him to create hundreds of clones while maintaining a decent supply of chakra in each one. This technique is also used by Naruto to train quickly, since all the clones share their experiences with Naruto, but it causes extreme fatigue with repeated use. Naruto does not appear to distinguish between the Multiple and regular variations of the technique, and often simply says "Shadow Clone Technique" regardless of how many clones he uses.

[edit] References

1. ↑ First Databook, page 208