Clone Jutsu

Also see the original: Clone Jutsu

The Clone Jutsu is one of the most basic Ninjutsu techniques utilized by Shinobi. It creates an exact copy of the user, which cannot be distinguished from the original merely by physical appearance. While there is an extreme likeness, the clones are in fact not real, and are only illusions that can be used for distraction. The clones are controlled by the user via their Chakra; in order to control the Clones, the user must mentally picture their actions in order for the Clone to cooperate. A starting out method for controlling them is for the user to perform the action themselves and then have the Clones copy them. If not being actively controlled, the Clone will stand straight up and without emotion. The Clone Jutsu can be used to create more than one Clone, the record being fifty.