Clone Techniques

are techniques that create a copy of the user. The standard Clone Technique is considered the most basic of basic ninjutsu. Despite this, bunshinjutsu are very versatile and useful. The various villages have created their own characteristic forms of bunshinjutsu. Besides these, there are a dozens of other bunshinjutsu in existence, some of which are extraordinarily difficult to use.

There are various methods of creating clones. The most commonly used bunshinjutsu use only chakra to create the clone. After these, bunshinjutsu that use a medium seem to be most common. These bunshinjutsu use various elements to give the clone form and substance. There are also bunshinjutsu that transform another person or animal into a clone of the user. Finally there are bunshinjutsu that make use of genjutsu to create illusionary clones.

Bunshinjutsu using only chakra

 * Clone Technique
 * Shadow Clone Technique
 * Multiple Shadow Clone Technique
 * Haze Clone Technique

Bunshinjutsu using a medium

 * Bug Clone Technique
 * Clay Clone
 * Crow Clone Technique
 * Crystal Release: Crystal Clone Technique
 * Earth Clone Technique
 * Ink Clone Technique
 * Lightning Release Shadow Clone
 * Paper Clone
 * Sand Clone
 * Water Clone Technique
 * Wood Clone Technique

Bunshinjutsu transforming another human or animal

 * Beast Human Clone

Bunshinjutsu using genjutsu

 * Mist Servant Technique

Trivia

 * Despite there being elemental clones, there has yet to have been a clone jutsu using Fire Release or Wind Release