Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-30168130-20170420215833/@comment-4366149-20170422041534

Lorenzo.r.1st wrote: a while back, I heard that the quantity of chakra put in a clone had to be the same for the user and the other clones (full chakra quantity= 100, # of clones= 3, # of people overall= 4, which would mean that each person gets 25 as the chakra quantity?). now, I always thought that a user can choose how much chakra he can give a clone. am I right, or wrong?

Splitting the chakra evenly is what makes the clone a "Shadow Clone". The chakra returns to the user when the clone ceases to exist. That's the reason why none of the overpowered eyes can see through shadow clones, unlike the other kinds of clones.

So when Naruto makes 100 shadow clones, then Naruto as well as each clone possesses only 1% of intial chakra Naruto had before the jutsu. That's why Tajuu Kage Bunshin (Multi Shadow Clone) is a forbidden technique, because it can be very dangerous to the user.