Board Thread:Episode Discussions/@comment-25558176-20150709114213/@comment-26275777-20150709233208

BeyondRed wrote: Kakashi already used Multiple Shadow Clones back in the Land of Waves as a bluff against Gatō's thugs. From my understanding, it's only a kinjutsu because it evenly divides your chakra into tiny pieces, leaving the user with very little remaining chakra and thus severely weakening them. Even the regular Shadow Clone Technique might be considered a kinjutsu if Madara is to be believed.

No, Kakashi used the regular clone technique in the Land of Waves. Throughout the series, as an ADULT Kakashi can produce maybe three or four Shadow Clones at best. And here he's throwing out how many with his eyes closed?

(Also the Shadow Clone technique isn't even taught in the academy)