How come Naruto was never able to realize the exploit of a kage bunshin?

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Everything is plot.

He's used it so often but didn't realize gaining experiences of his clones. Don't see how something so glaringly obvious wouldn't be noticed.
When Naruto first learned Shadow Clone, he was beating his own body up to use it. He didn't look much into what it can do aside dividing his own chakra to make real copies of himself.

So far, he used it to make diversions and amp his blows. Training=/=real battle since you are unlikely to learn in the heat of fighting.
 

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Everything is plot.

He's used it so often but didn't realize gaining experiences of his clones. Don't see how something so glaringly obvious wouldn't be noticed.

Which movie was this?

Indeed, Sasuke was always the genius prodigy.

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If I know Icelerate, he meant to start a flame war :hint:

OT - Naruto is an idiot
 

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When Naruto first learned Shadow Clone, he was beating his own body up to use it. He didn't look much into what it can do aside dividing his own chakra to make real copies of himself.

So far, he used it to make diversions and amp his blows. Training=/=real battle since you are unlikely to learn in the heat of fighting.
I guess Naruto never sent his clones to spy on other people IIRC so I guess you have a point. Though if Naruto did manage to send his clone to a distant location and it disperses, the real Naruto would have gained some extra information. I'm kind of curious why Jiraiya didn't teach him about this and left it to Kakashi instead.

slowest learner in the academy.
Ain't that the truth?
 
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I guess Naruto never sent his clones to spy on other people IIRC so I guess you have a point. Though if Naruto did manage to send his clone to a distant location and it disperses, the real Naruto would have gained some extra information. I'm kind of curious why Jiraiya didn't teach him about this and left it to Kakashi instead.


Ain't that the truth?

That's a good question. For this I really can't find an excuse but plot unless Jiraiya didn't know it himself, correct me if I'm wrong but I can't remember him ever using Kage Bunshin.
 

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I guess Naruto never sent his clones to spy on other people IIRC so I guess you have a point. Though if Naruto did manage to send his clone to a distant location and it disperses, the real Naruto would have gained some extra information. I'm kind of curious why Jiraiya didn't teach him about this and left it to Kakashi instead.

I think the answer is quite simple: PIS

Kishi made Hebi Sasuke way too powerful, especially in comparison to Naruto. So he needed Naruto to somehow catch up without him being a genius all of a sudden but a "hard worker" instead. I think that's the reason.
 

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That's a good question. For this I really can't find an excuse but plot unless Jiraiya didn't know it himself, correct me if I'm wrong but I can't remember him ever using Kage Bunshin.
Jiraiya used kage bunshin during the Pain fight ( )
 

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I still wonder what would be the answer to that crazy banned guy question.
 

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Don't Hiruzen's shadow clones have better durability feats than Naruto's?

Hiruzen's clones were very strong. Hashirama stabbed his clone with 3 Kunais and it didn't disperse.
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Naruto is at that special level, where the word 'special' takes on a whole new meaning. He wasn't called a 'Dead Last' in the academy for nothing.

P.s: Look at those denials about 'plot'. How many characters have called him stupid? I think I have lost the count.
 
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Or maybe he did notice it, but didn't think on it...... .............
 

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Aside from he was kind of dumb, plot help. Because as dumb as you can be, there is just no way that you won't notice hundreds of clones memory filling your mind.
 

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Hiruzen's clones were very strong. Hashirama stabbed his clone with 3 Kunais and it didn't disperse.
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On the other hand, Naruto's clones poof upon the slightest hit which is much weaker than getting stabbed by a sword.
 
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slowest learner in the academy.

He was only a slow learner because the Kyuubi messed with his overall chakra control. Not to mention people who were actually born in clans and actually learned the difference between elemental advanteges (Fire beats Water, etc) while Naruto learned it at 16.

Of course he was just an idiot, but literally he was setup to fail at that point. Hence why Jiraiya went and taught him the basics over a two extended time skip. He even had to teach Naruto how to break out of a Genjutsu, whom even a Academy Student Sakura knew how to do vs. Kakashi. XD

Aside from he was kind of dumb, plot help. Because as dumb as you can be, there is just no way that you won't notice hundreds of clones memory filling your mind.
Tis why I said plot! Like, maybe he noticed, but he did not really notice? I don't know, it was a giant plot hole considering that he used the techniques more than a hundred times.
 

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Naruto is at that special level, where the word 'special' takes on a whole new meaning. He's wasn't called a 'Dead Last' in the academy for nothing.

P.s: Look at those denials about 'plot'. How many characters have called him stupid? I think I have lost the count.

Well he figured out byhimself that Minato could teleport the whole Alliance if he shared chakra with them. He surely improved a bit, wouldn't you say?

He was only a slow learner because the Kyuubi messed with his overall chakra control. Not to mention people were actually born in clans and actually learned the difference between elemental advanteges (Fire beats Water, etc) while Naruto learned it at 16.

Of course he was just an idiot, but literally he was setup to fail at that point. Hence why Jiraiya went and taught him the basics over a two extended time skip. He even had to teach Naruto how to break out of a Genjutsu, whom even a Academy Student Sakura knew how to do vs. Kakashi. XD


Tis why I said plot! Like, maybe he noticed, but he did not really notice? I don't know, it was a giant plot hole considering that he used the techniques more than a hundred times.

:) So many people tend to forget about this.
 

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He was only a slow learner because the Kyuubi messed with his overall chakra control. Not to mention people were actually born in clans and actually learned the difference between elemental advanteges (Fire beats Water, etc) while Naruto learned it at 16.

Of course he was just an idiot, but literally he was setup to fail at that point. Hence why Jiraiya went and taught him the basics over a two extended time skip. He even had to teach Naruto how to break out of a Genjutsu, whom even a Academy Student Sakura knew how to do vs. Kakashi. XD


Tis why I said plot! Like, maybe he noticed, but he did not really notice? I don't know, it was a giant plot hole considering that he used the techniques more than a hundred times.
That's because Sakura had a special talent when it comes to breaking genjutsu. Naruto didn't do well in his studies either, it isn't just chakra control.
 
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That's because Sakura had a special talent when it comes to breaking genjutsu. Naruto didn't do well in his studies either, it isn't just chakra control.

Having a special talent for breaking Genjutsu does not mean a thing when someone has to first learn HOW to break out of a Genjutsu first.
 
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