Sumiyuri took a deep breath and wove the signs of the clone technique. Ram, snake, and tiger. Nothing appeared. "All right lets try again!" she said. She took another deep breath and made the signs with her hands. Each time she had attempted she had failed. She started wondering if she would ever be able to achieve this simple jutsu. It is known that in able to graduate the academy she had to master all three jutsu. Graduation was right around the corner and at this point she couldn't even produce a dummy clone. Many in her class were able to make something by now and she started to get quite frustrated.
"All I have got to do is move my chakra out of my body. Why is this not happening?" she yelled in frustration. She closed her eyes and imagined the chakra extending out from her body like it was ripping her body in half. While weaving the signs she pictured what her body looked like. She could see it. They always say if it is possible in your head it is possible in real life. Her heart was beating rapidly while she imagined making her clone. After she completed the necessary steps, she opened her eyes. Standing in front of her was a body with her clothes. It had the same body shape and hair style. Unfortunately it was missing her facial details. "Yes! Finally! All right now I just need to focus on my facial details. Now what was it they said to do to get it to disappear?"
After 20 minutes and a bunch of chakra, she finally was able to complete a clone that looked just like her. It copied her movement and kept up while she ran. It even had the same detail of her triangular shaped scar under her arm. She was happy and exhausted. "I will worry about the transformation and substitution jutsus later."
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