Quote Originally Posted by The Archangel
No, because it isn't enough to just be able to maintain the clones. You have to realize that not only is naruto using 1000 clones but he's also using a technique that requires some chakra. Even the jounins that are able to use a fair amount of shadow clones only use taijitsu while maintaining them since their chakra is already so spread out.

Btw, this technique gets retarded points for instantaneously returning the chakra from the clones to the user. I mean wtf does naruto have a bluetooth receiver on his ass or something?
Yet another fantastic point I somehow missed as to why this method works for naruto, and not others. *hi five*