"Smoke is an indicator that you put too much chakra into your jutsu, actually." It was a murmur as he crouched, re-opening the jar and examining the wound for debris first before anything else. If it was just burns, on the cream would go.

"I prefer kunai to shuriken. Sasuke is the one who is -truly- fond of straight shuriken but, well, swords. As for clones, yes, that's simple enough, if a bit draining. The 'poofing' as you put it, was your specialty, my you that is."