Actually, the picture was taken from episode one, right? he wasn't a genin at that time, so i doubt he'd carry around shurikans, just like Konohamaru doesn't carry Kunais around...


Edit: even if it's from a flashback, it has to be from a time before ep 01, since after that, he knew the KageBunshin skill and didn't try doing the normal clone anymore, right?