
While generally it cannot be thrown, in the anime, further mastery of this technique can allow the user to use it as a projectile. Momoshiki enhancing the size of his normal Rasengan. Both do eventually learn to use the Rasengan without clones: Naruto during the Fourth Shinobi World War Konohamaru during the decade after the war. This gives each of them a shortcut to using the Rasengan without spending the time to fully master their chakra. For this reason, Naruto Uzumaki and Konohamaru Sarutobi both use shadow clones to help them with forming the Rasengan, the clone's hands being used to create the shell. Ĭompletion of the final step is by far the most difficult. To help in this regard, users may be given a balloon to help them visualise the intended shape if the balloon is popped or otherwise moves, mastery is not yet achieved.

Containment - the user must combine the first two steps into a contained sphere.To help in this regard, users may be given a rubber ball: there is no water inside to help them burst the exterior and the rubber shell is thicker than a balloon's. Power - the user must increase the volume and density of chakra they output.It is important for the user to know which direction their body naturally spins its chakra for this step (clockwise or counter-clockwise). To help in this regard, users may be given a water balloon so that they can mark their progress by the churning water this step is complete once the users is able to burst the balloon with their chakra. Rotation - the user learns to spin their chakra in multiple directions at once.In order to help others gain the necessary chakra control, learning to use the Rasengan is broken into three steps: For this reason, the Rasengan is difficult to master. The Rasengan requires extremely refined chakra control, something that very few ninja naturally possess. Naruto using a water balloon for the first step. On contact, the Rasengan grinds into its target, propels them along the Rasengan's trajectory - either away from the user or into the ground beneath them - and at some point bursts, causing severe damage at the point of contact. Jiraiya describes the Rasengan as stronger than the Chidori, a statement that Sasuke Uchiha concurs with after comparing the damage caused by the two attacks. Greater experience with the Rasengan allows the user to create them in a larger size, and even one in each hand. Though the Rasengan's shape is consistent from user to user, its size varies from only barely large enough to be noticeable to much larger than the user's hand. However, the Rasengan will dissipate if it collides with something, even if it's an unintended target. Once it is formed, it also does not require any additional chakra to sustain it, which means that there is no definite limit to how long the Rasengan can be maintained. Like many of Minato's jutsu, the Rasengan does not require hand seals to perform.

Because it represents the high form of shape transformation, mastering the Rasengan also grants the user a great deal of mastery over shape transformation, even if they are unaware of the concept of shape transformation. He spent three years creating the Rasengan, which he intended to be the highest form of shape transformation. The Rasengan was created by Minato Namikaze, which he based on the Tailed Beast Ball.
