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Moreover, he can use these chakra arms in place of the usual shadow clones. He enjoys similar benefits while using Nine-Tails Chakra Mode, where he can use his chakra arms to guide the Rasenshuriken to its target while he remains at a safe distance. Once thrown, Naruto can remotely expand the Rasenshuriken to either compensate for imprecise aim or to catch dodging targets, though its speed is great enough that this is rarely necessary. When thrown, the Rasenshuriken travels very quickly, enough to cross the crater of Chibaku Tensei in under a second. By infusing the Rasenshuriken with senjutsu chakra, its shape is maintained after formation, meaning that he can use it as a projectile and, as a result, that he no longer needs to worry about damaging himself. Naruto is able to overcome these flaws by learning senjutsu. It, however, poses enough risk for Tsunade to demand it never be used again. The Rasenshuriken causes cellular damage not only to his targets, but to the arm Naruto holds the Rasenshuriken with, though the damage isn't quite as severe.
When Naruto first starts using the Rasenshuriken there are two flaws to using it: It was prone to sporadically dissipate after being formed, forcing Naruto to use it as a melee weapon to keep it stable, thrusting the Rasenshuriken into targets in the same way that he does the standard Rasengan. The side effect from using the technique at close range. Tsunade likens the damage to poison, and warns that if the damage is great enough, those affected by it won't be able to use jutsu again. Because of this, the target loses their ability to create and mould chakra, damage which cannot be healed by medical ninjutsu. The wind blades pierce every cell in the body, disconnecting them from the Chakra circulatory system and so preventing them from providing their physical energy to the chakra-creation process. Within this vortex, countless microscopic wind blades are created, so many that even the Sharingan can't count them all.
Īfter travelling a certain distance or colliding with a target that it can't slice through, the central sphere of the Rasenshuriken detonates, producing a vortex of wind in the immediate area. The technique is extremely heavy, as Fukasaku was surprised Naruto could throw the highly dense chakra, even in Sage Mode. Its four points are very sharp, enough to cut through rock and disintegrate most of Pain's Human Path. However, after improving his Sage Mode he's able to use three at a single time (five in the anime), and while in his Kurama Mode or Nine-Tails Chakra Mode, he can use the Rasenshuriken an unlimited number of times. After the second, he must re-enter Sage Mode in order to be able to create additional Rasenshuriken. While in Sage Mode, he can create two Rasenshuriken per transformation. Naruto has been shown creating as many as three Rasenshuriken on his own before tiring out. The Rasenshuriken requires a great deal of chakra to perform. By the time of The Last: Naruto the Movie, Naruto is able to create Rasenshuriken without aid and is able to remotely guide it. It also gives off a loud screeching noise. It is the completed version of the Wind Release: Rasengan, with four large points around the central Rasengan core, giving the appearance of a fūma shuriken. Like that technique, Naruto typically has the help of two shadow clones in the Rasenshuriken's formation: he provides the chakra, one clone helps keep the chakra contained, and the second clone adds his wind nature. The Rasenshuriken was invented by Naruto Uzumaki shortly after he figured out the principles of the Wind Release: Rasengan.