Wind Release: Rasenshuriken

{{Infobox/Jutsufect sphere. The technique gives off a loud bell-like screech. disadvantage of the melee use of the Rasenshuriken is that it causes the damage done to the opponent to also be done to Naruto, breaking his arm and doing limited cellular damage to it after using it against Kakuzu. Through repeated use this would leave Naruto unable to use jutsu again, prompting Tsunade to label it as a kinjutsu.

When Naruto learns senjutsu, he encases the Rasenshuriken in chakra to maintain its shape. This allows him to throw it at opponents, removing the possibility of it damaging himself. He is also able to expand it after it has been thrown, compensating for imprecise aim or fleeing opponents by widening the area of effect.

Under his own power, Naruto is left very fatigued after use of the Rasenshuriken due to it needing great deals of chakra to be performed. While in Sage Mode he can use it twice in addition to a Rasenrengan, and can then enter Sage Mode again to restore his number of uses.

Naruto has also combined the Rasenshuriken with the Shadow Shuriken Technique, throwing two Rasenshuriken, one hidden behind the other, to catch his opponent off guard. {{-}}

Trivia

 * In the second Naruto artbook, when Naruto is in his initial jinchūriki form, the Rasenshuriken is colored red. Masashi Kishimoto notes this to be because, like the Rasengan, he has yet to decide upon a color for the jutsu.