Did you know that the original name for the Rasengan was supposed to be "Halo Frozen Dessert Hair Whorl Jiraiya Twin Formula Sphere?" Yes, it was confirmed, as the creator Minato wanted to pay tribute to his sensei Jiraiya. But luckily his wife Kushina came up with the idea to call this cool technique the Rasengan. Undoubtedly, it is one of the most powerful Jutsu ever created in the Naruto universe. From then on, his son Naruto and his grandson Boruto put their spin on the technology and invented several Rasengan versions that were powerful and unique in their own way. Keep reading to learn about all types of Rasengan in the Naruto and Boruto-verse.

Spoiler alert: This article contains spoilers about the different types of Rasengan in Naruto and Boruto. We suggest you watch the Naruto and Boruto anime or read the manga first to avoid spoiling the intended experience.

We have listed all the Rasengan types seen in the Naruto and Boruto series now. Here they are:

The first type we saw in Naruto was the regular Rasengan, the most basic type of Rasengan. After Jiraiya taught Naruto the three basic steps to forming a Rasengan, we first saw Naruto use it against Kabuto. This showed how powerful the simple Rasengan is, and from then on Naruto continued to develop it into a more powerful jutsu.