Here’s When Boruto Learned Rasengan! Here’s How Konohamaru Helped!
In Boruto and Naruto, Rasengan is a rotating chakra ball formed and held in the user’s hand, known as a shinobi grip. The Rasengan was created by Minato Namikaze, based on the Orb of the Tailed Demons. He spent three years creating the Rasengan, which he considered to be the most successful in terms of shape modification. Since it’s an extremely powerful technique, a few Rasengan users can boast proficiency in it. Boruto is one of the characters who are able to use it, and in this article, we are going to tell you how and when he managed to learn it.
During Himawari’s birthday party, Sasuke came to the Uzumaki household, where he was attacked by Boruto, who believed it was his father; Boruto asked Sasuke to become his teacher, which Sasuke accepted, but only after Boruto learned the Rasengan. Boruto then approached Konohamaru Sarutobi, who eagerly taught him how to use this technique.
In the following paragraphs, we will discuss Boruto’s relationship with his Rasengan technique, one of the foremost techniques used in the whole series. The article will contain all the relevant information you need to know and the answers to questions that might trouble you about this topic. You’ll find out how and when he learned it and who taught it to him. If you’re not fully up-to-date with Boruto, this article will contain some spoilers.
The Rasengan is a complex technique, and it is not easy to master
The Rasengan is an A-rank technique and is, therefore, extremely difficult. The Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, invented this technique, and it took him three years to perfect it. Because this technique requires very good chakra control, very few have mastered the Rasengan. In fact, the Rasengan is/was only mastered by seven people. The Rasengan is a special technique because no finger signs are needed to create the Rasengan. In addition, once created, the Rasengan multiplies its power without the need to continue adding chakra. The “normal” Rasengan is in itself an incomplete technique.
Minato Namikaze had planned to use the Rasengan to maximize and combine both the power of the normal chakra and the power of the nature chakra. However, he could only do this with the normal chakra since he could not combine the two types of chakras. Rasengan means something like “spiral ball.” In Naruto Uzumaki Chronicles, the Rasengan is called a “power strike” or “power punch.” Apparently, Minato Namikaze was inspired by Bijuu Dama for the Rasengan.
To learn the Rasengan, you have to master three different levels. In the first stage, one learns the outpouring of chakra. The user must let his chakra flow out so that it crisscrosses. Mastering this level requires controlling your chakra to the point where you can run up trees and walk on water. These two practices are the foundation for mastering the first level because they are based on the same principle. Jiraiya had Naruto train this stage using a water balloon, which Naruto was only supposed to burst by moving his chakra. He also did this after watching a cat play with that water balloon.
The second level is 100 times more difficult than the first level. This level is about power. To multiply the strength, the user must concentrate more chakra in the same space. Jiraiya made Naruto practice this by giving him a rubber ball to pop using his chakra. However, this requires a much higher concentration of chakra since the rubber ball is much harder than the water balloon.
The last stage probably sounds the easiest, but it is the most difficult. At this stage, it is important to combine both previously learned stages. The user has to shape the spinning chakra into a spherical shape to keep increasing the speed. This then happens automatically. To do this, you must create a kind of film around the chakra. Jiraiya made Naruto train this by giving him a balloon. Naruto should fill the balloon with the two previously learned levels, but he must not burst or tremble.
Konohamaru Sarutobi is the one who taught Boruto how to use the Rasengan
Now, how did Boruto learn the Rasengan at such a young age? Well, it all happened on Himawari’s birthday, when Naruto did not show up but sent a shadow clone instead, which made Boruto furious. A knock at the door was then heard, and believing it was his father, Boruto punched at the person at the door, but Sasuke intercepted the boy’s attack. As Sasuke was looking for Naruto, who was not there, he left, but Boruto soon approached him and asked him to be his teacher. Sasuke accepted, but only after Boruto learned the Rasengan.
Boruto then approached Konohamaru Sarutobi, another powerful shinobi, to teach him the Rasengan. Eager to train him, Konohamaru Sarutobi accepted, and the two of them began their training the day after. The training regime was difficult, as the Rasengan was a difficult technique to master, but Boruto eventually created his own Rasengan after several days of intense training. When he showed the Rasengan to Sasuke, the latter commented on how small it was, which Boruto mistook for rejection and then cheated his way into creating a normal-size Rasengan. Although Sasuke was aware of the trick, he still accepted, and Boruto was later able to master it without help. But was he good at it?
Under Konohamaru’s teachings, Boruto learned the Rasengan, demonstrating high chakra control, managing to release, concentrate, and shape it with one hand. Over time, the power of his Rasengan increased to the point of forming a large whirlwind upon impact with the target. Boruto developed an upgraded version of the Rasengan by unknowingly adding Lightning Release to it, known as the Vanishing Rasengan. This version can be thrown at a medium distance and disappear in mid-air.
His attacking prowess varies; his initial application made a big crater on a tree’s surface and eventually managed to harm Momoshiki. The technique started out being modest but finally grew to be the size of a typical Rasengan. Also, Boruto constructed a huge Rasengan by fusing his chakra with his father’s chakra. He could shatter a Tailed Beast Ball made by Momoshiki, a God Tree’s stump, and the Ōtsutsuki entirely, demonstrating the enormous strength of the technique.
In Boruto’s case, there have also been discrepancies in how Rasengan’s color has been portrayed. While the Rasengan was typically depicted as being blue throughout the entire series, in Boruto, we saw that it was yellow and that Boruto summoned a yellow Rasengan, confusing fans. However, there is a very straightforward explanation for everything, and it concerns the original hue of Naruto’s chakra.
In particular, Masashi Kishimoto formally acknowledged—and it was depicted in the manga—that Naruto’s chakra was originally yellow rather than blue. Of course, that chakra and its hue would be passed down to Boruto from his father. Therefore, it is logical that the Rasengan is yellow for Naruto and Boruto because it comprises pure chakra. Why, then, was it predominantly blue? The Rasengan was shown as blue because humans typically perceive pure chakra as blue. However, given that it expresses Naruto’s chakra, it should have been yellow the entire time.
