Naruto is known for its focus on character moments and its ability to drive home thematic elements through symbolism. However, on a surface level, people initially fell in love with the show because of its interesting characters and action. Seeing ninja employ techniques that allowed them to breathe fire or summon a massive water dragon was incredible, and the jutsu only got more intense as time went on.

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By the end of the series, there were jutsu that could manipulate gravity, death, space, and time, and certain jutsu could eliminate foes in one strike. Naruto and Sasuke went on to become two of the most powerful ninja in the world, and they can now both perform jutsu that are capable of shattering mountains and obliterating meteors.

Updated on November 16, 2022 by George Voutiritsas: Every Naruto fan knows what the most powerful jutsu in Naruto are, and for the most part, those fans are not wrong. The strongest jutsu are those that can take someone out instantly, but there are others that can eliminate or neutralize multiple foes as well. Some jutsu can affect the whole world, and some can actually manipulate reality itself.

30 The Chidori Has Incredible Piercing Power

Sasuke Uchiha using Chidori in Boruto.

Kakashi taught the Chidori to Sasuke before the Chuunin exams, and it has been a key part of his arsenal ever since. Chidori is a lightning-style jutsu that coats the user's hand in lightning chakra, and it is meant to be thrust into an opponent.

Chidori is a powerful jutsu with incredible piercing capabilities, but it lacks range and requires the user to get up close to their target. Sasuke was able to counteract this by shaping the chakra in various ways, creating his Chidori variants: Chidori Senbon and Chidori Sharp Spear. But, even the base Chidori has shown time and time again that it can match the Rasengan.

29 Explosion Release Provides The User With Explosive Chakra

Gari Fighting During The 4th Great Ninja War Naruto

Explosion Release is a rare and powerful kekkei genkai primarily found in the Stone Village, and it is quite dangerous. Explosion Release is made of a combination of Earth and Lightning chakra, and it allows the user to give their chakra an explosive quality.

The most popular practitioner of Explosion Release is Deidara, who molds his chakra into clay, which he then animates and detonates on command. Gari, on the other hand, is able to channel his explosions through his fist; he can even make people explode by simply touching them.

28 Lightning Release Chakra Mode Provides Offensive & Defensive Capabilities

The 4th Raikage Using His Lightning Cloak Against Sasuke At The 5 Kage Summit

When Minato died, the 4th Raikage became the fastest ninja alive, and he earned this title thanks to Lightning Release Chakra Mode. While in this mode, the user’s body is coated in Lightning chakra, which amplifies their strength, reflexes, durability, and speed.

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Thanks to the speed boost, Ay can dodge Sasuke's Amaterasu at point-blank range. The lightning chakra also enhances the user’s taijutsu, creating a powerful variant known as nintaijutsu. With this strength, Ay could break through the body of an incomplete Susanoo. In terms of durability, it can deflect most attacks, and even Sasuke’s Chidori was unable to pierce through the cloak.

27 Dust Release Can Disintegrate Anything On A Molecular Level

The 3rd Tsuchikage Using Dust Release On Sasuke At The 5-Kage Summit

Dust Release is a kekkei tota, which is an advanced type of jutsu that is even rarer than a kekkei genkai. It is a combination of earth, wind, and fire natures, and it comes from the Stone Village, where it was used by the Second and Third Tsuchikages.

Dust Release takes the form of a three-dimensional object made of chakra, which expands tremendously fast when the user fires it. Those who get stuck within these constructs are disintegrated on a molecular level. This technique has enormous catastrophic potential, but the user needs free hands in order to use it.

26 The Flying Thunder God Jutsu Offers Instant Teleportation

Minato Using His Incredible Speed To Dodge An Attack

The Flying Thunder God technique was arguably Minato's strongest jutsu. It is a useful space-time ninjutsu that grants the user the ability to instantaneously teleport. The user can teleport anywhere as long as the jutsu formula is present, and Minato improved this method by throwing special kunai with the formula throughout each battlefield.

This jutsu allowed Minato to become the fastest ninja alive, and other villages had to issue a flee-on-sight order if he ever appeared on the battlefield. Minato also developed a defensive application that creates a barrier that can teleport any attack, including a Tailed Beast Ball. Clever application of this technique allows the user to outmaneuver virtually anybody.

25 The Tsukuyomi Can Cause Severe Psychological Damage

Tsukuyomi is used to crucify the target in Naruto.

The Tsukuyomi is a powerful genjutsu that can only be used by someone who has awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan. This genjutsu was primarily used by Itachi Uchiha, and when someone is trapped within it, their perception of time is heavily impacted. Itachi tortured Kakashi for what felt like days, even though only a few seconds had actually passed.

This jutsu is so powerful that only Tsunade can heal the intense psychological damage that it causes. All it takes to get caught in this terrifying genjutsu is eye contact.

24 Izanami Traps Opponents In A Time Loop

Itachi Traps Kabuto In An Infinite Loop With Izanami

Izanami is another powerful Uchiha genjutsu that is designed to counter Izanagi. Where Izanagi rewrites destiny, Izanami controls it in a limited space. However, there are various conditions needed to execute Izanami and the target can escape once they accept their fate.

The user must make physical contact with their opponent and then replicate that same sensation once more. Once this happens, the target will be stuck in a genjutsu that simulates a potentially never-ending time loop with those two sensations serving as the beginning and end point. Once it is used, the user permanently loses vision in their eye.

23 The Reaper Death Seal Extracts & Seals Souls For A Price

Minato Using The Reaper Death Seal Against The Nine-Tails

One of the most powerful sealing jutsu in existence, the Reaper Death Seal, was created by the Uzumaki Clan, and it was used by both the Third and Fourth Hokage when they were caught in truly desperate situations.

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The Reaper Death Seal summons a Shinigami that will take an opponent's soul and seal it away. Using this technique is fatal, as the Shinigami will consume the user’s soul once the jutsu is released. Physical strength is needed to draw the target’s soul out, so if the caster is too weak, the jutsu will be unsuccessful. The caster can also choose to seal half or a portion of their target’s soul.

22 Kirin Produces A Lightning Dragon That Is Quick & Deadly

Sasuke's Summoning Kirin Against Itachi

Kirin is a jutsu that Sasuke created himself, and it is without a doubt one of the strongest Lighting Release jutsu in the series. In order to use this jutsu, Sasuke needs natural lightning, which he can generate by shooting fire into the sky, which then creates the conditions needed for a storm cloud.

Once this cloud is overhead, Sasuke makes use of the natural lightning, supplements it with his own chakra, and then draws down a massive lightning dragon that strikes the opponent in 1/1000 of a second. The speed and destructive force of this jutsu is enough to destroy a mountain.

21 Amaterasu's Black Flames Cannot Be Extinguished & Will Burn Anything

The inextinguishable jet-black flames of the Amaterasu in Naruto.

Amaterasu takes the form of black flames that are cast from the focal point of the user's vision. These flames cannot be extinguished by normal means, they are hotter than normal fire, and they can burn for seven days and nights. Amaterasu was one of Itachi’s signature jutsu, and Sasuke later perfected it by creating Blaze Release.

He can shape the Amaterasu's flames into a number of different variants, like a shield around his Susanoo, spikes that emanate from his body, or weapons that he can wield without getting burned. This jutsu can only be used with a Mangekyo Sharingan, and it causes a great deal of damage to the user's eyesight over time.

20 Shinra Tensei Can Destroy An Entire Village

Pain using Shinra Tensei on Naruto in Naruto.

Shinra Tensei is considered the Rinnegan's pinnacle ability, as it allows the user to create a repulsive force that typically takes the form of an invisible sphere of force. Nagato mastered this ability, as he used it to repel ninja tools, melee attacks, and other ninjutsu.

When he assaulted the Hidden Leaf village, he used a massive version of this technique to destroy the entire village, leaving behind nothing except a crater and rubble. During his fight with Naruto, he used Shinra Tensei to deflect multiple Rasenshuriken, which are powerful enough to harm Kurama. The only issue is that the user has to wait five seconds before they can use it again.

19 Mitotic Regeneration: One Hundred Healings Allows The User To Instantly Heal From Injuries

Tsunade using Mitotic Regeneration Against Madara

Medical ninja are not allowed to fight on the battlefield, but those who have mastered mitotic regeneration are allowed to break this rule. Tsunade developed this technique, and she passed it on to Sakura. In order to use this technique, the user must have impeccable chakra control, having stored chakra in a single point for years.

In desperate times, the user releases all of this chakra at once, stimulating their body’s mitotic process and causing their cells to divide exponentially faster. Mitotic Regeneration: One Hundred Healings, is a variant of this jutsu that allows the user to heal from any injury instantly without weaving hand signs. The downside is that this jutsu consumes the user's natural lifespan.

18 All-Killing Ash Bones Disintegrates Anyone It Pierces

Kaguya uses All-Killing Ash Bone Technique on Naruto's Clone in Naruto Shippuden.

All-Killing Ash Bones is one of Kaguya’s techniques, and it instantly eliminates anyone it strikes. Once the target is pierced by the attack, they begin disintegrating immediately. Even Naruto’s healing powers cannot negate the effects of this attack, as he was unable to heal Obito.

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Kaguya made extensive use of this ability during her battle with Team 7. She could use this because of the Shikotsumyaku kekkei genkai which allows her to create and manipulate bones. It can be used as a melee attack, but she could also use it as a projectile.

17 The Tailed Beast Ball Is The Ultimate Attack Of A Tailed beast

All of the Tailed Beasts Firing A Tailed Beast Ball

A tailed beast’s ultimate attack, the Tailed Beast Ball is a powerful ball of chakra that fires out of the Bijuu’s mouth like a cannonball and explodes like a nuke. It can be fired as a standard ball or it can be fired as a beam by swallowing it first.

This is a difficult technique to perform because it requires precise chakra control and a mastery over shape transformation. Users must gather their positive black chakra and negative white chakra in an 8:2 ratio, respectively, while simultaneously shaping it into a condensed ball. It’s so difficult that, without Kurama’s help, Naruto was unable to perform this technique.

16 Izanagi Can Manipulate Reality In The User's Favor

Danzo uses Izanagi to Evade Death Against Sasuke's Susanoo

Izanagi is essentially a cheat code. As one of the Uchiha’s ultimate genjutsu, Izanagi allows the user to manipulate the rules of reality itself for a short time. It is usually used to negate any damage done to the user. It can even undo the user's death.

Izanagi does have its fair share of drawbacks though. One use will cause the user’s eye to permanently go blind, and the technique only be used within a few seconds, but unlocking the Rinnegan will allow the user to regain their Sharingan, and possessing Senju cells will allow the user to extend the amount of time that Izanagi remains active.

15 Kamui Can Make The User Intangible

Obito Uchiha uses Kamui To Abduct An Enemy Ninja

Kamui has to be the most overpowered Mangekyo Sharingan ability in the series, but the user's vision will deteriorate with each use. Obito overcame this with an infusion of Hashirama’s cells and even Kakashi was able to overcome this during the Fourth Great Ninja War.

This jutsu allows the user to shift mass between the present world and another dimension. Obito has been able to teleport, achieve intangibility, absorb powerful attacks, and strand people in another dimension. Kakashi could use Kamui at range, allowing him to warp anything he looks at into the Kamui dimension. Only someone who can use Kamui can escape from this dimension.

14 Limbo Produces Clones That Are Virtually Undetectable

Madara Using Limbo To Fight Naruto & Sasuke

Limbo grants the user access to clones of themselves that exist on another plane of existence that coexists with the physical world. These clones are normally completely undetectable and have the same abilities as their user.

Limbo clones give their user a diverse arsenal: they can attack without moving a muscle and defend without raising an arm. Limbo clones are completely undetectable, but someone with a Rinnegan can see them. Someone with Six Paths Senjutsu can sense the clones and damage them. Without either of these abilities, it’s incredibly tough to fight against Limbo.

13 Tengai Shinsei Calls Meteors Down From Space

Madara Bringing A Meteor Down On Top Of The Allied Shinobi Forces

In order to use Tengai Shinsei, the user must weave three simple hand signs in unison with their Susanoo. This jutsu uses the Rinnegan's Deva Path to call down a meteor from the upper atmosphere. It is meant to crash into the battlefield and cause massive chaos, and if one is not enough, the caster can call down another shortly after.

Tengai Shinsei is powerful enough to wipe out thousands of ninja at once. However, this technique is not unstoppable. Ohnoki and Gaara worked together to stop one of these meteors, while Naruto and Sasuke were later able to easily destroy several of them individually.

12 The Summoning Jutsu Allows Ninja To Call Powerful Animals To Their Aid

Naruto using the Summoning Jutsu to call four giant ninja toads

The Summoning jutsu allows someone to summon other beings to assist them in battle. In the past, shinobi have summoned giant toads, snakes, slugs, a monkey king, a mongoose with a sickle, ninja dogs, a giant hawk, and even Tailed Beasts.

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This jutsu requires just one hand sign, but in order to use it, the summoner needs to make a contract with a specific animal or species. This contract must be signed with blood, and in order to summon an animal, the summoner must apply some of their blood onto the hand they signed the contract with.

11 The Susanoo Is An Avatar With Great Defensive & Offensive Might

Madara Using His Perfect Susanoo Against The 5 Kage

Only a small number of Uchiha can awaken the Mangekyo Sharingan, and an even smaller percentage can use the Susanoo. When an Uchiha unlocks this ability, they can summon a giant ethereal samurai-like avatar that is completely under their control.

The Susanoo greatly enhances the user's defensive capabilities as it forms around their body, and very few attacks can pierce through its armor. Its attack potential is incredible, and when a Susanoo is perfected, a single arrow or sword slash can permanently alter an entire landscape.