Throughout Naruto, everyone's favorite knucklehead ninja grew more powerful through a combination of necessity, grueling training, and a desire to help his friends. His progression from a poor ostracized ninja to Hokage of the Leaf Village is a tale fans still can't get enough of, even 6 years after its conclusion. The various abilities Naruto learned throughout his journey have made him one of the most powerful shinobi in the series.

The extra chakra he received from the Nine-Tailed Fox sealed within him, along with his fierce determination and training, allowed him to hone his unique fighting style and bring his signature techniques like the Shadow Clone Jutsu to their fullest potential. From the adaptability achieved in his Kurama Chakra Mode to the ability enhancement granted by Sage Mode, Naruto has developed several exciting abilities that have helped him dominate battles and save the ninja world multiple times.

Updated on March 24, 2024 by Jennifer Roy: Naruto Uzumaki remains one of the most popular shonen protagonists in anime. This is largely due to his inspiring story of perseverance, which involves gaining overwhelming strength. Dedicated fans will likely never stop discussing their favorite Naruto powers, so we've updated this list to fit with CBR's current formatting guidelines.

15 Naruto Revolutionizes the Shadow Clone Jutsu Ability

Though many other characters can use the Shadow Clone Jutsu, Naruto revolutionized this ability. During his time at the academy, he was often made fun of for his inability to produce a well-designed, and fully functioning shadow clone. However, when Iruka sensei was in trouble, Naruto was able to produce not one, but innumerable shadow clones to defeat his first bad guy, Mizuki.

Naruto became so proficient at using this jutsu that it became his signature move throughout the series. While most ninja produce a few clones at a time, Naruto is known for using hundreds. Naruto became so gifted at using this technique that he even used his shadow clones to train and learn other more complex jutsu.

14 The Summoning Jutsu Allows Naruto to Summon Allies

When The Summoning Jutsu was introduced, it was mainly used by experienced, skilled ninja like the Third Hokage, Orochimaru, Kakashi and Jiraiya. The Summoning Jutsu allows the user to summon creatures to aid them in battle. When Jiraiya agreed to train Naruto, he taught him about the Summoning Jutsu and instructed him to make a contract with the toads on Mount Myoboku.

Naruto became familiar with this advanced jutsu at a young age. Though he struggled with it at first, he was able to summon Gamabunta, the strongest toad on Mount Myoboku, very quickly. Naruto's powers only advanced from here, reaching bombastic heights during his battle against Pain in Naruto Shippuden.

13 Rasengan is Naruto's Signature Attack

Second to the Shadow Clone, the Rasengan is Naruto’s other signature jutsu. The frequency at which he performs this jutsu belies its difficulty. This is a technique that only four people in history know of — it notably took the Fourth Hokage three years to master. It’s similar in concept to the extremely powerful Tailed Beast Ball in that it shapes pure chakra into a destructive sphere in the user’s palm. Naruto has put his creativity to use with this technique numerous times and the fact that it has no inherent chakra nature makes it a very diverse jutsu. Any further mastery over the Rasengan will allow the user to increase its size and power greatly, such as with the Giant Rasengan and Massive Rasengan.

12 Naruto's Wind Release: Rasengan Is More Precise

Naruto is able to use the Wind Release: Rasengan after he molds his chakra nature into the original Rasengan form. Naruto’s chakra affinity is Air, which gives his ninjutsu a precise cutting edge. By combining it with his Rasengan, he's able to create the Wind Release: Rasengan. This Naruto ability doesn't get much use in the series, as it's quickly overshadowed by its more powerful version, the Rasenshuriken. However, it goes without saying that it’s stronger than the Rasengan. Naruto has also shown that he can throw it like the Rasenshuriken, and when used in a collaboration jutsu, he's able to expand the area of effect of the jutsu that it's partnered with.

11 The Mini Rasenshuriken Allows Naruto to Conserve Power

When Naruto invented the Rasenshuriken, he came up with one of the most powerful jutsu in the world at the time. However, it had plenty of drawbacks. It took a ludicrously high quantity of chakra, not to mention hurting Naruto when he tried to use it.

However, Naruto's creative nature allowed him to discover more than one way around these downsides. One way he avoided this problem was by using the chakra arms provided by his Kurama Chakra Mode to create a tiny Rasenshuriken that was capable of cutting through White Zetsu clones without losing any momentum. Fans didn’t see much of this technique, but any variant of the Rasenshuriken is extremely powerful.

10 The Planetary Rasengan Is One of the Rasengen's Most Powerful Forms

The Planetary Rasengan is the base Rasengan taken to one of its most powerful forms. Naruto used this during the Fourth Great Ninja War to completely obliterate the immortal Edo Tensei shinobi. He created this technique by forming a Giant Rasengan and then creating three regular Rasengan that the larger one absorbed.

These Rasengan all had different rotations and the resulting disordered spin shredded opponents and generated a massive and deadly vortex. This attack was powerful enough to completely disintegrate Mu, who was immortal due to the effects of Edo Tensei. On top of that, Mu was the former Tsuchikage who was powerful enough to end the second Mizukage.

9 The Super Mini Tailed Beast Ball Is Powerful, But It Becomes Obsolete

The Super Mini Tailed Beast Ball was teased for so long but never really got its due. The technique was first brought up when Bee was training Naruto, and it was hinted that a Tailed Beast Ball was similar to a Rasengan, so it may be possible to combine the two. However, the technique was very difficult and Naruto didn’t master it until well into the Fourth Great Ninja War.

He performed this jutsu by forming a mini Tailed Beast Ball in his hands and using it like a Rasengan. He hasn’t done it many times, but when he did, it was proven to be overpowered. However, once he gained the ability to do an actual Tailed Beast Ball, this Naruto ability became obsolete.

8 Sage Mode Is a Vital Part of Naruto's Techniques

The ability that allowed him to become the savior of Konoha, Sage Mode became a vital part of Naruto’s arsenal once he learned it. Sage Mode is an advanced mode brought about by gathering Natural Energy, or Senjutsu. The ability enhances the user's strength, speed, senses, reflexes, and durability.

In Sage Mode, Naruto is strong enough to lift and throw the Nine Tailed Fox and fast enough to blitz the Asura Path of Pain. He can enhance his taijutsu with invisible nature energy, sense chakra automatically, and enhance all of his jutsu with senjutsu, greatly enhancing their power. Sage Mode’s access to natural energy proved vital for Naruto during Fourth Great Ninja War.

7 Rasenshuriken Is the Upgraded Form of Naruto's Wind Release: Rasengan

By further shaping the Wind Release: Rasengan, Naruto is able to transform it into the much more powerful Wind Release: Rasenshuriken. When Wind Release: Rasenshuriken strikes its target, it surrounds them in a massive wind vortex and attacks their body at a cellular level, causing irreversible internal damage as well as an explosion nearly as big as the Kyuubi. This Naruto ability was so powerful that it initially damaged Naruto while using it. However, when he learned Sage Mode, he was able to throw the Wind Release: Rasenshuriken fast enough to cross a village-sized crater in about a second. This makes it an extremely powerful and versatile technique.

6 Kurama Chakra Mode Grants Naruto Many Power Boosts

Without Kurama Chakra Mode, it would’ve been virtually impossible for Naruto to survive the war. Naruto was able to achieve this form by internally battling the Nine-Tailed Fox into submission and taking its chakra for his own use. Kurama Chakra Mode surrounds Naruto with a bright orange cloak that grants him incredible strength, speed, durability, and versatility. The moment he attained this form, he became beyond Kage level.

He was fast enough to outspeed the Fourth Raikage who was widely considered to be the fastest shinobi in the world at the time. He was so strong that he stomped through concrete by accident. It also allowed Naruto to use extendable chakra arms to attack and form his various Rasengan variants.

5 The Tailed Beast Ball Is a Bijuu's Ultimate Attack

Once Naruto finally was able to work together with Kurama, he gained even more abilities that he never had access to before. One of these abilities was the legendary and devastating Tailed Beast Bomb that every Bijuu can produce. Since the Nine-Tailed Fox is the most powerful Bijuu, Naruto’s Tailed Beast Bomb was powerful enough to counter Tailed Beast Bombs from five other Bijuu at the same time. The Tailed Beast Bomb has a similar shape transformation element as the Rasengan, but contains far more power. The Nine-Tailed Fox’s Tailed Beast Bomb has produced mountain-sized explosions and is a Bijuu’s ultimate attack.

4 Bijuu Mode Allows Naruto to Summon an Avatar of the Nine-Tailed Fox

When Naruto finally became a perfect jinchuriki, he gained access to the final form of the Kurama Chakra Mode: Bijuu (Tailed Beast) Mode. This further enhanced his physical abilities. Most powerful, however, was his ability to manifest a life-sized avatar of the Nine-Tailed Fox. This avatar allowed the Nine-Tailed Fox and Naruto to truly combine their powers and battle with massive foes like other tailed beasts or the perfect Susanoo. Naruto used this form to lead the Allied Shinobi Forces in an assault on the Ten-Tails. He then battled Obito alongside Sasuke while he was the Ten Tails Jinchuriki. This Naruto power became his go-to form in the future, even after gaining access to something more powerful.

3 The Tailed Beast Ball Rasenshuriken Combines Naruto's Powers

One of the best Naruto powers, the Tailed Beast Ball Rasenshuriken and its variants have the power to reshape landscapes and damage beings approaching the strength of the Sage of Six Paths. Naruto achieved this form after gaining access to Six Paths Sage Mode. This technique is achieved by creating a Tailed Beast Bomb and surrounding it with a massive Rasenshuriken.

The most powerful version of this technique is the Six Paths: Ultra-Big Ball Rasenshuriken. This attack sees Naruto hurl a Tailed Beast Ball Rasenshuriken and an Ultra Big-Ball Rasenshuriken, both infused with natural energy. This attack was powerful enough to counter Sasuke’s most powerful attack: the bijuu-enhanced Indra’s Arrow.

2 Six Paths Sage Mode Allows Naruto to Defeat One of His Greatest Enemies

Naruto gained access to this divine form when the Sage of the Six Paths gave him the power to defeat Madara. The Six Paths Sage Mode is a heightened form of Sage Mode that skyrockets his physical attributes, allows him to fly, and gives him access to Truth-Seeking Balls as well as masses of chakra that change shape and cancel out all ninjutsu. This mode allowed Naruto to overwhelm Madara, the Ten Tails Jinchuuriki at the time. It also allowed him, along with the rest of Team 7, to defeat Kaguya, the first person to possess chakra. Kaguya was powerful enough to warp dimensions and possessed several instant power moves. Yet, this mode allowed Naruto to not only survive the battle, but ultimately defeat her.

1 Baryon Mode Premieres in Boruto, Showing How Powerful Naruto Has Become

Making its first appearance in Boruto, Naruto Uzumaki's Baryon Mode is arguably the coolest technique at his disposal. The chakra reservoirs belonging to Kurama and Naruto are transformed into something completely new. This procedure resembles nuclear fusion, explaining why it's called Baryon Mode.

Sasuke is deeply impressed by Naruto's resulting power output, which later allows the latter to exceed even Issiki Otsutsuki. That said, this devastatingly effective technique comes with several limitations, like putting both Kurama and Naruto in potentially fatal danger. Further, Naruto must maintain his concentration at all times or risk losing control of Baryon Mode entirely.