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I know that Rasengan is a close combat move where Naruto/Minato have to be in
contact with opponent in order to explode it/do damage. Whereas the Wind style
Rasenshuriken is a mid/long range move where Naruto can throw it and hit the
target.

Is this assumption right? Or is there a scenario where Rasengan was thrown and
I missed it?


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How can a wind Rasenshuriken be thrown but a Rasengan cannot?


[Base Rasengan](https://naruto.fandom.com/wiki/Rasengan) in itself cannot be
thrown, however some improvements and mastery can allow user to throw as
projectile. Base Rasengan is a spherical orb of Chakra and indeed enough
chakra is invested just to contain its form, rotation and power and if it was
to be thrown, then its form and power would be diminished by the time it would
reach its enemy (it would also be assumed that its trajectory would be way off
that the user wanted).

Naruto initially used Rasengan as his go-to jutsu but he realized it can be
vastly improved by adding Chakra nature. However, he struggles to combine the
Rasengan with his wind-nature, which he describes as needing to look left and
right at the same time. He is eventually able to overcome this obstacle by
using a shadow clone to provide the nature transformation while he and another
shadow clone form the Rasengan, thereby creating the [Wind Release:
Rasengan](https://naruto.fandom.com/wiki/Wind_Release:_Rasengan) (which can be
thrown). By further shaping the Wind Release: Rasengan, Naruto creates the
[Wind Release:
Rasenshuriken](https://naruto.fandom.com/wiki/Wind_Release:_Rasenshuriken)
(which can also be thrown).


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