Naruto Reveals the Rasengan's Original Name
Naruto has been around for decades now, but its legacy is still growing. Thanks to its ongoing story, Naruto reigns as a popular anime pick with fans both new and old. With its anime now 25 years old, Naruto just gifted fans a special peek into the past by way of a manga one-shot. It is there we learned tons more about Naruto's dad and that includes the original name for the Rasengan.
I mean, come on. Did you guys think Minato came up with that name on his own? The Hidden Leaf hero thought up his own name for his signature move before Kushina, bless her heart, gave us the name we all know.
The whole thing played out in the most recent Naruto release as a one-shot all about Minato was released. It was there fans checked on the ninja well before he was revered as the Fourth Homage. After running into a pair of bijuu vessels, Minato returned home determined to protect Kushina from the threat of war. As such, he came up with his signature wind move, and he first shared its name with Jiraiya.
And what was that name? It was none other than Ice Pop-Inspired Nimbus Jiraiya Twin Whorl Sphere. Talk about a mouthful, you know?
Obviously, this is not the name did not stick as Minato ultimately let Kushina name the move. She gifted the technique its name of Rasengan, and now that name is known the world over by fans. After all, the move became Naruto's signature attack, and he went on to create tons of Rasengan variants. Minato's son truly mastered what it meant to wield the Rasengan, but without the Ice Pop-Inspired Nimbus Jiraiya Twin Whorl Sphere first, the anime would have nothing at all.
If you are not caught up with all things Naruto, the mainline series is done and can be read through Viz Media stateside. As for the anime, Naruto and Naruto Shippuden are available streaming on Crunchyroll. So for those wanting more details on the series, you can read its official synopsis below:
"Twelve years ago the Village Hidden in the Leaves was attacked by a fearsome threat. A nine-tailed fox spirit claimed the life of the village leader, the Hokage, and many others. Today, the village is at peace and a troublemaking kid named Naruto is struggling to graduate from Ninja Academy. His goal may be to become the next Hokage, but his true destiny will be much more complicated. The adventure begins now!"
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