The Strongest Jutsu In Naruto

Only a handful of anime series have managed to achieve global recognition and popularity, and Naruto is one of them. It has produced a sequel series, several movies, and a bunch of video games that any fan would enjoy. The story follows a young ninja who dreams about becoming the leader of his village, and the series teaches fans just how important things like hard work, determination, and friendship are.

Naruto is set in an alternate version of feudal Japan, and there are plenty of fights that feature weapons like katanas and kunai, so Ghost of Tsushima fans should give it a try. Weapons may be used, but the majority of fights revolve around Jutsu, which are special abilities that usually require hand signs, and they tend to be attuned to specific natural elements. Every Jutsu is powerful in its own way, but some are far more powerful than the rest.

Updated on October 1, 2024, by George Voutiritsas: When it comes to combat in the Naruto universe, any type of Jutsu can be deadly, especially if the user is a highly skilled individual. Ninjutsu, Genjutsu, and Taijutsu each offer a variety of offensive and defensive options, but certain techniques are just too much for the ordinary ninja to handle. Throughout the series, fans got to see many of the ninja world’s strongest and most feared Jutsu in action, and in most cases, these Jutsu caused a great deal of damage. Many fans can probably name the strongest Jutsu in Naruto off the top of their heads, but there are many more Jutsu that deserve to be recognized for their strength and effectiveness, some of which have been added to this list in its latest update.

39 The Reaper Death Seal Summons A Reaper That Seals Souls

Strongest Sealing Jutsu, But Can Only Be Used Once

The Reaper Death Seal may have been created by the Uzumaki Clan, but it has become one of the Leaf Village’s strongest Jutsu. The 4th Hokage used it to stop the Nine-Tails, and the 3rd Hokage used it to seal Orochimaru’s arms. Their soul is separated from their body and restrained by a Shinigami, who then shoves its arm through the user’s soul.

The arm exits through the user’s physical chest and grabs onto the enemy’s soul. The shinigami then pulls on the soul until it severs it with a blade. While this is happening, the enemy is completely immobilized. This is arguably the strongest sealing jutsu in the series, but it takes the user’s life afterward, so it can only be used once.

38 Curse Technique: Death Controlling Possessed Blood Turns The User Into A Living Voodoo Doll

A Deadly Curse, But It Can Be Easily Deactivated

Hidan was a sociopath who preferred to use the same technique in each battle, which is understandable since it is highly effective. He was a devout follower of the Jashin faith, and while studying the religion’s forbidden techniques, he unlocked a form of immortality. He also discovered a curse that turns the user into a living voodoo doll.

Once this happens, Hidan can fatally injure himself, and his opponent will sustain the same injury. This curse can take out anyone, including Naruto, but there are certain limitations. For the curse to activate, Hidan needs to consume some of his opponent’s blood, and he must then step into a Jashin symbol which is placed on the ground. If he steps out of the symbol, the curse will not work.

37 Explosion Release: Landmine Fist Combines Explosive Chakra With Taijutsu

The User Counters Other Forms Of Taijutsu, But They Need To Get Very Close To Their Opponents

Explosion Release is a nature transformation Kekkei Genkai that seems to only be used by ninja from the Hidden Stone Village. It is typically used for bomb-making and ranged attacks, but Gari used a melee form of Explosion Release during the 4th Great Ninja War. Explosion Release: Landmine Fist was Gari’s signature technique and it channeled his explosive chakra into his fists.

If Gari landed a simple punch on his opponent, a powerful explosion would immediately follow. The target would almost always die because the explosion would target their insides. Landmine Fist effectively nullifies the opponent’s taijutsu because the user does not even need to land clean hits in order for the explosion to go off. The major weakness of this jutsu is that the user needs to attack the enemy head-on, so it may not work against ninja who specialize in mid-range and long-range combat.

36 Earth Grudge Fear Uses Black Threads To Overpower Enemies

The User Gains Limited Immortality And Other Chakra Natures, But Will Lose Both If Masks Are Destroyed

When Kakuzu left the Hidden Waterfall Village, he killed the elders and stole a forbidden jutsu known as the Earth Grudge Fear technique. It fills the user’s body with black threads that can be used for various things. The threads can reattach another person’s limbs, nerves, and muscles. The user can also detach their limbs and manipulate them through the air.

Kakuzu proved that this jutsu can grant a form of immortality. The threads can pull out another ninja’s heart and add it to the user’s body. By doing this, the user gains access to other Nature Transformations, and they can summon up to four masked creatures. This jutsu is a natural counter to Hidan’s curse, and it allows Kakuzu to overwhelm Kakashi, Ino, and Choji.

35 Secret Red Technique: Performance Of 100 Puppets Was Used To Conquer A Nation

The User Can Control 100 Deadly, Yet Destructible Puppets At Once

Sasori may have been the first Akatsuki member to be defeated, but he was still a formidable ninja. He mastered the Sand Village’s Puppet Technique, and he specialized in creating human puppets. He even managed to turn himself into a puppet.

Sasori’s most effective Jutsu was called the Performance of 100 Puppets Technique, and as its name suggests, it saw him controlling 100 puppets at once. These were no ordinary puppets either, as they were the finest in his collection, and they were all outfitted with weapons and poison. This literal army allowed him to take down a small nation.

34 The Hydrification Technique Has Incredible Offensive And Defensive Capabilities

It May Be Versatile, But The User Is Very Vulnerable To Lightning Release And Needs To Be Properly Hydrated

The Hozuki Clan has produced some of the most powerful ninja in the history of the Hidden Mist Village, and the Hydrification Technique is their secret ninjutsu. This jutsu gives the user the ability to liquify any part of their body at will. As a result, most physical attacks safely pass through the user’s body, leaving them completely unharmed. The user can infiltrate buildings by liquifying their entire body.

In terms of offense, the Hydrification Technique can increase the user’s physical strength by pumping water into their muscles. The user can drain all the moisture out of an opponent’s body and shoot a beam of water from their finger like a bullet. The major issue with the Hydrification Technique is the fact that it will not work if the user is not properly hydrated. Their liquified body is also vulnerable to Lightning-based attacks.

33 Boil Release: Skilled Mist Technique Can Melt Anything – Including A Susanno’s Armor

The User Can Wipe Out Multiple Enemies At Once, But Their Allies Can Be Harmed As Well

Boil Release is one of the Kekkei Genkai used by the 5th Mizukage – who first used the Skilled Mist Technique during the Five Kage Summit. The user releases a cloud of highly acidic mist from their mouth. This mist can melt organic matter and solid objects, and it can melt through chakra-based defenses and barriers. Mei used this technique against Sasuke and managed to melt through his Susanoo’s armor. She also melted some White Zetsu clones until there was nothing left of them.

The effects of the Skilled Mist Technique are indiscriminate, meaning it will hurt allies if the user is careless. Fortunately, the user can mitigate any friendly fire by adjusting the pH level of the mist. It should be noted that the user is immune to the mist’s corrosive effects.

32 Chidori Turns Someone’s Hand Into A Lightning Spear

Can Pierce Through Almost Anything, But The User Suffers Tunnel Vision

The Chidori is one of the strongest Lightning Style Jutsu in Naruto, and it was created by Kakashi Hatake when he tried to apply lightning chakra to the Rasengan. To produce a Chidori, the user needs to channel concentrated lightning chakra in their hand.

This is not a fancy Jutsu, as the user needs to charge their opponent to hit them. The user needs to move relatively fast to access the Chidori’s maximum damage output, but it causes the user to develop tunnel-like vision while charging. If the attack hits its mark, the Chidori will pierce and cause fatal damage.

31 The Rasengan Grinds Into Its Target With Incredible Force

Stronger Than The Chidori, But Very Hard To Master

The Rasengan is Naruto’s signature finishing move, and it was invented by his father, the 4th Hokage. The user gathers chakra in the palm of their hand, and they rapidly spin the chakra in multiple directions to create a sphere. Once it is properly formed, a Rasengan will grind into anything it comes into contact with.

When it hits someone, it causes severe internal damage, and it propels them backward until they hit something. It is a very difficult jutsu to master, but it is highly effective, as it has been used to beat Obito, Kabuto, and several of Pain’s bodies. Both Jiraiya and Sasuke have stated that the Rasengan is stronger than the Chidori.

30 Scorch Release: Super Steam Kill Creates Orbs That Can Eliminate Anyone

A Deadly Jutsu That Requires Great Skill And Spatial Awareness

Scorch Release is a rare and deadly Kekkei Genkai that debuted during the 4th Great Ninja War. Pakura was a gifted ninja from the Hidden Sand Village, and Scorch Release: Super Steam Kill was her signature jutsu. When this jutsu is active, a series of heat orbs revolve around Pakura’s body like miniature suns. She can also throw these orbs like projectiles.

If one of these orbs touches an enemy, all the moisture in the body instantly evaporates. This process kills the opponent right away and turns them into a charred mummy. This jutsu is highly effective during melee combat because the enemy needs to avoid multiple objects at the same time. The user needs to be a highly skilled fighter with great spatial awareness though, because the heat orbs can potentially hit allies in a congested battlefield.

29 Giant Sand Burial Can Bury And Crush An Entire Army

An Incredibly Effective Jutsu That Consumes An Incredible Amount Of Chakra

Gaara was a Jinchuriki just like Naruto, but his Tailed Beast gave him the innate ability to manipulate large quantities of sand. In the past, Gaara enjoyed encasing his opponents in sand and crushing their bodies. Giant Sand Burial is an enhanced version of this technique, as Gaara produces a massive wave of sand that he guides like a tsunami. If there is not enough natural sand in the area, Gaara generates this wave by grinding the underground rock and minerals into sand with his personal supply.

This tsunami can cover an entire battlefield in sand and bury an entire army alive. When Gaara places his hands on the sand, he can flatten the entire area. As a result, everything beneath the sand gets squeezed until it is completely crushed. Under normal circumstances, a living being would be crushed to death. This jutsu consumes an immense amount of chakra, to the point that it can only be used once or twice a day.

28 Lightning Release Charka Mode Enhances The User’s Body With Lightning Chakra

The User Can Break Through An Incomplete Susanoo & Take On A Tailed Beast

Lightning Release Chakra Mode is the signature jutsu of the 3rd and 4th Raikage. While this mode is active, the user’s body is wrapped in a layer of lightning chakra. This layer stimulates the user’s nervous system. As a result, the user’s speed and reaction time are increased to near-superhuman levels. Amaterasu is a deadly jutsu that is almost impossible to dodge, but a Lightning Release Chakra Mode user can avoid it with their enhanced speed.

This mode provides a good amount of defense as well. The lightning chakra layer can deflect most attacks. Even a Chidori cannot fully pierce it. Lightning Release Chakra Mode is strong enough to break through an incomplete Susanoo’s ribcage. The 3rd Raikage used this jutsu to fight the Eight-Tails to a draw, and it allowed him to fight 10,000 enemy ninja for three straight days.

27 Chibaku Tensei Is Designed To Seal Tailed Beasts & Gods

Can Destroy Entire Regions, But It’s Only Useful Against Certain Opponents

The Rinnegan offers its users a multitude of powerful abilities, including the Asura path, which Cyberpunk fans would enjoy since it allows a person to augment their body with mechanical weaponry. The Deva Path can repel attacks and call asteroids down from space, but it can also create a miniature moon with Chibaku Tensei.

The Jutsu starts as a small black sphere, and when it is thrown into the sky, it begins to attract everything in the surrounding area. This technique is primarily used to trap powerful beings and Tailed-Beasts, but its destructive power is what makes it truly terrifying because it can permanently reshape entire regions.

26 The Rasenshuriken Pierces The Cells & Destroys The Chakra Circulatory System

Highly Destructive Power, But It Requires Multiple Clones To Use

It is true that the Rasengan is Naruto’s iconic finishing move, but it is actually an incomplete Jutsu. The Rasenshuriken is the completed form, and it requires the use of two Shadow Clones. Naruto provides the chakra, while one clone contains it, and the second clone applies wind nature to it. The result is four large points that spin around a central Rasengan core.

It can slice through targets, and if it collides with something, it will detonate. This creates a vortex of wind that contains countless microscopic wind blades. These blades pierce every cell in the enemy’s body. This effect destroys an enemy’s connection to their chakra circulatory system. Thanks to the Rasenshuriken, Naruto was able to destroy several of Kakuzu’s hearts at once, and he destroyed one of Pain’s bodies instantly.

25 The Water Prison Shark Dance Technique Produces A Massive Dome Of Water

It Can Give The User Complete Territorial Advantage, But They Need To Be Fused With Samehada

Skilled Water Release users can trap their enemies inside spheres of water, but Kisame took this concept one step further. He could use the Water Prison Shark Dance Technique to create a massive dome of water. This dome can cover a large chunk of a forest. The user is permanently at the center of the dome – which means that the dome is constantly moving with the user.

At its core, the Water Prison Shark Dance Technique is meant to be a prison, and the enemy is meant to drown. This jutsu can give the user a complete territorial advantage, but they would need to assume a human-shark hybrid form that can only be achieved by fusing with the greatsword, Samehada. Killer B was a perfect jinchuriki, and even he could not last long inside this jutsu.

24 The Flying Thunder God Technique Allows Someone To Teleport Around Battlefields

Instant Teleportation, But The User Can Only Teleport If The Jutsu Formula Is Present

Tobirama Senju created the Reanimation Jutsu, but he also created the Flying Thunder God Technique. This space-time ninjutsu allows the user to instantly teleport to another location by passing through a dimensional void. For this technique to work, the user must mark a person or object with the Jutsu formula.

Minato Namikaze improved the Jutsu by using special kunai, and it allowed him to become one of the fastest ninjas in history. With this technique, a ninja can appear behind enemy lines and unleash a series of surprise attacks that can wipe out entire squadrons.

23 C0 Is A Massive Explosion That Can Destroy A Village

Six Miles Of Annihilation, But It Can Only Be Used Once

Deidara was the Akatsuki’s explosives expert, which is understandable seeing as he possessed the Explosion Release kekkei genkai. This allowed him to produce explosive chakra, and he would use the mouths in the palms of his hands to mold that chakra into clay.

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He had another mouth on his chest, and when he fed it a large ball of clay, it triggered his ultimate technique, otherwise known as C0. The resulting explosion covers a 6-mile radius, and it is strong enough to potentially wipe out an entire village. The only downside is that Deidara needs to sacrifice himself to use it.

22 The Tsukuyomi Can Cause Hours Worth Of Psychological & Physical Torture Within Seconds

Can Be Activated Through Direct Eye Contact, But It Requires The Mangekyo Sharingan & It Accelerates Blindness

The Tsukuyomi is a powerful genjutsu that can only be used by an Uchiha who has awakened their Mangekyo Sharingan. It happens to be Itachi’s signature jutsu. Unless the user possesses the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan, they will eventually go blind from using it in combat.

For the Tsukuyomi to take effect, the user needs to make direct eye contact with their target. Once this condition is met, the target will be trapped in an illusion designed by the user. The Tsukuyomi alters the target’s perception of time. As a result, the target can endure hours of perceived physical or psychological torture even though a few seconds have passed in real life. Kakashi is a Kage-level ninja, and even he was left bedridden by this genjutsu.

21 Amaterasu Produces Black Flames That Cannot Be Extinguished Normally

Can Burn Almost Anything, But Can Only Be Used By A Mangekyō Sharingan

Amaterasu can only be used by someone who has awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan, and it allows the user to produce black flames at the focal point of their vision. Unless the user extinguishes these flames themselves, Amaterasu will continue to burn until the target is incinerated.

These flames are capable of burning normal fire, but they can also harm and potentially kill a Tailed Beast. Sasuke won several fights he shouldn’t have, including the one against Killer B, and that only happened because he used Amaterasu to burn the 8-Tails Jinchūriki into unconsciousness.

20 Kirin Is Highly Destructive & Almost Impossible To Block

An Almost Instantaneous Attack, But It Requires Specific Conditions

Kirin is a Lightning Release jutsu that was created by Sasuke Uchiha, and it is strong enough to destroy a mountain. Kirin uses real lightning, and Sasuke then manipulates the lightning with his chakra. To use Kirin, there needs to be an active thunderstorm, but the user can create storm-like conditions by shooting Fire Release into the sky.

This Jutsu can hit its target in 1/1000th of a second, which means that it is practically impossible to block. Itachi stated that he only survived the attack because of his Susanoo, and Naruto survived because his body was protected by the Nine-Tails transformation.