Quote Originally Posted by The Archangel
...? you mean the rasengan? it's only been used once in the anime but it's definitely not a spoiler.
So it WAS the big rasengan? I was just saying if it wasn't, then this Odama Rasengan hasn't appeared yet.

But when did Jiraiya tell him now to use it? He specifically told Naruto that he needs to develop his own rasengan, and the first step is making it bigger.