Originally posted by: basey_69
ya 8 levels, wtf r u tlaking about, uve either mastered it or u havent

EDIT: wait the forth invented it? i assumed it was an old school ninja technique, been around for ages, and jiriaya(sp?) just taught it to him
No, you are wrong.
It was created by the fourth.

Originally posted by: xtort
I have the distinct impression that piasEnigma is confusing Resengan with opening the 8 gates. Well, whatever he's having, I'll have two please.

-xtortout
and no once again, this information was taken basically word for word off of narutofan.com

Rasengan (Spiral Blast)
First Performed by: Jiraiya
Type of Technique: NinJutsu
Chapter: 150

A Ninjutsu technique incorporating the chakra control needed for both the tree climbing training and water walking training. With the type of chakra control needed for the tree climbing training, the ninja focuses a set amount of chakra into the palm of their hand. With the type of chakra control needed for the water walking training, the ninja continuously releases that set amount of chakra from the palm of their hand in the form of a constantly spinning ball.

The chaotic power of this spinning ball of chakra comes from the ninja's chakra rotation. A person's chakra rotation can be determined by the rotation of their hairline. If their hairline swirls to the right, they have a right rotation, and if it swirls to the left, they have a left rotation. With the Rasengan, the ninja focuses their chakra in the opposite direction of their chakra rotation, creating a disruption in the chakra flow, which is where the force of the Rasengan comes from. Focusing chakra to spin in every direction is the first level of this technique.

The second level of the Rasengan is power. This level of the technique forces the ninja to apply order to chaos to harness the power of this jutsu. By focusing their chakra into a single point on their palm, instead of their entire palm, they produce a stronger concentration of chakra to add to the maelstrom of their chakra flow. This creates the powerful outward force of the Rasengan, like a hurricane. Powerful, but uncontrollable, this is the second level of this technique.

The third level of the Rasengan is control. The ninja has to be able to use one hundred percent of their spinning chakra and one hundred percent of their powering chakra and keep them firmly within the palm of their hand, creating the small and controlled ball the Rasengan is typically seen as. In this state, the Rasengan becomes more focused and powerful, and as it meets friction, it becomes faster, creating even more power as the attack is in motion. Controlling the maelstrom of spinning and flowing chakra is the third step of this technique.

There are eight levels to the Rasengan that only its creator, Yondaime, knows how to accomplish. The last five have not been seen yet, but they most definitely become more powerful and more difficult to master as they go.

This technique was created by Yondaime. First performed by Jiraiya in chapter one hundred and fifty. He spends the next few chapters teaching it to Naruto, until he finally reaches the third level in chapter one hundred and fifty-eight.