<p>The answer is he can but chooses not to, instead he uses the six path sage mode which is the chakra coat and everything. in the movie Naruto the last, you can see that he summoned kurama to fight and draw symbols on the moon, this shows he can use kurama whenever he feels.</p>

<p>the direct quote from naruto wikia</p>

<p>Six Paths Sage Mode (六道仙人モード, Rikudō Sennin Mōdo) is a form which empowers the user's abilities to a far greater extent by utilising the Six Paths Sage Chakra. It is a divine state gifted by Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki to those who have an iron faith and the guts to never give up.the one consistent hallmark of Six Paths Sage Mode are Naruto's eyes: his eyes are yellow, his pupils are a cross of vertical fox-slits with horizontal toad-slats, and there is no pigmentation around his eyes that would otherwise signify standard Sage Mode. Naruto retains the ability to enter Tailed Beast Mode, which, in terms of strength, is comparable to Sasuke Uchiha's Complete Body — Susanoo, thanks to Six Paths Sage Chakra. Through the use of shadow clones, Naruto has shown the ability to combine three Kurama avatars into a single construct with three faces and six arms, which greatly resembles his ancestor Asura Ōtsutsuki's own chakra avatar.</p>

<p>Hope this helps</p>

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2016-06-24T08:45:38.200Z
Thanks for the answer @Dragon . if naruto did go into six paths sage mode then why didnt he show the full Bijuu  form when he didnt have the six path sage mode(i.e) before guy fight with madara. if i'm right , during that fight only he met hagoromo and got the power of six paths. please correct me if i'm wrong
Bej
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2016-06-24T10:19:02.157Z
@Bej at the time did he have full control over kurama yet? i can't quite remember, because he went to train with eight tails then kurama decided to help naruto and after that was when naruto started to actually use kurama's powers properly, before he was just using sage mode and only ask for kurama's help when he is desperate or raging, please correct me if i'm wrong
Dragon
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2016-06-24T10:27:26.933Z
.If i remember it right naruto got out of that turtle island to join the great ninja war only after mastering his evil side and befriending kurama too. He was using kurama to the full extent when madara got the power of sixpaths.
Bej
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@Bej was kurama with the eight tails fighting as well
Dragon
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@Bej also i forgot to mention, the six path sage mode is the final mode, naruto combined the normal sage mode and the kyuubi mode together, this is used also in the fight with nagato
Dragon
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2016-06-24T11:22:50.990Z
i dont remember any combining of those two powers. maybe i have to watch it again. All i remember from that fight is naruto giving nagato a lonnnnnnnnng speech and winning the battle. anyway thanks for the effort.
Bej
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2016-06-24T11:43:49.020Z
@Bej at the end where Naruto finally meets Nagato, nagato gives a long speech and gives everyone's soul back. during that you get some scenes showing Naruto's eyes and it had a cross, the toad eye which is the horizontal and kurama's eye which is vertical, that is combining sage mode with kyuubi mode
Dragon
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Dragon
<p>I believe it's because Naruto only has half of Kuramas chakara, Miniato  couldn't do it as well, unlike the rest of the Jinchuurikis they carry both halves of the Jinchuuriki and it's chakara therefore they can transform into jinchuuriki itself and not a cloak.</p>

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davon morrow
<p>It's probably because half of the 9 tails is in minato. Anyhow in the last movie naruto used the power of the nine tails completely instead of using a chakra cloak. That may be because either he took the other half or just because the movie was a non canon. The other answer can be that naruto can go to either mode whenever he wants to. Hope this helps :)</p>

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Legend of N.O.D.
<p><strong>He can go to the bijuu mode.</strong> Just take a look at this screenshot from episode 392 (The Hidden Heart):</p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/vu69A.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/vu69A.jpg" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>

<p>However, cloak mode is a lot more convenient if you want to dodge attacks, go inside a cave, or do delicate tasks. </p>

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Jeffery Tang
<p>I think you want to know why he don't look like the fox that attacked on konoha while lord 3rd and 4th fought him or etc.  One answer for your question can be, kurama was never fully inside naruto's body. If you remember correctly half chakra of kurama was inside minato which he revealed in <em>great ninja war</em>(the yin half). This can be reason for naruto to never go in full bijuu form or to obtain a real physical body but just a cloak of chakra. 
Another reason i can say that kyubi is strongest of all other beasts and his owner naruto is main character . So just to differentiate the power levels and keep main character and his beast separate from general crowd kishimoto might designed him to look that way only. :P hope this helps! </p>

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Thanks for the answer @spark. But didnt minato give his half (the yin half) of kurama to naruto during the great ninja war? Then why didnt we see the original form after that instead of the cloak?. For me the second explanation  of yours since kishimoto wanted to show naruto all the more special than others. sorry for my bad english by the way.
Bej
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Spark
<p>Either way, I don't believe yin or yang have anything to do with a full on physical transformation for Kurama. Yes in two movies Naruto DID do a full on transformation into physical nine tails form but then again they are movies and really don't fill into the show since the show itself never brings up things that happen in movies or retain what they learn from them. </p>

<p>Back to the point! Naruto/Kurama have gone physical nine tail form in the Pain fight when Naruto was stuck in planetary devastation, as you see in Yamato's hand during that part Naruto was in stage nine. Even with just Yang side of Kurama and also without sage of six paths mode. Basically we only see full on physical nine tails Kurama (just skinned) ONCE in the whole series but never again. Still nothing explains on why Naruto can't just go physical nine tails mode again like the other jinchuuriki could or why he uses a chakra based form instead. </p>

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Jon A.
<p>He can't, possibly because only half of Kurama, the Yang half, was sealed inside of his body. The other half of Kurama, the Yin half, was sealed inside of Minato.  </p>

<p>However, in the battle against Madara Uchiha and the Ten-Tails, he ALMOST made it to full Bijuu mode.</p>

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during that battle didn't minato give his part of kurama to naruto to save him? Then why didn't he show the full Bijuu mode after that?
Bej
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SilverXDestiny
<p>There have been a lot of incomplete answers. Let us try to combine what all we know. This will be spoiler heavy for those who haven't finished the Manga/Anime</p>

<p><strong>TL;DR. When he first used Nine Tales Chakra he COULDN'T go into Bijuu mode. He could once Kurama agreed to work together.</strong></p>

<ul>
<li>Naruto is the jinchūriki of Kurama's Yang half. Due to his Uzumaki lineage and being Kurama's jinchūriki his entire life, Naruto's chakra has more effectively mixed with the fox's, allowing him to perform several chakra-taxing techniques without feeling fatigued. </li>
<li><p>While accessing Kurama's chakra, typically through sheer rage, enhanced Naruto's fighting abilities, the fox's negative influence made Naruto more aggressive and in less control of his actions. This caused him to uncontrollably access Version 1(Tails 1-3 for Naruto) and Version 2 (Tails 4-8 for Naruto) for forms, and needed Kurama's power to be suppressed through various methods to regain control</p>

<blockquote>
  <p><strong>Version 1 – or what Jiraiya calls Naruto's "demon fox cloak"</strong> (妖狐の衣, yōko no koromo) – forms a dense shroud of chakra around the jinchūriki. The shroud, a translucent red with bubbles of chakra (reminiscent of boiling liquid) forming all along it, provides a degree of physical protection, but can also harm the user if used to a certain extent. The physical changes experienced in the initial transformation become more pronounced in Version 1 forms. <br>
  <a href="https://i.sstatic.net/SYlQ3.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/SYlQ3.png" alt="Naruto Version - 1 1 Tailed"></a><br>
  <strong>Version 2 (バージョン2, Bājon Tsū)</strong>, as described by Sabu, is the tailed beast's chakra being converted into a humanoid shape, granting the jinchūriki an edge in battle without completely releasing the beast itself. Using the jinchūriki's body as a sort of endoskeleton, a dark red, nearly black layer of chakra envelops them. The physical manifestations of the corresponding beast that are vaguely present in Version 1 states become far clearer in Version 2, in a way fully reproducing the beast in miniature: muscle mass increases and beast-specific attributes such as shells and ears become clearly defined.<br>
  <a href="https://i.sstatic.net/JMnwj.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/JMnwj.png" alt="Naruto Version - 2 5 Tailed"></a></p>
</blockquote></li>
<li><p>Realising he could not avoid using Kurama's power, Naruto sought to learn how to control it with help from Killer B, the jinchūriki of Gyūki, and unexpectedly, his own mother, Kushina. Upon succeeding and taking most of Kurama's chakra, Naruto attains <strong>Nine-Tails Chakra Mode</strong>, which greatly increases his speed, strength, and defences. Because he didn't yet have Kurama's cooperation, however, Naruto needed to exercise extreme caution while using the form, as it could cost him his life. <strong>He can't do the Bijuu Transformation at this point</strong><br>
<a href="https://i.sstatic.net/EgmNk.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/EgmNk.jpg" alt="Naruto&#39;s 9 tails Chakra Mode"></a><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/q2vE6.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/q2vE6.jpg" alt="Naruto Tries to go into Bijuu mode"></a></p></li>
<li><p>After earning Kurama's cooperation, Naruto can enter the Tailed Beast Mode, but the mode, though accurate in size, is unique as he does not as closely resemble the beast as the other jinchūriki do their own. For all intents and purposes, <strong>Kurama Mode</strong> is a completed version of Nine-Tails Chakra Mode: Tailed Beast Mode without the full transformation, meaning that Naruto is able to use Tailed Beast Balls<br>
<a href="https://i.sstatic.net/vJk1w.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/vJk1w.png" alt="Minato and Naruto&#39;s Kurama mode"></a> <a href="https://i.sstatic.net/0AR5S.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/0AR5S.png" alt="Kurama Mode"></a></p></li>
<li><p>With the power given to him by Hagoromo, Naruto gained access to the <strong>Six Paths Sage Mode (六道仙人モード, Rikudō Sennin Mōdo)</strong>. In this mode, his eyes become yellow and his pupils take on a cross-like shape — without manifesting the orange pigmentation around his eyes present in Sage Mode. Naruto can also don a new chakra cloak similar to Nine-Tails Chakra Mode, which he can access instantly and maintain much longer than Sage Mode. Naruto's Six Paths Sage Mode cloak changes several times throughout his later years<br>
<a href="https://i.sstatic.net/t6QYz.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/t6QYz.png" alt="Naruto&#39;s 6 paths sage mode"></a><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/2z8oc.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/2z8oc.png" alt="Naruto&#39;s Conjoined Tailed beast mode"></a></p></li>
<li><p>We see Naruto's Bijuu ability multiple times throughout Boruto movie. He protect the village by stopping the Bijuu Dama kind of attack. Later he and Sasuke combine Kurama mode with Susanoo.</p></li>
</ul>

<p><strong>Now to answer the completely DIFFERENT and Duplicate question. From Reading the comments.</strong>
- <a href="https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/3314/why-do-kurama-and-gyuki-appear-as-chakra-while-other-bijuu-dont">Why do Kurama and Gyuki appear as chakra while other bijuu don&#39;t?</a>
<br>- Another theory is that Naruto's special seal devised by the 4th Hokage causes this. He used the Uzumaki techniques to create the seal. This is why he also appears in a similar Bijuu form as Naruto. <strong>Thus, this is a host specific form and NOT Jinchuriki specific</strong>. And yeah, Naruto is special.
<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Naruto/comments/45qhg8/why_doesnt_naruto_transform_into_kurama_itself/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Reddit for this discussion. Contains Jiraiya's And B's comments on special nature of Naruto's seal</a></p>

<p>Sources: <a href="http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Naruto_Uzumaki" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Naruto Uzumaki</a> <a href="http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Jinch%C5%ABriki_Forms" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Jinchuriki Forms</a> <a href="http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Nine-Tails_Chakra_Mode" rel="nofollow noreferrer">9-tails Chakra Mode</a></p>

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Arcane
<p>Instead, he forms a transparent cloak in the size of the Bijuu, but doesn't get a full form like other Jinchuuriki. Even when fighting Pain , he went up to the 8th tail and got Kurama's real body in a sort of skinned form.  </p>

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2016-06-23T10:45:12.280Z
does him making a giant toad look like Kurama with his physical characteristic count?
Memor-X
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2016-06-23T10:51:15.060Z
no, that time he makes the toad transform. i'm asking why he doesnt have a    bijuu form like killerB has 8tails
Bej
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2016-06-23T12:36:17.833Z
I am fairly certain Naruto did turn full kyuubi once, all though he was not in control himself.
Dimitri mx
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can you tel any reference to that happening? like episode number or with whom he was battling?@dimitri mx
Bej
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2016-06-23T14:51:07.777Z
The 9-tailed beast is the strongest of all the beasts save for the 10-tail. When he fought Obito in the great shinobi war arc he formed a stronger relationship with Kurama and brought out the full power of his biju form. Or am I reading into this question wrong?
Callat
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2016-06-23T16:49:30.813Z
@Hikari He means why doesn't Naruto turn into a full Bijuu form. Meaning, a form that looks exactly like a released Bijuu, like Hachibi can.
Omry
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2016-06-24T08:15:57.800Z
he did transform to Kyuubi when trapped by Pein's Chibaku Tensei.
Tanya von Degurechaff
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2016-06-24T08:16:36.130Z
but because he still not conquering his dark side he lose control.
Tanya von Degurechaff
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2016-06-24T08:40:37.730Z
@NamikazeSheena ya he did. That is why i asked why he is not transforming like that now after he conquered his darkside.
Bej
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2016-07-29T05:45:16.137Z
I think this question is sufficiently answered. If you're asking, "Why his transformation is different from other Jinchuriki?" Then this is a duplicate.  http://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/3314/why-do-kurama-and-gyuki-appear-as-chakra-while-other-bijuu-dont
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Why can't Naruto go into Bijuu mode like the other Jinchuuriki?
# Why can't Naruto go into Bijuu mode like the other Jinchuuriki?
Posted by: username_0 on 2016-06-23
Instead, he forms a transparent cloak in the size of the Bijuu, but doesn't get a full form like other Jinchuuriki. Even when fighting Pain , he went up to the 8th tail and got Kurama's real body in a sort of skinned form.
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> **username_1**: does him making a giant toad look like Kurama with his physical characteristic count?  
> **username_0**: no, that time he makes the toad transform. i'm asking why he doesnt have a    bijuu form like killerB has 8tails  
> **username_2**: I am fairly certain Naruto did turn full kyuubi once, all though he was not in control himself.  
> **username_0**: can you tel any reference to that happening? like episode number or with whom he was battling?@dimitri mx  
> **username_3**: The 9-tailed beast is the strongest of all the beasts save for the 10-tail. When he fought Obito in the great shinobi war arc he formed a stronger relationship with Kurama and brought out the full power of his biju form. Or am I reading into this question wrong?  
> **username_4**: @Hikari He means why doesn't Naruto turn into a full Bijuu form. Meaning, a form that looks exactly like a released Bijuu, like Hachibi can.  
> **username_5**: he did transform to Kyuubi when trapped by Pein's Chibaku Tensei.  
> **username_5**: but because he still not conquering his dark side he lose control.  
> **username_0**: @NamikazeSheena ya he did. That is why i asked why he is not transforming like that now after he conquered his darkside.  
> **username_6**: I think this question is sufficiently answered. If you're asking, "Why his transformation is different from other Jinchuriki?" Then this is a duplicate.  http://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/3314/why-do-kurama-and-gyuki-appear-as-chakra-while-other-bijuu-dont  
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### Answer by username_6 on 2016-07-29. Score: 4 | Accepted answer
There have been a lot of incomplete answers. Let us try to combine what all we know. This will be spoiler heavy for those who haven't finished the Manga/Anime

**TL;DR. When he first used Nine Tales Chakra he COULDN'T go into Bijuu mode. He could once Kurama agreed to work together.**

* Naruto is the jinchūriki of Kurama's Yang half. Due to his Uzumaki lineage and being Kurama's jinchūriki his entire life, Naruto's chakra has more effectively mixed with the fox's, allowing him to perform several chakra-taxing techniques without feeling fatigued.
* While accessing Kurama's chakra, typically through sheer rage, enhanced Naruto's fighting abilities, the fox's negative influence made Naruto more aggressive and in less control of his actions. This caused him to uncontrollably access Version 1(Tails 1-3 for Naruto) and Version 2 (Tails 4-8 for Naruto) for forms, and needed Kurama's power to be suppressed through various methods to regain control

  > **Version 1 – or what Jiraiya calls Naruto's "demon fox cloak"** (妖狐の衣, yōko no koromo) – forms a dense shroud of chakra around the jinchūriki. The shroud, a translucent red with bubbles of chakra (reminiscent of boiling liquid) forming all along it, provides a degree of physical protection, but can also harm the user if used to a certain extent. The physical changes experienced in the initial transformation become more pronounced in Version 1 forms.   
  > [![Naruto Version - 1 1 Tailed](https://i.sstatic.net/SYlQ3.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/SYlQ3.png)  
  > **Version 2 (バージョン2, Bājon Tsū)**, as described by Sabu, is the tailed beast's chakra being converted into a humanoid shape, granting the jinchūriki an edge in battle without completely releasing the beast itself. Using the jinchūriki's body as a sort of endoskeleton, a dark red, nearly black layer of chakra envelops them. The physical manifestations of the corresponding beast that are vaguely present in Version 1 states become far clearer in Version 2, in a way fully reproducing the beast in miniature: muscle mass increases and beast-specific attributes such as shells and ears become clearly defined.  
  > [![Naruto Version - 2 5 Tailed](https://i.sstatic.net/JMnwj.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/JMnwj.png)
* Realising he could not avoid using Kurama's power, Naruto sought to learn how to control it with help from Killer B, the jinchūriki of Gyūki, and unexpectedly, his own mother, Kushina. Upon succeeding and taking most of Kurama's chakra, Naruto attains **Nine-Tails Chakra Mode**, which greatly increases his speed, strength, and defences. Because he didn't yet have Kurama's cooperation, however, Naruto needed to exercise extreme caution while using the form, as it could cost him his life. **He can't do the Bijuu Transformation at this point**  
  [![Naruto's 9 tails Chakra Mode](https://i.sstatic.net/EgmNk.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/EgmNk.jpg)[![Naruto Tries to go into Bijuu mode](https://i.sstatic.net/q2vE6.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/q2vE6.jpg)
* After earning Kurama's cooperation, Naruto can enter the Tailed Beast Mode, but the mode, though accurate in size, is unique as he does not as closely resemble the beast as the other jinchūriki do their own. For all intents and purposes, **Kurama Mode** is a completed version of Nine-Tails Chakra Mode: Tailed Beast Mode without the full transformation, meaning that Naruto is able to use Tailed Beast Balls  
  [![Minato and Naruto's Kurama mode](https://i.sstatic.net/vJk1w.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/vJk1w.png) [![Kurama Mode](https://i.sstatic.net/0AR5S.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/0AR5S.png)
* With the power given to him by Hagoromo, Naruto gained access to the **Six Paths Sage Mode (六道仙人モード, Rikudō Sennin Mōdo)**. In this mode, his eyes become yellow and his pupils take on a cross-like shape — without manifesting the orange pigmentation around his eyes present in Sage Mode. Naruto can also don a new chakra cloak similar to Nine-Tails Chakra Mode, which he can access instantly and maintain much longer than Sage Mode. Naruto's Six Paths Sage Mode cloak changes several times throughout his later years  
  [![Naruto's 6 paths sage mode](https://i.sstatic.net/t6QYz.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/t6QYz.png)[![Naruto's Conjoined Tailed beast mode](https://i.sstatic.net/2z8oc.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/2z8oc.png)
* We see Naruto's Bijuu ability multiple times throughout Boruto movie. He protect the village by stopping the Bijuu Dama kind of attack. Later he and Sasuke combine Kurama mode with Susanoo.

**Now to answer the completely DIFFERENT and Duplicate question. From Reading the comments.**
- [Why do Kurama and Gyuki appear as chakra while other bijuu don't?](https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/3314/why-do-kurama-and-gyuki-appear-as-chakra-while-other-bijuu-dont)
  
- Another theory is that Naruto's special seal devised by the 4th Hokage causes this. He used the Uzumaki techniques to create the seal. This is why he also appears in a similar Bijuu form as Naruto. **Thus, this is a host specific form and NOT Jinchuriki specific**. And yeah, Naruto is special.
[Reddit for this discussion. Contains Jiraiya's And B's comments on special nature of Naruto's seal](https://www.reddit.com/r/Naruto/comments/45qhg8/why_doesnt_naruto_transform_into_kurama_itself/)

Sources: [Naruto Uzumaki](http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Naruto_Uzumaki) [Jinchuriki Forms](http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Jinch%C5%ABriki_Forms) [9-tails Chakra Mode](http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Nine-Tails_Chakra_Mode)
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### Answer by username_7 on 2016-06-24. Score: 1
The answer is he can but chooses not to, instead he uses the six path sage mode which is the chakra coat and everything. in the movie Naruto the last, you can see that he summoned kurama to fight and draw symbols on the moon, this shows he can use kurama whenever he feels.

the direct quote from naruto wikia

Six Paths Sage Mode (六道仙人モード, Rikudō Sennin Mōdo) is a form which empowers the user's abilities to a far greater extent by utilising the Six Paths Sage Chakra. It is a divine state gifted by Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki to those who have an iron faith and the guts to never give up.the one consistent hallmark of Six Paths Sage Mode are Naruto's eyes: his eyes are yellow, his pupils are a cross of vertical fox-slits with horizontal toad-slats, and there is no pigmentation around his eyes that would otherwise signify standard Sage Mode. Naruto retains the ability to enter Tailed Beast Mode, which, in terms of strength, is comparable to Sasuke Uchiha's Complete Body — Susanoo, thanks to Six Paths Sage Chakra. Through the use of shadow clones, Naruto has shown the ability to combine three Kurama avatars into a single construct with three faces and six arms, which greatly resembles his ancestor Asura Ōtsutsuki's own chakra avatar.

Hope this helps
> **Comments:**
> **username_0** (2016-06-24): Thanks for the answer @Dragon . if naruto did go into six paths sage mode then why didnt he show the full Bijuu  form when he didnt have the six path sage mode(i.e) before guy fight with madara. if i'm right , during that fight only he met hagoromo and got the power of six paths. please correct me if i'm wrong  
> **username_7** (2016-06-24): @Bej at the time did he have full control over kurama yet? i can't quite remember, because he went to train with eight tails then kurama decided to help naruto and after that was when naruto started to actually use kurama's powers properly, before he was just using sage mode and only ask for kurama's help when he is desperate or raging, please correct me if i'm wrong  
> **username_0** (2016-06-24): .If i remember it right naruto got out of that turtle island to join the great ninja war only after mastering his evil side and befriending kurama too. He was using kurama to the full extent when madara got the power of sixpaths.  
> **username_7** (2016-06-24): @Bej was kurama with the eight tails fighting as well  
> **username_7** (2016-06-24): @Bej also i forgot to mention, the six path sage mode is the final mode, naruto combined the normal sage mode and the kyuubi mode together, this is used also in the fight with nagato  
> **username_0** (2016-06-24): i dont remember any combining of those two powers. maybe i have to watch it again. All i remember from that fight is naruto giving nagato a lonnnnnnnnng speech and winning the battle. anyway thanks for the effort.  
> **username_7** (2016-06-24): @Bej at the end where Naruto finally meets Nagato, nagato gives a long speech and gives everyone's soul back. during that you get some scenes showing Naruto's eyes and it had a cross, the toad eye which is the horizontal and kurama's eye which is vertical, that is combining sage mode with kyuubi mode  
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### Answer by username_8 on 2017-04-29. Score: 0
I believe it's because Naruto only has half of Kuramas chakara, Miniato couldn't do it as well, unlike the rest of the Jinchuurikis they carry both halves of the Jinchuuriki and it's chakara therefore they can transform into jinchuuriki itself and not a cloak.
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### Answer by username_9 on 2017-02-11. Score: 0
It's probably because half of the 9 tails is in minato. Anyhow in the last movie naruto used the power of the nine tails completely instead of using a chakra cloak. That may be because either he took the other half or just because the movie was a non canon. The other answer can be that naruto can go to either mode whenever he wants to. Hope this helps :)
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### Answer by username_10 on 2016-07-29. Score: 0
**He can go to the bijuu mode.** Just take a look at this screenshot from episode 392 (The Hidden Heart):

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/vu69A.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/vu69A.jpg)

However, cloak mode is a lot more convenient if you want to dodge attacks, go inside a cave, or do delicate tasks.
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### Answer by username_11 on 2016-06-24. Score: 0
I think you want to know why he don't look like the fox that attacked on konoha while lord 3rd and 4th fought him or etc. One answer for your question can be, kurama was never fully inside naruto's body. If you remember correctly half chakra of kurama was inside minato which he revealed in *great ninja war*(the yin half). This can be reason for naruto to never go in full bijuu form or to obtain a real physical body but just a cloak of chakra.
Another reason i can say that kyubi is strongest of all other beasts and his owner naruto is main character . So just to differentiate the power levels and keep main character and his beast separate from general crowd kishimoto might designed him to look that way only. :P hope this helps!
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> **username_0** (2016-06-24): Thanks for the answer @spark. But didnt minato give his half (the yin half) of kurama to naruto during the great ninja war? Then why didnt we see the original form after that instead of the cloak?. For me the second explanation  of yours since kishimoto wanted to show naruto all the more special than others. sorry for my bad english by the way.  
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### Answer by username_12 on 2016-11-08. Score: 0
Either way, I don't believe yin or yang have anything to do with a full on physical transformation for Kurama. Yes in two movies Naruto DID do a full on transformation into physical nine tails form but then again they are movies and really don't fill into the show since the show itself never brings up things that happen in movies or retain what they learn from them.

Back to the point! Naruto/Kurama have gone physical nine tail form in the Pain fight when Naruto was stuck in planetary devastation, as you see in Yamato's hand during that part Naruto was in stage nine. Even with just Yang side of Kurama and also without sage of six paths mode. Basically we only see full on physical nine tails Kurama (just skinned) ONCE in the whole series but never again. Still nothing explains on why Naruto can't just go physical nine tails mode again like the other jinchuuriki could or why he uses a chakra based form instead.
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### Answer by username_13 on 2016-06-28. Score: -3
He can't, possibly because only half of Kurama, the Yang half, was sealed inside of his body. The other half of Kurama, the Yin half, was sealed inside of Minato.

However, in the battle against Madara Uchiha and the Ten-Tails, he ALMOST made it to full Bijuu mode.
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> **username_0** (2016-06-29): during that battle didn't minato give his part of kurama to naruto to save him? Then why didn't he show the full Bijuu mode after that?  
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