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Minato Namikaze was the Fourth Hokage . He had a son, Naruto Uzumaki, with Kushina Uzumaki, whom they decided to name after the main character in one of his mentor Jiraiya's, books. Soon after Naruto's birth, Minato sealed the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox
into his son's body. Doing so cost him his life. Before he died, he
asked that the villagers of Konoha not to see Naruto for the monster
within him but as a hero who saved the village, a request that was
ignored by most. It is unclear as to whether Naruto is aware of his
relationship with Minato, although the two share several traits that
are often pointed out throughout the series.
Prior to becoming Hokage, Minato was the sensei of Kakashi Hatake, Obito Uchiha, and Rin.
Minato was called a "One in a decade Genius" by his sensei Jiraiya. His
reputation is such that during the Third Ninja World War, flee-on-sight
orders were given to enemy ninja by their superiors. This is a result of his Flying Thunder God Technique (飛雷神の術, Hiraishin no Jutsu?),which allowed him to teleport anywhere without notice using a special
seal. The technique earned him the title "Konoha's Yellow Flash". He
also created the Rasengan,
an incomplete technique he had intended to infuse with his own chakra
nature. He was unable to do so before his death, but Naruto is able to
accomplish this feat in later years.
Masashi Kishimoto originally planned to give Minato a different design with eyes similar to the ones of Gaara, a thinner neck and an aggressive face. During the Shonen Jump popularity polls, Minato appeared in the second one ranking at 12thand the most recent one ranking at 9th.
Minato Namikaze was the Fourth Hokage . He had a son, Naruto Uzumaki, with Kushina Uzumaki, whom they decided to name after the main character in one of his mentor Jiraiya's, books. Soon after Naruto's birth, Minato sealed the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox
into his son's body. Doing so cost him his life. Before he died, he
asked that the villagers of Konoha not to see Naruto for the monster
within him but as a hero who saved the village, a request that was
ignored by most. It is unclear as to whether Naruto is aware of his
relationship with Minato, although the two share several traits that
are often pointed out throughout the series.
Prior to becoming Hokage, Minato was the sensei of Kakashi Hatake, Obito Uchiha, and Rin.
Minato was called a "One in a decade Genius" by his sensei Jiraiya. His
reputation is such that during the Third Ninja World War, flee-on-sight
orders were given to enemy ninja by their superiors. This is a result of his Flying Thunder God Technique (飛雷神の術, Hiraishin no Jutsu?),which allowed him to teleport anywhere without notice using a special
seal. The technique earned him the title "Konoha's Yellow Flash". He
also created the Rasengan,
an incomplete technique he had intended to infuse with his own chakra
nature. He was unable to do so before his death, but Naruto is able to
accomplish this feat in later years.
Masashi Kishimoto originally planned to give Minato a different design with eyes similar to the ones of Gaara, a thinner neck and an aggressive face. During the Shonen Jump popularity polls, Minato appeared in the second one ranking at 12thand the most recent one ranking at 9th.