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    Minato Namikaze (Fourth Hokage)

        Minato Namikaze also known as Konoha’s Yellow Flash, Konoha no Kiiroi Senkō; English “Yellow Flash of the Leaf”), was the Fourth Hokage , Yondaime Hokage; Literally meaning “Fourth Fire Shadow”), the student of Jiraiya and the teacher of Kakashi Hatake, Obito Uchiha, and Rin. He was the husband of Kushina Uzumaki and the father of Naruto Uzumaki.

Background

When Minato was in the Ninja Academy, his classmate and future wife Kushina Uzumaki thought he looked “flaky” and even “girly”. He nevertheless dreamed of becoming acknowledged by the Konoha villagers by becoming Hokage, which Kushina considered to be an impossible dream. Later, when Kushina was kidnapped by Kumogakure ninja, Minato was the only Konoha ninja to pick up on the fact that she was leaving behind strands of her hair to mark their path. After rescuing her, Minato explained that he had always admired her hair. No longer seeing him as “flaky”, she fell in love with him.

                                           (Kushina)

According to those who knew him, Minato was a very talented ninja, having been considered a rare genius that appeared only once a generation. He graduated from the Ninja Academy at the age of ten, and was added to a genin team under the tutelage of Jiraiya. Jiraiya took a special interest in Minato, and accepted him as an apprentice, amongst other things teaching him the Summoning Technique. At some point Jiraiya also told Minato about the prophecy the Great Toad Sage had given him, believing he could be the Child of the Prophecy (which Minato came to the conclusion that his newborn son, Naruto, was the true Child of the Prophecy). In later years, Minato was put in charge of a Genin team of his own, consisting of Kakashi Hatake, Rin and Obito Uchiha.

                        

                                  (Jiraiya)

Personality

Jiraiya and Tsunade pointed out that, while Naruto physically bears great resemblance to Minato, his personality and style of Ninjutsu are almost identical to his mother. While Naruto is boisterous and relatively thick, Minato was calm, collected, and highly perceptive. When faced with an enemy, he could kill in cold blood, and seemed well aware of the terror his reputation inspired in his foes. He appeared to be respectful of those around him; he didn’t like freely speaking about others’ pasts, and was said to be a very nice person. As revealed during Naruto’s birth, he deeply cared and loved his wife and child, becoming very nervous because of Kushina’s pain during labor and even crying of joy when his son was born.

                                       

                    (Tsunade)

Jiraiya said that Minato was a shrewd person, and was not a man who would do something without reason. He was also shown to be very analytical from how quickly he could determine the strength and weakness of Kakashi’s new technique, the Chidori and from how he was instantly able to analyze Madara Uchiha’s space-time techniques to gain an upper hand in their battle. All in all, Minato was known for his unbeatable determination and unbelievable drive, which he passed onto his son. Apparently in his youth, Minato also had a desire to be acknowledged by everyone in the village and to become a great Hokage, again, a trait passed onto his son. His devotion to the village and his love for his friends inspired all those around him, and, as a result, he became well-liked by the villagers. Minato was nevertheless understanding that Naruto must feel hurt by the fact that his own father had sealed a monster inside him.

                                        

(Kakashi's Chidori)

                                        

Abilities

According to Jiraiya, Minato was one of the most gifted shinobi who ever lived. Anko, in discussion with the Third Hokage about Orochimaru’s immense strength and his threat to the village, stated that she wished the Fourth had been alive to face him. During the Third Great Shinobi War, flee-on-sight orders were given to enemy ninjas should they ever see him appear on the battlefield. Minato was also capable of countering the Nine-Tails’ attacks to the point Madara himself needed to step in to face him directly. After their battle, Madara commended Minato and stated he was worthy of the title of the Fourth Hokage. Minato also appears to have a high amount of chakra as he was capable of summoning Gamabunta, as well as teleporting the Nine-Tails over a great distance. Like Tobirama Senju, Minato could also sense the presence of persons within an area, by simply placing his finger on the ground.

                             (Kyuubi)