Who is the 4th Hokage in Naruto × Naruto Uzumaki Sasuke Uchiha Jiraiya Indra Otsutsuki Gaara Naruto Characters Reaper Death Seal Jutsu Fireball Jutsu Rasenshuriken Adamantine Sealing Chains All Jutsus Sunagakure Kumogakure Uzushiogakure Naruto Villages Akatsuki Team 7 Team Orochimaru All Teams Uchiha Clan Senju Clan Uzumaki Clan Kazekage Clan All Clans Episode List Create Edit Log in Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Gaming Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout Naruto Wiki Who is the 4th Hokage in Naruto Naruto Wiki 512 pages • Updated: Oct 07 Naruto Uzumaki Sasuke Uchiha Jiraiya Indra Otsutsuki Gaara Naruto Characters Reaper Death Seal Jutsu Fireball Jutsu Rasenshuriken Adamantine Sealing Chains All Jutsus Sunagakure Kumogakure Uzushiogakure Naruto Villages Akatsuki Team 7 Team Orochimaru All Teams Uchiha Clan Senju Clan Uzumaki Clan Kazekage Clan All Clans Episode List In: Naruto Characters Who is the 4th Hokage in Naruto Edit Improve this page Minato Namikaze is the fourth Hokage of the leaf village. He was also known as the yellow flash of the leaf.Minato was a very humble and collected man. He was very perceptive; he was noted as not to do something without a reason. br Table of Content br Minato Namikaze s SummaryThe life of Minato Namikaze What are the abilities Chakra and Physical Prowess of Minato Namikaze What are Minato Namikaze s Special Abilities Minato Namikaze s Top Fights Top 5 Minato Namikaze quotes FAQs br br br He died during the Nine-Tailed beast’s Attack, sacrificing his life to seal a part of the Nine-Tails into his newborn son, Naruto Uzumaki. br br Minato Namikaze s Summary br br NameMinato NamikazeAliasYellow flash of the leafFirst Appearance in AnimeNaruto Shippūden Episode #168 “The Fourth Hokage”Voice ActorsToshiyuki Morikawa (Japanese dub), Tony Oliver (English dub)DOB 25th JanuarySexMaleStatusDeadTeamTeam JiraiyaClanNamikaze clanVillage Konohagakure (village hidden by the leaf) br br The life of Minato Namikaze br Minato Namikaze belonged to the Namikaze clan, information about his birth parents is unknown. He joined the ninja academy for the sole purpose of earning the villager’s respect and becoming the Hokage. He was a natural prodigy as a ninja, the kind which appears only once in a generation. He was added to a genin team under the leadership of Jiraiya. Jiraiya took a special interest in Minato and took him on as his apprentice, teaching him many of his signature techniques. br br Kushina Uzumaki was transferred to his class. Minato was immediately drawn to her due to her bright red hair which he found to be very beautiful. Years later after they graduated Kushina was kidnapped. Konoha did not send their forces it’s to retrieve her and only Minato went alone. He notices Kushina’s red hair which will be left behind by her to mark where they were taking her. Minato acted alone and went to rescue her from her kidnappers on the way back. Minato confessed his admiration for her hair and strength which caused Kushina to fall in love with him. br br After proving himself as an accomplished and responsible Ninja Minato was placed in charge of his team which consists of Rin Nohara, Obito Uchiha, and Kakashi Hatake. He was also told by the Third Hokage to help Kakashi overcome the bitterness that was caused by his father's death. br Minato even contributed a lot during the Third Great Shinobi war and due to his lightning-fast speed while fighting the others he was also known as the Yellow Flash of the leaf. br For his outstanding performance during the war, Minato was chosen to become the fourth Hokage of the leaf. He also tried to help Kakashi(who was then a part of Anbu) by telling him to look after his wife Kushina during her pregnancy. br br After the birth of Naruto on 10th, October and Minato didn’t even get time to be with his son as he had to fight the nine tailed beast who had attacked the village. After battling foe a long time Minato finally manged to seal the Nine Tailed best inside Naruto and the other half inside himself. He later on died along with Kushina while protecting his son. br br br br What are the abilities Chakra and Physical Prowess of Minato Namikaze br Minato was one of the most powerful shinobi in history, considered by many as unmatched by anyone else. Minato was able to detect his enemy’s chakra from a distance and was also trained by Jiraiya to summon toads. He was also proficient in nature transformations of fire, wind, and lightning. Minato had his special brand of Kunai which he used as a normal weapon while fighting or he would throw them at opponents and transport himself to them. br br Minato learned several fūinjutsu from Jiraiya and Kushina. The most notable of these was the Eight Trigrams Sealing Style he used to seal the Nine-Tails' chakra half into Naruto, Knowing the seal would slowly weaken over time, Minato created a key that could accelerate or reverse this process. br br Minato's large chakra reserves enabled him to learnsenjutsu of Mount Myōboku, enhancing his techniques and physical parameters by entering Sage Mode. He could perfectly balance the natural energy with his chakra. Minato had large chakra reserves, able to summon the massive Toad Boss Gamabunta, as well as teleport multiple massive targets like a tailed beast and their attacks. br br His chakra control was very refined, which is seen by his creation of the Rasengan and his ability to weave hand seals with only one hand. br br br What are Minato Namikaze s Special Abilities br Minato spent three years developing his special ability known as Rasengan which was a ball of chakra. This technique has very precise chakra control and Minato had mastered it quite well. Some of his special abilities are br 1 Flying Thunder God Technique His exploits with this technique gained him the title Konoha s Yellow Flash With this technique he could instantly move the location of anything marked with a special seal br br 2 Eight Trigrams seal is a technique Minato learned which he then used to seal the nine tails inside Naruto during the attack on the leaf br 3 Dead Demon Consuming Seal it s a sealing technique developed by the Uzumaki clan to call upon the power of a shinigami br br 4 Rasengan This move was created by Minato It is a spinning ball of chakra which is formed and held in the user s hand br br Minato Namikaze s Top Fights br Minato vs Rikage and Killer bee br br br Minato Naruto Tobirama and Sasuke vs Obito br br br Minato vs Sage Obito br br br Top 5 Minato Namikaze quotes br 1. If a man hasn’t discovered something that he will die for, he isn’t fit to live. br 2. Don’t be afraid of death, be afraid of the unlived life br 3. Turning your back on your village is as bad as abandoning a child br 4. To be a ninja is to confront hatred br 5. Dying to make a better life for his son, that’s a father job to handle br br FAQs br br Q How fast is Minato br A. At his base form Minato is faster than the 4th Raikage. When he enters Sage mode, he become 5-10 times faster br Q What does Minato s kunai say br A. The inscription on Minato’s kunai translates to ‘Sword of shinobi’s love.’ br Q Why was Minato feared br A. He was feared mostly because of his ability to use the Flying thunder and Body Flicker technique. br Thanks! Help us improve this page Edit Rate this Content! Thanks! 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