Naruto: What if Minato recognized Obito during Nine Tails attack × Follow Us Create Notifications New User posted their first comment this is comment text Link Approve Reject & ban Delete 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 Anime Feature Naruto What if Minato had recognized Obito during the Nine Tails attack By Evelyn Syiemlieh Modified 20 Aug 2022 Follow Us Comment Share Rasengan being used on Obito (Image via Studio Pierrot) On the day Obito attacked the village, Minato, who was Hokage at the time, was occupied with Naruto's birth, caring for Kushina, and controlling the nine-tailed fox within her. It was extremely crucial to safeguard them in order to keep the village safe. However, Obito had other plans. He learned that the nine-tailed fox's seal would be weakened during Naruto's birth, so he devised a plan to start a war by controlling the fox. Minato managed to save Naruto and Kushina when they were attacked, but he could not stop Obito from extracting the nine-tailed fox out of his wife. Obito threatening to kill Naruto (Image via Studio Pierrot) Later, the two of them had a one-on-one fight, where Minato aimed to release Obito's control over the nine-tailed fox. Before the fight, the former questioned Obito's identity. He almost believed him to be Madara but realized that it wasn't possible because Madara was supposed to be dead ages ago. He eventually defeated Obito, but Kushina and he sacrificed their lives to protect Naruto when the nine tails tried to kill him intentionally. Eniola The Tailor@TheRealShizziThat moment when Minato and Kushina both sacrificed themselves .....dattebayoThat moment when Minato and Kushina both sacrificed themselves .....dattebayo https://t.co/1fGglzWNi8 What would ve happened if Minato recognized Obito behind the mask Minato and Obito crossed paths once more during the Fourth Shinobi World War, when the former was summoned through the Edo Tensei jutsu. Obito took him on a guilt trip by calling him an incompetent teacher who couldn't be there to save his students or even recognize one behind a mask. Minato regretted not recognizing Obito that night. He felt that things would've been different if he had. Perhaps Kushina would still be alive and Naruto would not need to suffer as much. This got fans wondering if things really would have been different in a positive way. The nine-tailed fox attacking Konoha (Image via Studio Pierrot) Minato was too busy protecting the village to have time to think harder about who the person behind the mask was. Besides, Obito was a young child when he last saw him, so it would've been impossible to immediately assume that the attacker was Obito. But even if he did recognize him, things would've become more complicated and defeating Obito would've been harder. He would have hesitated a little from attacking his student who was forced to choose the wrong path to peace. And, knowing Obito, he would've made his teacher feel bad by claiming that he couldn't protect his own students and was thus incompetent. That would disturb the latter mentally, and he wouldn't be able to time his attacks accurately. This way, it would be easier for Obito to use Kamui on his teacher, eventually defeating him. What would happen after Minato s defeat in this alternate scenario Tana @wherestanayou know danzo hated because not one naruto fan got a pfp of him4you know danzo hated because not one naruto fan got a pfp of him https://t.co/lcnaPIEGso The defeat would have made things more chaotic, possibly leading to the deaths of Kushina and Naruto. Someone with a large amount of chakra from the village would eventually seal the nine-tailed fox within themselves, thus becoming the next jinchuriki. That someone could be Hiruzen because he could use the Reaper Death Seal, making it easier to seal nine tails within himself and kill them both. After Hiruzen's death, Danzo would most likely become the next Hokage, and with that, the fate of Konoha would be placed into the wrong hands. So, yes, if Minato had recognized Obito that day, things would have turned out differently, but for the worse. The Shinobi world would have been in utter chaos with very little hope for peace. For comprehensive coverage of Narutoverse, check out SK Naruto Wiki Poll : Do you think Minato should have recognized Obito? Yes No 22 votes Quick Links More from Sportskeeda Edited by Babylona Bora × Feedback Thank You! Be the first one to comment Follow Us Share Show More Comments GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? No thanks Delete GIF Cancel Update GIF Cancel Reply ❮ ❯ GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? 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