Minato Namikaze
Minato Namikaze is a male anime and manga character who features in Naruto.
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Biography
Minato Namikaze (Japanese: 波風 ミナト, Hepburn: Namikaze Minato) was a male human who lived in the village of Konogakure in the Ninja World.
Upon becoming a skilled ninja, he was assigned a team of young shinobi that he was set to train with these being Rin Nohara, Obito Uchiha, and Kakashi Hatake.
Overview
Personality and attributes
Such was his speed and talent that he came to be renowned all over the world as Konoha's Yellow Flash (木ノ葉の黄色い閃光, Konoha no Kiiroi Senkō, English TV: Yellow Flash of the Leaf). It was his skill that led to him being chosen as the Fourth Hokage (四代目火影, Yondaime Hokage).
Minato was calm, collected, and a natural genius. 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. Jiraiya had said that Minato was a shrewd person, and was not the man who could 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. All in all, Minato was known for his unbeatable determination and unbelievable drive, which he 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 might feel hurt by the fact that his own father had sealed a monster inside him.
He eventually came to marry Kushina who became pregnant with his son who they came to name Narut Uzumaki.
It was said that Naruto resembled Minato though the boy inherited his mother's temperament.
He had close ties to his sensei Jiraiya who was friends with his family. In fact, Minato decided to name his son after the hero in Jiraiya's first novel. This saw him and Kushina naming Jiraiya to be the godfather of their son.
Powers and abilities
Notes
- Minato Namikaze was created by Masashi Kishimoto where he featured in the setting of Naruto.
In other media
Television
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Appearances
- Naruto:
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