Surprisingly enough, Minato recently hit the headlines thanks to his place on the latest worldwide popularity poll for the Shonen franchise, with the Fourth Hokage taking the number one spot in the ...

Minato Namikaze, the Fourth Hokage, was one of the strongest shinobi from the Hidden Leaf Village in Naruto. Unfortunately, due to the Nine-Tails incident, he died at an early stage of his life.

The lack of elaborate preparations needed for the Rasengan gave Minato an advantage over other jutsu users in battle; in his fight with Madara, he is able to form a Rasengan right after throwing a ...