Minato "Yondaime Hokage, Fourth Hokage, Konoha's Yellow Flash" Namikaze

Minato Namikaze

Animeography
Naruto
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Naruto: Shippuuden
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Naruto: Shippuuden Movie 4 - The Lost Tower
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Naruto: Shippuuden Movie 6 - Road to Ninja
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Road of Naruto
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Mangaography
Naruto
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Rock Lee no Seishun Full-Power Ninden
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Gekijouban Naruto: Shippuuden - The Lost Tower
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Naruto Gaiden: Uzu no Naka no Tsumujikaze
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Minato Namikaze (波風 ミナト)

Birthday: January 25
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius
Gender: Male
Age: Part II: 24
Height: Part I: 179.2 cm
Weight: Part I: 66.1 kg
Blood type: B

Minato Namikaze was the Yondaime Hokage of Konohagakure and the man responsible for sealing the nine-tailed demon fox inside Naruto Uzumaki when he was born. Doing so cost him his life, and before dying he asked that the villagers not see Naruto as the monster within him, instead wanting him to be viewed as a hero, a request ignored by the villagers. "Namikaze" translates literally as "Wave wind." "Minato" translates as "Harbor" or "Port."


Minato is said to be one of the greatest ninja Konoha has ever produced, with natural talent that had not been seen in many years. He specializes in using the Hiraishin no Jutsu, a technique the Second Hokage, Tobirama created, which essentially allowed him to teleport to any location with the use of a special seal. By attaching the seal to a kunai or an enemy, Minato could teleport to the location of the seal unnoticed, allowing him to wipe out nearby opponents almost instantly. This ability led to his title as "Konoha's Yellow Flash," and it caused him to be seen as so dangerous that a flee-on-sight order was given in regards to him during the Third Ninja War. He also created the Rasengan, a technique that does not rely on hand seals but instead uses a concentration of spinning chakra in one's palm that causes immense damage to its victim on contact. Later in the series it is revealed that technique is actually incomplete. Minato had planned to add his own nature manipulation training to the Rasengan, making it even more powerful, but could not manage to prior to his death.



Voice Actors
Morikawa, Toshiyuki
Japanese
Irino, Miyu
Japanese
Oliver, Tony
English
Choi, Won Hyeong
Korean
de Fauconval, Gauthier
French
Amoruso, Valerio
Italian
Mei, Francesco
Italian
Just, Marcus
German
Toth, Spencer
Portuguese (BR)
Matus, Edson
Spanish
Venditti, Francesco
Italian
Zamora, Sergio
Spanish


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