Yondaime....

Minato Namikaze波風ミナトNamikaze MinatoKonoha's Yellow Flash (木ノ葉の黄色い閃光, Konoha no Kiiroi Senkō)

Fourth Hokage (四代目火影, Yondaime Hokage)

Debut (Manga)

Chapter 1
Debut (Anime)

Naruto Episode 1
Appears in

Anime and Manga


Highest rank

Kage

Birthdate

January 25
Age

Unknown (Deceased)"Unknown (Deceased)" is not a number.
Height

179.2 cm1.792 m
5.879 ft
70.551 in
Weight

66.1 kg145.726 lb
Gender

Male
Blood type

B

Affiliation

Konohagakure
Previous team(s)

* Team Jiraiya
* Team Minato

Previous occupation(s)

Hokage
[hide] Family

* Kushina Uzumaki (Lover, presumed deceased)
* Naruto Uzumaki (Son)

[hide] Jutsu

* Dead Demon Consuming Seal
* Eight Trigrams Sealing Style
* Flying Thunder God Technique
* Four Symbols Seal
* Rasengan
* Summoning Technique (Toads)

Some time after the war ended, Minato was chosen by Hiruzen Sarutobi, the Third Hokage, to lead as the Fourth Hokage. During his reign, he had a relationship with Kushina Uzumaki who would become pregnant with his son. After reading Jiraiya's book, where the main character was named Naruto, Minato and Kushina decided to name their son "Naruto" in the hopes that he would grow up to be just like the Naruto of the book (Jiraiya's). This, in turn, made Jiraiya Naruto's godfather.

Soon after Naruto was born, the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox attacked Konoha. Minato rushed to the village's help, where he and Gamabunta faced off against the demon fox, but the beast's power could not be matched. Recognizing that the demon fox was being controlled by Madara Uchiha, Minato decided to defeat it and give Konoha the means to combat Madara if he should ever attack the village again. He used the Dead Demon Consuming Seal to seal the demon fox into Naruto's body, hoping that Naruto would someday be able to make use of its power. The act cost Minato his life, and he died as the village's greatest hero.

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