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[edit] Fourth Hokage

Age: ? (deceased)
Rank: Hokage
Minato Namikaze (波風 ミナト, Namikaze Minato?) was the Fourth Hokage (四代目火影, Yondaime Hokage?). He had a son, Naruto Uzumaki, with Kushina Uzumaki. Minato and Kushina named their son after the protagonist in Jiraiya's first novel; Minato hoped his son would become a strong shinobi like the character. Soon after Naruto's birth Minato sealed the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox into Naruto's body. Doing so cost him his life. Before he died, he asked that the villagers of Konoha not see Naruto for the monster within him but as a hero who saved the village, a request ignored by most. Naruto has yet to learn of his relation to Minato, though the two share a number of traits that are frequently pointed out throughout the series.

In his youth, Minato was a student of Jiraiya. Prior to becoming Hokage, he was also the sensei of Kakashi Hatake, Obito Uchiha, and Rin. Minato's talent as a ninja was a rarity in Konoha, such that he is referred to as the greatest shinobi the village has ever produced. During the Third Secret Ninja Wars flee-on-sight orders were given to enemy ninja by their superiors due to Minato's ability to kill hundreds in an instant. This is a result of his Flying Thunder God Technique (飛雷神の術, Hiraishin no Jutsu?),[2] which allowed him to teleport anywhere without notice by use of a special seal. He also created the Rasengan, an incomplete technique he had intended to infuse with his own natural chakra. He was unable to do so prior to his death, yet Naruto is able to accomplish this feat in later years.