Minato Namikaze, best known as the father of the Naruto franchises protagonist, is perhaps one of Masashi Kishimotos most beloved characters. The Yellow Flash of the Leaf was a noble and powerful ...

This article contains spoilers from the Naruto series. Kishimoto already decided Minato's connection to Kakashi early on in Naruto. Kishimoto initially didn't plan for Minato to be the Fourth Hokage.