Minato was a top student and excelled in ninjutsu, genjutsu, and taijutsu from an early age. Minato could conduct covert missions with strategic patience, a skill Naruto lacks. Minato created the ...

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.