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Because I know that you’re strong, in body and in spirit. But this is a fight between two villages. It’s different from other fights, so… I didn’t want to lose you.
~ Minato to Kushina

Summary

Minato Namikaze (波風なみかぜ ミナト Namikaze Minato?) was the Fourth Hokage of Konohagakure. He was famous in life for his speed, leading to the moniker of Konoha's Yellow Flash. He died during the Nine-Tails' attack on Konoha, sacrificing his life to seal a part of the Nine-Tails into his newborn son, Naruto Uzumaki.

Powers and Stats

Tier: At least 6-C, possibly Low 6-B, higher with Rasengan and Sage Mode | At least 6-C, possibly Low 6-B, higher with Rasengan and Sage Mode, at least 6-B, possibly High 6-B with Kurama Mode

Key: Alive | Edo Tensei

Name: Minato Namikaze

Origin: Naruto

Gender: Male

Age: 24[1] at the time of his death

Classification: Human, Shinobi, Hokage, Jinchūriki

Powers and Abilities:

All previous abilities plus:

  • Enhanced Senses
  • Absorption (Energy; Can absorb natural energy from his surroundings)
  • Limited Petrification & Transmutation (Absorbing excess natural energy directly from him without the ability to properly balance it results in the target being turned to stone and into a frog)

All previous abilities plus:

All previous abilities in base and Edo Tensei plus:

All previous abilities in base enhanced plus:


Attack Potency: At least Island level,[Statistics Values 1] possibly Small Country level+ (A considers him a rival, if not a superior, and has stated that they fought many times.[34] It was also stated that after crossing blades many times, Minato and the AB team's power became mutually recognized,[1] Was heavily implied to be the only one capable of defeating Orochimaru[35] and stronger than a younger Hiruzen, as he defeated him in a fight when he was a Jonin.[36] This is supported by the fact that the strongest shinobi in the village is usually selected to be Hokage, which is further supported by Hiruzen and the rest of the Shinobi battling Nine-Tails waiting for his arrival and support.[17] Even the likes of Jiraiya considered him a shinobi with unparalleled talent[37][Statistics Values 2]), higher with Rasengan (Minato created the Rasengan to counter Tailed Beast Bombs.[38] As a teen, he clashed with a Tailed Beast Bomb from Kurama who had a large amount of his chakra released[38]) and Sage Mode (Much stronger than his base form, as Sage Mode is stated to dramatically enhance one's abilities[39][40][41][42][43]) | At least Island level,[Statistics Values 1] possibly Small Country level+ (Should not be much weaker than his alive self, as the Hokage were revived at near their full strength[19][Statistics Values 2]), higher with Rasengan (Should not be much weaker than his alive self's Rasengan) and Sage Mode (Sage Mode dramatically enhances one's abilities. Sage Mode Minato's Rasengan was able to injure War Arc Kakashi,[44] even though Kakashi teleported it away before it made full contact with him[45]), at least Country level+ (Should be comparable in strength to Kurama Mode Naruto, as he has the other half of Kurama’s power.[46] Additionally, he should only be as strong as Kurama Mode Naruto, since Naruto is confirmed to have better control over Kurama's chakra[47][48][Statistics Values 3]), possibly Large Country level with Kurama Mode (Fought in tandem with Kurama Sage Mode Naruto to repel and destroy Juubito's Chakra Arms, as well as crack his Truth-Seeker Orb shield, and was called a powerful support to Naruto.[49] When he lent some of his chakra to Naruto, the Nine-Tails cloaks were noted to be bigger and stronger[50] than ever before despite Naruto needing chakra from Minato to even enter Kurama Mode.[51][52] However, it's unclear how much of Kurama's power Naruto had at this point[Statistics Values 4])

Speed: At least Relativistic with higher reaction speed (Minato's Reaction Speed allowed him to gain the upper hand against the Fourth Raikage. Outsped Obito Uchiha in the past, despite the Uchiha possessing a better Space-Time Ninjutsu. Should be faster than his Edo Tensei State), higher with Sage Mode (Faster than before) | At least Relativistic with higher reaction speed (He reacted to and teleported Madara's Truth-Seeker Orbs at the exact moment they touched him), higher with Sage Mode (Faster than before), far higher with Kurama Mode (Fought in tandem with Kurama Sage Mode Naruto and countered Ten-Tails Obito's Chakra Arms.[49] He and his clone reacted to Unstable Ten-Tails Obito's kicks[53])

Lifting Strength: At least Class G (Was able to physically contend with a seven-tailed[54] Kushina, as Kushina could not physically overpower him to release his sealing hand. Kushina in this state should be stronger than a six-tailed Naruto), higher with Sage Mode (Sage Mode greatly enhances one's lifting strength[55]. His Sage Mode should additionally be superior to Jiraiya's, due to achieving a Sage Mode without frog-like features[56][57]) | At least Class G (Should be comparable to his Alive State), higher with Sage Mode (Should be comparable to his Alive State), far higher with Kurama Mode (Should be comparable to Kurama Mode Naruto), possibly higher (Might be comparable to Kurama Sage Mode Naruto), even higher with Kurama Avatar (Comparable to Kurama Avatar Naruto)

Striking Strength: At least Island level, possibly Small Country level+ (Superior to Old Hiruzen and Orochimaru. Comparable to A, was able to slice through one of B's tentacles[58]), higher with Sage Mode (Significantly stronger than before) | At least Island level, possibly Small Country level+ (Should be somewhat comparable to his alive self), higher with Sage Mode (Significantly stronger than before), at least Country level+ (Should be comparable to Kurama Mode Naruto), possibly Large Country level with Kurama Mode (Might be comparable to Kurama Sage Mode Naruto. Repelled Ten-Tails Obito's Chakra Arms[49])

Durability: At least Island level, possibly Small Country level+ (Superior to Orochimaru and Old Hiruzen), higher with Sage Mode (Sage Mode drastically enhances one's durability) | At least Island level, possibly Small Country level+ (Shouldn't be much weaker than his alive self), higher with Sage Mode (Sage Mode drastically enhances one's durability), at least Country level+, possibly Large Country level with Kurama Mode (Comparable to his striking strength. Tanked the explosion caused by his and Kurama Sage Mode Naruto's combined Rasengan.[49] He and his clone withstood Unstable Juubito's kicks[53][59])

Stamina: Superhuman (He has a considerable amount of chakra in his base form. He got up, ran to Kushina, and used a sealing jutsu immediately after being slashed across the chest.[38] Even after being stabbed through his torso, he maintained his sealing jutsu and sent his chakra inside Kushina to battle Kurama.[38] He has higher reserves of chakra with Kurama), Infinite (Edo Tensei have an infinite chakra supply[60], that is to say their chakra reserves will refill indefinitely and continuously, meaning that they can keep fighting[61] without fail or succumbing to physical limitations like fatigue, pain, or debilitating injuries)

Range: Standard Melee Range, Tens of Meters with ranged attacks (Can throw kunai this far[62][58][44]) and Kurama Avatar (his limbs are this long[49]), Kilometers with Barriers (Implied he could make a barrier large enough to contain Kurama, and contributed to the formation of a barrier that trapped the Ten-Tails[63][46]), Chakra Arms (extended his chakra arms to reach every member of the Allied Shinobi Forces[64]), and Tailed Beast Bombs (Should be able to fire Tailed Beast Bombs as far as Naruto[65]), Interdimensional with teleportation (Better at Flying Raijin than Boruto Uzumaki, who traversed to Isshiki's Dimension with it[66])

Standard Equipment:

  • Flying Thunder God Kunai
  • Kunai
  • Shuriken
  • Paper Bombs

Intelligence: Genius (Held in very high regard for his combat prowess and skill- often being called a genius. He created the Rasengan by observing a Tailed Beast Bomb, an A-Rank jutsu that represents the pinnacle of chakra shape transformation that few are able to learn. Exceptionally talented and efficient in using his space-time jutsu, the Flying Raijin- using it even more effectively than its creator, Tobirama Senju. He was also able to figure out how Obito Uchiha's Kamui worked in a very short timeframe, as well as immediately counter it afterwards with a perfectly timed Flying Raijin Level 2. Was stated by Kurama to be a shinobi of the highest caliber, rivaling even the likes of Hashirama Senju,[38] who was known as a God of Shinobi,[18][19] and was praised by Madara Uchiha as "the Ultimate Shinobi."[20] After one training session, he completed the first step in the Rasengan's creation, making Jiraiya praise him as a ninjutsu genius.[38] Upon seeing Kakashi's Chidori for the first time, he instantly understood why the jutsu should not be used again, due to his lack of perceptional speed keep up with it's travel speed- despite all he was seeing was that Kakashi simply missed)

Weaknesses: He hasn't fully mastered the sage arts, as it takes too long for him to build up natural chakra, and he has a severely limited amount of time with it.

Notable Attacks/Techniques:
  • Rasengan (旋丸せんがん?) A sphere of chakra energy that can create a massive explosion and damage the inside of a target. Needs to be within melee range to use it. Minato invented this technique after he studied how the Tailed Beast Bomb works.
  • Summoning Jutsu (くちせのじゅつ Kuchiyose no Jutsu?): It is a space-time ninjutsu that allows the summoner to gather animals or people across long distances instantly. Minato can summon frogs, such as Gamabunta.
    • Flying Raijin Jutsu (雷神らいしんじゅつ Hiraishin no Jutsu?): A teleportation technique created by Tobirama Senju. To activate this technique, the user needs a special seal to mark the destination. After this is done, the user enters a dimensional void that instantaneously transports themselves to the location of the seal. Minato applied the formula in advance to weapons such as distinctive kunai, and can also apply the mark to a touched area, such as his opponent (The seal never disappears) or some other surrounding feature. Minato can also use this technique to teleport other objects (warped the Ten-Tails's Tailed Bast Bomb without problems), though the size of the object determines the amount of chakra required.
    • Space-Time Barrier (空間結界くうかんけっかい Jikūkan Kekkai?): Using a kunai with a Flying Raijin seal, Minato can form a barrier that will teleport away incoming attacks directed at it to another Flying raijin seal at his choosing (basically the same as Flying Raijin, only applied to something other than himself). He can divert away attacks as powerful as a Tailed Beast Bomb from Kurama.
  • Sealing Jutsu (封印ふういんじゅつ Fūinjutsu?): A type of jutsu that seals objects, living beings, chakra, along with a wide variety of other things within another object.
    • Reaper Death Seal (屍鬼しき封尽ふうじん Shiki Fūjin?): A seal that invokes the power of the "death god". Once called upon, the death god hovers behind the user and wraps its left arm with prayer beads, which causes a seal to appear on it. The death god's arm extends from their chest and grabs the soul of the target, immobilizing them, at which time the victim can see the death god as well. At the user's command, the death god then performs the sealing, consuming the souls of the user and the sealed, sentencing them to be locked in combat within its stomach for all eternity.
    • Double Tetragram Seal (しょう封印ふういん Shishō Fūin?) The sealing formula is carved into a human body or an object, and is mainly used when a giant enemy or evil spirit needs to be sealed. To use it, the user must have remarkable natural skills.
    • Contract Seal: When the user implements this technique on a summoner, it removes any direct control the summoner has over a summoned creature.
  • Bodyflicker Jutsu (しゅんしんじゅつ Shunshin no Jutsu?): A high-speed movement technique, accomplished by using chakra to temporarily vitalize the body and move in a short burst of enhanced speed.
  • Chakra Transfer Jutsu: Can transfer his chakra to other people, or people close to him.

Jinchuriki Forms/Abilities: Due to sealing the Yin half of Kurama into him before he died, Minato has access to the Yin half of Kurama's power. Thus his speed, strength, and durability increase to incredible levels.

  • Nine-Tails Chakra Mode (きゅうチャクラモード Kyūbi Chakura Mōdo?): The first form Minato displayed. It seems to be a mix between Naruto's humanoid Tailed Beast Mode and his Nine-Tails Chakra Mode, and thus enables him to fully transform into Kurama.
  • Tailed Beast Mode (じゅうモード Bijū Mōdo?): After Naruto managed to convince Yin Kurama to make his presence known, Kurama granted Minato the ability to fully transform into a darker shaded version of Naruto's full Tailed Beast Form. In this form, he can use gigantic Rasengans and can even do the Tailed Beast Bomb alongside Naruto.
    • Tailed Beast Bomb (じゅうだま Bijūdama?): A ratio of black and white chakra at a factor of 8:2. When stabilized, the Tailed Beast Bomb can be launched as a ball of chakra with explosive force.
  • Sage Mode (仙人せんにんモード Sennin Mōdo?): The result of using natural energy along with a ninja’s chakra in perfect balance to drastically empower their abilities.

Notable Matchups

Victories:

  • Naruto Uzumaki (Naruto) Naruto's Profile (Alive Base Minato and Pain Arc Sage Mode Naruto were used. Naruto had Fukasaku, Shima, and the large toad summons he had in his battle with Pain. No knowledge)

Losses:

Inconclusive:

  • Sasuke Uchiha (Naruto) Sasuke's Profile (Alive Minato and Post-Kabuto fight Sasuke were used; Both fighters had no knowledge besides their opponents' possessing Sage Mode and the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan respectively)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Jin no Sho, Page 173
  2. Rin no Sho, Page 197
  3. Naruto, Chapter 24: "Speed!!"
  4. Naruto, Chapter 71: "The Insurmountable Wall...!!"
  5. Naruto, Chapter 18: "Training Day"
  6. Naruto, Chapter 90: "What About My Training?!"
  7. 7.0 7.1 Rin no Sho, Page 220
  8. Rin no Sho, Page 176
  9. Sha no Sho, Page 301
  10. Naruto, Chapter 6: "Not Sasuke"
  11. Naruto, Chapter 54: "Sakura and Ino"
  12. Naruto, Chapter 374: "Advancement!!"
  13. Naruto, Chapter 580: "Siblings"
  14. Naruto, Chapter 674: "Sasuke's Rinnegan"
  15. Naruto, Chapter 500: "The Birth of Naruto"
  16. 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 Naruto: The Whorl Within the Spiral
  17. 17.0 17.1 Naruto, Chapter 504: "Thank You"
  18. 18.0 18.1 Naruto, Chapter 619: "A Clan Possessed by Evil"
  19. 19.0 19.1 19.2 Naruto, Chapter 620: "Senju Hashirama"
  20. 20.0 20.1 Naruto, Chapter 576: "Signposts"
  21. Naruto, Chapter 294: "The Fourth Tail...!!"
  22. Naruto, Chapter 517: "Omoi's War!!"
  23. Naruto, Chapter 561: "Power of a Name"
  24. 24.0 24.1 Naruto, Chapter 120: "Hokage vs. Hokage!!"
  25. 25.0 25.1 Naruto, Chapter 518: "Battle of the Commando Units!!"
  26. Naruto, Chapter 523: "The Legendary Seven Swordsmen of the Mist!!"
  27. 27.0 27.1 Naruto, Chapter 520: "Secrets of the Edotensei"
  28. 28.0 28.1 Naruto, Chapter 119: "The Life I Wanted...!!"
  29. Naruto, Chapter 547: "Valued Treasures!!
  30. Naruto, Chapter 548: "Naruto vs. Itachi!!"
  31. Naruto, Chapter 413: "Crumbling"
  32. Naruto, Chapter 549: "Itachi's Question"
  33. Naruto, Chapter 522: "We Died."
  34. Naruto, Chapter 541: "Raikage vs. Naruto?!"
  35. Naruto, Chapter 94: "The Key...!!"
  36. Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations
  37. Naruto, Chapter 158: "No Forgiveness...!!"
  38. 38.0 38.1 38.2 38.3 38.4 38.5 Naruto: The Whorl Within the Spiral
  39. Sha no Sho, page 279
  40. Naruto, Chapter 409: "Senjutsu Heir...!!"
  41. Naruto, Chapter 432: "Return of the Rasen-Shuriken"
  42. Naruto 10th Chronicle Mini Book, page 29
  43. Kai no Sho, page 96
  44. 44.0 44.1 Naruto, Chapter 665: "The Current Me"
  45. Naruto, Chapter 667: "The End to Blue Days"
  46. 46.0 46.1 Naruto, Chapter 631: "Cell Number 7"
  47. Naruto, Chapter 616: "Those Who Dance in the Shadows
  48. Naruto, Chapter 617: "Thsoe Who Dance in the Shadows, Part 2"
  49. 49.0 49.1 49.2 49.3 49.4 Naruto, Chapter 645: "Two Powers"
  50. Naruto, Chapter 644: "I Know"
  51. Naruto, Chapter 642: "An Opening"
  52. Naruto, Chapter 643: "Fist Bump"
  53. 53.0 53.1 Naruto, Chapter 639: "Assault"
  54. Naruto: The Whorl Within the Spiral
  55. Naruto Chapter 414
  56. Naruto Chapter 418
  57. Naruto Chapter 665
  58. 58.0 58.1 Naruto, Chapter 542: "The Secret Origin of the Ultimate Tag Team!!"
  59. Naruto, Chapter 640: "Finally"
  60. Naruto, Chapter 591: "Risk"
  61. Naruto, Chapter 662: "A True Ending"
  62. Naruto, Chapter 240: "Chronicle 2: Teamwork!!"
  63. Naruto, Chapter 503: "Minato's Reaper Death Seal!!"
  64. Naruto, Chapter 652: "Naruto's Path"
  65. Naruto, Chapter 609: "The End"
  66. Boruto: Two Blue Vortex, Chapter 4: "The Awakening"

Notes/Explanations

  1. 1.0 1.1 4.3 Gigatons
  2. 2.0 2.1 4 Teratons
  3. 98.3503 Teratons
  4. 100 Teratons

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