Sennin of Logic
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I just thought I'd make this thread since everyone's been saying he can't make use of it.
Yes, I'm fully aware of Minato's statement and that he can't maintain it for long. It's probably under 5 minutes. Now, that being said, I don't think he's limited to a couple seconds. I think the people who say he can only use senjutsu for one attack are taking Minato's statement out of context. He said "I can't maintain it for long" not "I can only use it for an instant." Just because he said he can't use it for long, doesn't mean he lost it as soon as he was hit. Remember, we haven't seen when he lost it. We just saw him after Madara and Obito's conversation out of SM. This could be anywhere between several seconds to several minutes. It's completely up to interpretation, so there's no right or wrong answer, so no insulting others over this in the thread please. I've counted how long it took to see Minato without sage eyes again. It's probably somewhere below 2 and a half minutes.
Just because he said he's never used it before, doesn't mean it's not useful. Take these 3 scans.
Why these scans? I chose the first one to demonstrate that there was no ninja in Minato's time that could truly rival him, indicating that he was never in a situation where he'd need senjutsu. The second and 3rd is to demonstrate that Minato does have techniques he rarely use that are strong. These 2 show that just because Minato didn't use senjutsu in battle, doesn't mean he never could.
Now, how he can make use of it. I'm going to use this scan to make a point.
Minato entered SM after throwing a kunai.(and yes you've heard a similar argument from Bogard) You can't absorb natural energy while moving. That's cannon. This leaves one of 2 conclusions.
A. Minato Began entering Sage Mode after throwing the kunai, which means he has the ability to enter sage mode very fast, but this results in it being a short burst, and if he wants it longer, he'll have to take some time to enter it(this is what I think).
B. Minato can store natural energy. In other words, he can move in between meditating and still enter SM eventually.(although we have not seen any feat like this, which is why I think it's A) If this is the case, then he can use FTG when someone attempts to interrupt his meditation which makes it virtually impossible to stop him from entering it.
There's also the advantage of being an FTG user is that there's always an escape route, meaning as the fight goes on, he can teleport to distant marks to give him enough time to enter SM. Not to mention clones can delay enemies as well.
So he either can use it for short bursts when entering very quickly, or can interrupt and resume SM prep at will. Over all, Minato can most certainly make use of SM.
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Yes, I'm fully aware of Minato's statement and that he can't maintain it for long. It's probably under 5 minutes. Now, that being said, I don't think he's limited to a couple seconds. I think the people who say he can only use senjutsu for one attack are taking Minato's statement out of context. He said "I can't maintain it for long" not "I can only use it for an instant." Just because he said he can't use it for long, doesn't mean he lost it as soon as he was hit. Remember, we haven't seen when he lost it. We just saw him after Madara and Obito's conversation out of SM. This could be anywhere between several seconds to several minutes. It's completely up to interpretation, so there's no right or wrong answer, so no insulting others over this in the thread please. I've counted how long it took to see Minato without sage eyes again. It's probably somewhere below 2 and a half minutes.
Just because he said he's never used it before, doesn't mean it's not useful. Take these 3 scans.
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Why these scans? I chose the first one to demonstrate that there was no ninja in Minato's time that could truly rival him, indicating that he was never in a situation where he'd need senjutsu. The second and 3rd is to demonstrate that Minato does have techniques he rarely use that are strong. These 2 show that just because Minato didn't use senjutsu in battle, doesn't mean he never could.
Now, how he can make use of it. I'm going to use this scan to make a point.
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Minato entered SM after throwing a kunai.(and yes you've heard a similar argument from Bogard) You can't absorb natural energy while moving. That's cannon. This leaves one of 2 conclusions.
A. Minato Began entering Sage Mode after throwing the kunai, which means he has the ability to enter sage mode very fast, but this results in it being a short burst, and if he wants it longer, he'll have to take some time to enter it(this is what I think).
B. Minato can store natural energy. In other words, he can move in between meditating and still enter SM eventually.(although we have not seen any feat like this, which is why I think it's A) If this is the case, then he can use FTG when someone attempts to interrupt his meditation which makes it virtually impossible to stop him from entering it.
There's also the advantage of being an FTG user is that there's always an escape route, meaning as the fight goes on, he can teleport to distant marks to give him enough time to enter SM. Not to mention clones can delay enemies as well.
So he either can use it for short bursts when entering very quickly, or can interrupt and resume SM prep at will. Over all, Minato can most certainly make use of SM.
