I think it's possible. Tobirama was a pioneer in Space-Time and Forbidden Ninjutsu. Minato probably renamed his Hiraishin after Tobirama's, which was probably just an extremely fast movement (maybe an upgraded version of the Body Flicker, essentially, teleportation). He invented Edo Tensei, which led to Orochimaru studying and perfecting the art and Kabuto completely mastering it as seen through his ability to implement genetics. Despite Tobirama coming off as a racist douche-bag, he truly was a shinobi. Just doing his job I guess.