That's the problem...Kishi is sometimes a good and sometimes a bad writer.
Minato is ultra fast and I refuse to belive that Minato couldn't dodge that.It was juts plot.Left Minato without hands since he would help Naruto and Sasuke too much.Kishi is too NaruSasu centered and I hate it.
What you believe and what actually happened are two different things and only what happened is fact... That's all that matters
Godara showed time and time again why he stands out. Examples...
1. Used kamui as juubi jin after juubito who's is the original owner and master of kamui said he couldn't not do it as jin...
2. Absorbed Hashirama's sage mode and mastered it instantly and even said it was small and easy for him to control
3. Upon being revived he blitzed sm war arc Naruto and sai simultaneously sending them both flying back despite having no eyes and before he got hashirama's sm.
4. Instantly mastered juubi chakra despite Obito having it for a longer period of time.
4. Used hashirama's fabled mokuton jutsu's despite never having them and he even did it comparable to Hashirama as he was as edo.
Madara just does things that shouldn't surprise u...
Did you forget edo Madara blocked Tsuande's strike when she an Ay teleported out of the ethereal transportation jutsu which is supposed to be instant travel so if edo Madara can block attacks out of instant travel then it clearly makes sense fo4 Godara to counter them easily