FitzChivalry Farseer
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(This is not character bashing just an analysis of Minato as a Hokage and I apologize for not having pictures)
First off I would like to start off with that Minato is indeed a gifted genius that would give any character in the series a run for their money and I mean ANY character. His fighting skills really cant be matched others like the majority of Akatsuki wouldnt be able to go toe to toe with this beast. All his intelligence is focused on how to defeat a current enemy and he will prevail wether the enemy is a whole army or a villages Kage. And he can do all this alone or as how NB has coined the term "solo". What kind of Hokage could no be able to solo at least another Kage of other villages? A hokage that doesnt deserve his title thats who. Again his fighting skills are above supernatural within the Naruto Universe.
However THIS is the very reason why he is not good as Hokage. Now dont get confused Im about to explain why his fighting abilities actually hurt him. A great Hokage has to ALSO be a great leader not just a great fighter. One that can coordinate strategies and have people follow his orders. This is not just to win the battle but also lessen the amount of lost lives in the battlefield. Minato is not one of these people however surprising that might be to you. Minato only takes the whole battle by himself and tries to win all on his own. You might be asking, What is the harm in that? Isnt he strong enough to protect everyone? . . . . And I tell you that he is strong to protect everyone. . . . everyone thats around his area. Take for an example when Kakashi first showed off his Raikiri to Minato in the Gaiden arc. Wasnt Minato able to protect Kakashi from all kunais directed at him and wasnt he fast enough to shove Kakashi out of being stabbed with a sword? He was wasnt he. But hold on where was Minato when Rin got taken by those ninja in Gaiden arc. Ill tell you where he was. He was out there trying to solo the whole opposing army of the.of the Third Great Ninja War.
He always tries to solo everything that he can and almost never asking for help. He tries yo save everyone from immediate danger. Thats how he always led when he was a squat leader and thats what he did when he became Hokage. In his mission with Kakashi, Rin, and obito-didnt he just save the whole team whenthey came under attack? And what about the part where he defeats the whole army by himself? Isnt it the same thing he did when the Nine tailed attacked the village? He took the nine tails away from the village so he could have a one on one fight instead of joining his forces with the third Hokage and taking them head on.
Se what Im trying to say is that a Hokage is more than just someone that can fight really well but also someone that can lead other ninja to fight. Just look at the current war arc, who is the one character that has done more than anyone inthe whole war against the juubi? That would be Shikamaru. Hes the one that sets up every attack and makes the stategy right on the spot against a beast theyve never foughthi before. He is the one coordinating all attacks from all villages at the same time to just incapacitate the juubi. Shikamaru hj showed more leadership skills than Naruto, Minato, Raikage, Tsunade, Sasuke put together. If there is anyone that deserves the title Hokage that would be Shikamaru. He does not have the same fighting capabilities as Minato but he makes it up with intelligence and charismaThat is the reason why Minato is a great Hokage but not a splendid one.
First off I would like to start off with that Minato is indeed a gifted genius that would give any character in the series a run for their money and I mean ANY character. His fighting skills really cant be matched others like the majority of Akatsuki wouldnt be able to go toe to toe with this beast. All his intelligence is focused on how to defeat a current enemy and he will prevail wether the enemy is a whole army or a villages Kage. And he can do all this alone or as how NB has coined the term "solo". What kind of Hokage could no be able to solo at least another Kage of other villages? A hokage that doesnt deserve his title thats who. Again his fighting skills are above supernatural within the Naruto Universe.
However THIS is the very reason why he is not good as Hokage. Now dont get confused Im about to explain why his fighting abilities actually hurt him. A great Hokage has to ALSO be a great leader not just a great fighter. One that can coordinate strategies and have people follow his orders. This is not just to win the battle but also lessen the amount of lost lives in the battlefield. Minato is not one of these people however surprising that might be to you. Minato only takes the whole battle by himself and tries to win all on his own. You might be asking, What is the harm in that? Isnt he strong enough to protect everyone? . . . . And I tell you that he is strong to protect everyone. . . . everyone thats around his area. Take for an example when Kakashi first showed off his Raikiri to Minato in the Gaiden arc. Wasnt Minato able to protect Kakashi from all kunais directed at him and wasnt he fast enough to shove Kakashi out of being stabbed with a sword? He was wasnt he. But hold on where was Minato when Rin got taken by those ninja in Gaiden arc. Ill tell you where he was. He was out there trying to solo the whole opposing army of the.of the Third Great Ninja War.
He always tries to solo everything that he can and almost never asking for help. He tries yo save everyone from immediate danger. Thats how he always led when he was a squat leader and thats what he did when he became Hokage. In his mission with Kakashi, Rin, and obito-didnt he just save the whole team whenthey came under attack? And what about the part where he defeats the whole army by himself? Isnt it the same thing he did when the Nine tailed attacked the village? He took the nine tails away from the village so he could have a one on one fight instead of joining his forces with the third Hokage and taking them head on.
Se what Im trying to say is that a Hokage is more than just someone that can fight really well but also someone that can lead other ninja to fight. Just look at the current war arc, who is the one character that has done more than anyone inthe whole war against the juubi? That would be Shikamaru. Hes the one that sets up every attack and makes the stategy right on the spot against a beast theyve never foughthi before. He is the one coordinating all attacks from all villages at the same time to just incapacitate the juubi. Shikamaru hj showed more leadership skills than Naruto, Minato, Raikage, Tsunade, Sasuke put together. If there is anyone that deserves the title Hokage that would be Shikamaru. He does not have the same fighting capabilities as Minato but he makes it up with intelligence and charismaThat is the reason why Minato is a great Hokage but not a splendid one.
