In Naruto, i of the well-nigh destructive Hokage fights was between Hashirama (the First Hokage) of the Senju clan and Madara of the Uchiha association. Many fawned over the activeness and spectacle, every bit they were considered the most powerful shinobi to have ever lived. However, while this shook the globe upwards, information technology wasn't the best Hokage brawl -- this honour actually involved the Fourth Hokage, Minato.

Now, Hokage fights vary in scope and strategy, with Tobirama (the Second Hokage) preferring stealth and Minato, aka the Yellow Flash, all about speed. But with Hashirama and Madara, it was pure chaos equally they unleashed their abilities. Hashirama reminded fans he was almost a god, as he came closest to tapping into the ability of the Sage of the Half dozen Paths, while Madara used his clan'south Sharingan eyes to wreak havoc and provide an blaster.

But while they smashed the place up at the Konoha waterfall, information technology lacked finesse. Which is where Minato's fight with his one-time student, Obito, stood out. Obito was someone who gave up on beingness Hokage and got corrupted by Madara. This led to him sneaking into the Hidden Leaf to steal Kurama, the Ix-Tails Demon Fox, from Kushina equally she gave nativity to Naruto.

Little did Obito know Kaguya was playing both him and Madara, pushing him to face Kushina's husband. This wasn't a long fight, though, every bit both men decided that a few moves would end the battle. It's not that they were arrogant, just because they quickly dissected each other'due south talents. Minato had an actress edge to him, nevertheless, because he knew the fate of the world was on the line, as well as his family'southward prophylactic. While Hashirama and Madara fought for bragging rights, Minato had to go Kurama back nether their command as the fox would destroy the planet.

Every bit such, Minato realized how to exploit Obito's ability to phase materials through him, throwing a kunai at the onrushing opponent. Given Obito trained under Minato, he felt he could fourth dimension it and land the killing accident once the kunai passed through his body and he materialized again. Simply Minato lived up to his billing as the smartest Hokage e'er, because the kunai had a marker that immune him to teleport to it equally it passed the villain. In the blink of an eye, Obito was stabbing at emptiness, while Minato dropped a Rasengan on his dorsum, not realizing he was beating his ex-student.

Coupled with the stellar music, fans ate this move up as Minato dismantled someone who'd been causing nations so much trouble in simply a thing of seconds in their existent-fourth dimension. However, Minato had 1 more twist to the tale of this Flying Raijin technique as he also marked Obito with a special seal via the Rasengan. He adapted and merged the jutsus, which is something not all ninja could do and teleported to a retreating Obito as the villain'south body started to break down. In that location, Minato slapped one more seal on him before Obito teleported abroad, proving the student was still below the master. The victory was completed as this seal broke the hold on Kurama and squashed Obito's plan. It allowed Minato and Kushina to try to get the beast back nether command, marker this fight as i of the about brilliant moments a Hokage ever displayed.

Minato'south brain and military apprehending were second to none, which fifty-fifty Jiraiya noted in the past. Not even Tsunade, Kakashi, or Naruto would replicate this genius down the line, and many believe that had Minato not died that night, he'd have surpassed Hashirama himself. Sadly, he and his married woman perished as they sealed the fox in Naruto, creating the path for the Chosen 1. But while that was his crowning achievement and lasting legacy, the manner Minato disassembled Obito like a clueless child, remains the gold standard, even in the Boruto era.

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