Naruto’s father, Minato Namikaze, will star in an upcoming manga by Masashi Kishimoto.
It is well known that the character Minato Namikaze, Naruto’s father, is regarded as one of the strongest ninja that exist in Naruto’s history, and his incredible skill and power as a shinobi even allowed him to become the Fourth Hokage of the Hidden Leaf Village.
In addition to being quite powerful, Minato has also managed to establish himself as a one of the most popular and beloved characters by fans from the well-known work of Masashi Kishimoto.
Recently, Naruto’s father has obtained the privilege of being the protagonist of an upcoming spin off manga from the Naruto story. Next, we tell you the details.
Minato Namikaze will be the protagonist of an upcoming Naruto spin off
As previously mentioned, Minato to Star in an Upcoming Naruto Spinoff Manga Created by Masashi Kishimoto. This has come about as a result of a Naruto popularity poll announced some time ago, which promised the winning character the lead in a new manga.
The survey in question was launched in commemoration of the 20th anniversary of Naruto.was named NARUTOP99, and was announced on December 17, 2022. It lasted for 6 weeks: from the day it was announced, December 17, until January 31, 2023.
However, the results of the NARUTOP99 survey were not announced until April 13, 2023, showing as the winner to a character that even Kishimoto himself admitted surprised him.
In the announcement of the results of NARUTOP99, fans were finally able to discover that in the number one position in the survey is none other than Minato NamikazeNaruto’s father, who out of a total of 4,600,000 votes, he obtained almost 800,000.
A small fragment of Masashi Kishimoto’s statements appointment: Thank you so much for the huge amount of votes you sent! It was a lot of fun to see diverse results in different regions around the world. I was surprised to learn of Minato’s huge popularity in each of the regions, and I also didn’t know that Sakura was so loved around the world. As the creator of the series, I’m glad to hear it.
Besides Minato, Itachi and Sakura were among the most voted characters, in second and third place respectively. As far as the girl is concerned, it was discovered that Sakura’s fans altered her ratings to try to make her gain more popularity.
Besides, even though Sakura didn’t take first place In this survey, in the vote to decide which is the best fight of the entire series, the girl has managed to position herself as the winner, demonstrating the relevance that this girl had in the series, and the character development that she could have.
In addition, the characters that were positioned in the first ten places They are: Minato Namikaze, of course; Itachi Uchiha; Sakura Haruno; Shisui Uchiha; Kakashi Hatake; Naruto Uzumaki; Sakumo Hatake; Sasuke Uchiha; Madara Uchiha and Hinata Hyuga.
No further details have been revealed regarding the manga starring Minato Namikaze. It is only known that it will be a one-shot, and that, according to Kishimoto, is already in development.
Finally, a resolution has been given to the great Naruto fan debate regarding who is the most beloved characterand although this result has been quite surprising for many fans, it is reasonable for fans to want to know more about Naruto’s father, since he is one of the strongest ninjas in Naruto’s work.
It will be exciting for fans to finally get to see new Naruto content, and see what Masashi Kishimoto will show next regarding Naruto’s father.