Naruto’s father, the Fourth Hokage Namikaze Minato, is likely to launch a spin-off manga. As the NARUTOP99 global popularity survey is coming to an end, Minato is currently leading the way and if this result is finally confirmed, he will be the main character of a short manga series created by the author himself. Painted by Masashi Kishimoto.
this naruto / bloggers The panel at Jump Festa 2023 announced an exciting initiative for fans of the series worldwide. A popularity survey called NARUTOP99 was launched on December 17, 2022 for fans from all over the world to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the anime premiering in Japan. Fans can vote for their favorite character daily from a list of 488 characters, picking out the 99 most popular. After the voting is over, on January 31, 2023 (results announced in April), Masashi Kishimoto will select the top 20 characters and the first place winner will receive a manga. Short special spin-off. After over a million votes, it looks like the honor will go to the Fourth Hokage.
official naruto And bloggers shared twitter account provisional voting results On December 23, the top 10 is marked. Namikaze Minato arrived first, followed by Itachi and Shisui, two members of the Uchiha clan. The main character of the series, Naruto, comes in only at fourth place, followed by Sasuke and Sakura at eighth and ninth. While Itachi has always been popular unsurprisingly in the top three, Minato’s arrival as the lead is more unpredictable. Perhaps fans are really eager to see more stories of the legendary and powerful ninja that have died. naruto and thus has a limited number of appearances in the comics.
naruto Fans deserve more of the Fourth Hokage
The Fourth Hokage, known as “Yellow Shine”, is one of the strongest ninja born from Konoha. He is considered a true prodigy, in contrast to his son, who often struggles to prove his worth. Minato and his wife Kushina Uzumaki were killed during the Nine-Tails attack on Konoha planned by Obito and Madara Uchiha, and sacrificed their lives to partially seal the Tailed Beast inside Naruto Uzumaki’s newborn son Naruto. me. These events were largely kept under wraps for much of the series (though fans soon learned who Naruto’s father was), adding to the mystery of Minato’s image. Minato’s emotional reunion with Naruto instantly becomes one of the highlights of the entire story as he temporarily returns from the dead during the Fourth Great Ninja War.
Therefore, it is completely understandable that fans want to see more performances of Golden Lightning. However, naruto There’s no shortage of greats (as this popularity poll shows), so Minato’s victory remains undetermined. In particular, Itachi is another likely candidate to win this contest. Itachi’s tragic story has always resonated with fans, who are excited to learn more about his relationship with Jiujiu, the most surprising third on the list. It will be interesting to see if Minato 4 can continue to lead the way, but fans will be left wondering whoever wins this popular vote. naruto Will be eagerly reading Masashi Kishimoto’s side story manga.
source: @NARUTO_kousiki on Twitter.