saw your other ask about Minato's fics and came here to say
THE FANDOM (just me, really) BEGS TO HEAR YOUR INTERPRETATION. No, but seriously, I'd love, love, love to know your character interpretation of the Yellow Flash! I find him a somewhat complex character to write for!
IF, of course, you want to share <3 If not, please ignore Koko! 🤍
An horrible thing to ask me because I'm terrible with words (and I think my drawings speak for themselves much better than I ever could), but I can certainly try my best 😂😂
I also want to say that all interpretations of his characters are valid and people are, of course, entitled to portray him however they please (such is the magic of the fandom!!). My interpretation of his character is not better or worse than any other.
That said, Minato is... a curious character in the Naruto world, in my opinion. He is clever, talented, powerful (we as a fandom don't talk enough about the fact that Minato, at just age 10, defeated a bunch of high ranked Cloud shinobi sent to Konoha to kidnap the Jinchuriki. Like, that's crazy. Why the ANBU didn't intervene is another can of worms we can open in another ocassion), kind (I also like to portray him as very sassy) and very, very good at being a ninja and having absolutely 0 issues with it.
He's also ruthless, and I think it says a lot about his character how damn much he thrives in such a dark and bloody world as the shinobi one. If we go with the canon, he arguably lost his parents and his two teammates from Team Jiraiya, plus two of his students, and yet, he's probably one the most well-adjusted shinobi in the whole series. But what does that says about him, I wonder?
In contrast, Orochimaru develops some serious issues due to his parents' deaths, while Tsunade ends up deeply traumatized after the deaths of her brother and lover. Minato though? Not a single tear shed (maybe only when he's feeling particularly sentimental)
And although some people might not like this, Minato is also extremely nationalistic, as we saw in the manga (just like the rest of the Hokage, to be fair. Let's not forget that part where Hashirama says “I will kill my own child if they become a danger to Konoha". I think most of the Hokage are definitely in that camp, with the exception, funnily enough, of Hiruzen).
All of this doesn't mean he isn't extremely loving and caring towards his loved ones, because he is (unlike some people think, being ruthless in the battlefield doesn't mean you can't love your family, smh).
So no, if Minato came back to life and saw how Konoha treated Naruto (which, to be fair, the filler made everything much worse than it was in the manga), he wouldn't destroy Konoha and make the village pay as I see some people say. That doesn't mean he wouldn't put some people in their places.
And related to this, I actually don't think Minato agrees with the whole "In the ninja world, those who break the rules are trash, but those who abandon their friends are worse than trash"?? Like, I'm sorry, but if breaking the rules (or in this case, abandoning the mission) means putting Konoha in danger (like arguably Sakumo did. That's another big can of worms we can open another day), then you're indeed worse than trash. No one is more important than Konoha as a whole.
There's also this tendency in fandom (not Naruto in particular, just fandoms in general) of associating traditional feminine traits (being kind, gentle, sweet, soft/soft-spoken) with being a househusband/housewife and having 0 goals in life outside housework. I don't wanna say it's sexist, but... it kind of carries sexist undertones?? No, alternate universe!Minato from a filler movie being a competent adult and a good partner and doing his share of the housework doesn't mean he wants to be a househusband.
It's perfectly fine to be a househusband/housewife if that's something you actually want to do (like Hinata, for example. Minato clearly doesn't; he was very clear about wanting to be a shinobi and Hokage from an early age), but to get that role assigned to you simply because you're sweet and kind? Ngl, it kind of gives me the creeps so that's a big no for me lol. My Minato is kind, soft, sweet yet talented, powerful and very successful in his career of choice: murder lol. No character flanderization for Minato in this blog 😌
(The same can be said about Kushina, btw: she wouldn't have been a housewife if she had lived. Sorry Kishimoto, you don't know her as well as I do xD)
I think I'm gonna stop here because I'm starting to ramble and I could go on forever lmao.
I don't know if actually answered your question or confused you more, I'm not particularly good at this. I mostly ended up rambling about some ideas I have about him haha (excuse my typos and bastardization of the English language, btw). Feel free to send another ask if you have questions about something in specific :D
I like the idea that Kakashi inherited almost everything else from his mother except her appearance.
-maybe long limbs though (I would imagine Chin to be around 175cm)
\ÒAÓ/ BWOAH !!!! Your newest artwork! It's gorgeous! Minato looks so impressive. The colours, pose, and lineart... it's amazing! I love the background and foreground too! Wow!!! IS THAT KAGAMI?
THANK YOUUUU!!! 💖💖💖
Sorry about taking so long to answer, I'm terrible with asks (I always mean to answer quickly and then I forget 😓. BUT I LOVE AND CHERISH THEM ALL, I SWEAR)
I think you were referencing this drawing, right?? Haha, noo, those are random Iwa shinobi!! xDDD (but I can see where the confusion comes from haha)
Thank you again for the sweet ask!!!! 💕💕💕
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