Kishimoto already decided Minato's connection to Kakashi early on in Naruto. Kishimoto initially didn't plan for Minato to be ...

Kishimoto didn't want to draw the Chunin Exam arc due to his original idea for Naruto's story. Kishimoto's editors suggested ...

When it comes to popular manga such as Naruto, few would assume that the authors aren't given as much freedom as they desire, ...