How Strong Was Genma? (Minato's Strongest Bodyguard)

Genma is one of those Naruto characters that everybody recoginzes but people usually don't remember him. But how strong was Genma? What were Genma's true powers? He was Minato's bodyguard and certainly the strongest Hokage guard the Leaf Village has had.
Genma knew the Flying Thunder God taught to him by Minato and was the proctor of the finals of the Chunin Exams where we had the Genma vs Baki fight. Sure, it was off screen but it was something. In the War Arc he pursued Muu and fought alongside Mei to protect the Feudal Lords. There was also the Genma vs Sound 4 fight in the Sasuke retrieval arc. Mostly off-screen too.
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[@Rackune]

Genma was always one of the coolest secondary characters to me. The fact he was so mysterious yet so powerful and chill makes him so memorable. Plus hes voiced by JYB

[@Bittamin]

We could have had a spin-off if this dude and like 20 other characters but we got a jump to an imaginary future with robots instead 😅

[@jaystrucker321]

Watch boruto manga cannon episodes. Its actually nice​@@Bittamin

[@ttowell]

He wasnt mysterious at all

[@Saiyan412]

Then i missed something,how and when genma died

[@Asterix_Angel33]

@@Saiyan412genma doesnt die he literally appears in boruto 💀

[@hikarimemeirooficial]

Genma’s toothpick was Neji worst nightmare.

[@ezfnw]

ha

[@FikoRaharditoBaskoro]

Oh, kidomaru 😂

[@Mohammedjericho]

you mean any piece of wood 😂

[@Settodamenace]

Wasn’t it Hayate Gekko who restrained Neji?

[@hikarimemeirooficial]

@@Settodamenace Gai and Iruka trained Neji don't know bout Hayate.

[@AnimeWorld-kq1kx]

Genma's toothpick has more screen time than Tenten😂😂

[@zcubeDbz]

I hate that you're probably not wrong XD They did her mad dirty

[@pikamemez]

You have spoken the harsh reality😅

[@AnimeWorld-kq1kx]

Her abilities could have been developped further with sealing and different kinds of projectiles. Yet she was used as a placeholder for her team's three-person cell... Most women in Naruto exist to fill empty spots or to further the development of the characters around them... Even Tsunade, a whole hokage, ended up falling for that same issue 😢😢😢​@@zcubeDbz

[@blund2945]

It's been a while since I got recommended naruto stuff and "x has more screen time than tenten" is still funny lmao

[@pandacaribbeantech3921]

Hahaha 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@julianuga]

Genma, Ebisu, and Guy were all on a team together. Could've been a crazy ass team in adulthood.

[@SeanLaMontagne]

Imagine Ebisu and Guy's banter

[@janaeroaggasid2853]

Yup but those three would've died at the hands of the seven ninja swordsmen of the mist if it wasn't for Might Dai (Gai's Dad)

[@spiderz5145]

I wanna see them in a childhood flashback now

[@AMNG1994]

Isn't Ebisu's only jutsu like the fireball thing?

[@Manno200]

We need a flashback of all 3

[@antonchigurh2514]

meanwhile 3rd hokage's bodyguard got knocked out by kunai ☠️

[@nicoleelliott3884]

And completely 💩on by a feral ball of sunshine

[@wojciechborkowski2651]

That man is still alive tho

[@rooneykwami4820]

😂😂😂don't underestimate the power of kunai

[@SilkyLew]

The skill level is so inconsistent. Anbu are supposed to be crazy good, but they end up jobbers for the most part.

[@adityakalaac-5022]

​@@SilkyLew Anbu are good only if they have Itachi or Kakashi like Ninjas in it 😂

[@PlayMyMusic92]

Genma was at most 17 years old when Minato died.. we know this cause he is 3 years older then Kakashi in part 1 and was part of Team Choza while Kakashi was in Team Minato.

[@ninomiya6614]

his age got retconned to being only like a year older than Kakashi. But he was indeed initially listed as being 3yrs older than Kakashi.

[@davguev]

Than*

[@PlayMyMusic92]

@@ninomiya6614 I just find it funny that out of all the talented ninjas in the Leaf, Minato chose Genma, a teenage Chunin to be his bodyguard. Forget the full grown adults who are in the anbu.

[@visencorp6502]

​@@PlayMyMusic92maybe its just a coping mechanism for minato cuz he was just losing almost all of his student (two dead and one PTSD) so he choose genma cs only so he can get those years back of having 3 student like his good ol' time

[@samuelfenrirargueta6036]

That's right but he was way too young to be Minato's guard at such a young age it doesn't make sense 🤔

[@larryrottenberk7771]

Genma is one of those side characters that you just hope for. Cool design, chill attitude, good to excelling at his job, kinda wanna see more, he's one of the characters you kinda just like, even if he doesn't do too much in the story, like Teuchi, doesn't do much, beloved and respected for a good reason.

[@antoniojenkins4548]

I felt the same way. I just wanted to see a little more action from him cause I know he skilled and tactical.

[@umerhussain3855]

The Sage of Six Bowls mentioned?!?

[@alpamale6504]

japanese haircuts in anime are actually somewhat real, the shapes are similar to the samurai/ronin's haircuts which are not evenly cut, untreated and/or is let to grow very long

[@Tr3x615]

We need Genma playable in a storm game him and Aoba

[@melkcamiel69]

I'm pretty sure Aoba was in a storm game but just in the story and not playable, so they haven't forgotten about him

[@jabudecapricornio8750]

I'm pretty sure Tobirama was the strongest Hokage bodyguard since he went on to become the Hokage himself

[@Minizu4]

Might Guy if he counts beats him. Unless Tobirama spams Edo Tensei on heavy hitters like Hashirama, Madara, Itachi all at once

[@sinnohnation849]

Yeah but the video didn't say he was the strongest off all time for bodyguards just that he was Minato's strongest

[@mistyrains939]

​@sinnohnation849 he said strongest hokage guard of all time which would imply every hokage guard ever...not just minatos...and genma gets wrecked by several of the other hokage guards :/

[@eeshaan1426]

@@Minizu4 might guy is NOT beating tobirama unless he uses the gate of death. in which case he dies too, thats not really a win. tobirama could just avoid it all together using the flying raijin.

[@Minizu4]

@@eeshaan1426 7

[@misterpoopnose6547]

Minato: “I will teach you the flying raijin cus I know you will teach my future son in case shii hits the fan.” Genma: “Uh-huh sure.”

[@TherealDIOoverheaven]

Unironically my favorite chunin exams character

[@sergiovazquez1577]

Genma one of my favorite characters in Naruto…

[@JuicyJuice7227]

If he’s a special Jonin then he’s definitely Jonin for his combat skills, his taijutsu and ninjutsu are very strong, it’s possible his espionage and assassination skills just weren’t up to snuff, but he got Jonin title for his strength, like Might Gai(Guy)

[@fallenwarrior1935]

Genma’s toothpick >>> Madara

[@timespace2879]

Whe all know obito was shivering his timbers when the possibility that Genma joining minato fighting kurama

[@georgefenrirbitadze4757]

I still remember how he repealed kunai with toothpick it was badass

[@swegdoge]

senbon

[@ThePairo48]

Don't get too far boy

[@Madara_uchiha____]

😂🤣👍

[@JMHStudioproductionsLLC]

Kakashi respects Him so he must be decent

[@inkysplaters9326]

Toothpick Jonin vs Tired Jonin.

[@silverdragon7626]

Genma deserved more screen time

[@manny7662]

I wanna know about the bandaged up proctor during the chunin written exams. The one that told off the sand genin who protested how they caught him cheating.

[@Xzilesenju]

I always liked Genma, and he's Voiced by the same guy that does Ichigos voice in Bleach I believe💯

[@thundertube4561]

And sanji from one piece

[@Xzilesenju]

@thundertube4561 I haven't watched one piece sense. It first came out. But seriously?? I never knew that, lol😅

[@thundertube4561]

@@Xzilesenju Kimimaro and Yellow flash are the same voice actor

[@Xzilesenju]

@@thundertube4561 Wtf man🤦🏿‍♂️ that VA is great👏🏿

[@luvi4123]

Kakashi and Genma are so cool.. They are the characters that attract my attention

[@Dimmsy]

He's one of the most chillest and admirable character in Naruto.

[@cotocoyerakson8195]

I always thought he was so cool, so much that when I was making an RP with my friends I picked him to be the master of my character... Who ended up fighting nothing like him and becoming a medic for the party instead.

[@d1gitalbandit158]

Cringey ahh

[@cotocoyerakson8195]

@@d1gitalbandit158 Nah. Being the healer isn't that bad.

[@soniatahmin1603]

minwhile: kakashi and itachi laughing outside hiruzen's office 😂😂😂😂😂

[@gabe0w0frostbite86]

Writers sleeping on genma could’ve been a better character

[@XDak0_0]

Wasn’t Tobirama technically Hashirama’s guard? He was always by his side. I don’t see Genma beating him!

[@jabudecapricornio8750]

In the first Kage Meeting he was, and I guess Sarutobi was probably stronger than Genma when Tobirama died

[@fredcavalcante1887]

​@@jabudecapricornio8750Sarutobi was stronger than Tobirama when Tobirama died...

[@cesarberrios2731]

I never notic3d his headband was backwards always loved his character design so cool

[@michaelchen1838]

I loved Genma so much. Wish they expanded more on him. Same with Hayate who was done so dirty

[@ThisNThat0810]

I thought it was a Senbon he kept in his mouth although it would be dangerous to keep a metal pick in your mouth but it cool how he uses it kinda like Asuma uses his cigarette smoke for his Burning Ash.

[@OfficialCritics]

It is a senbon...the OP just doesn't like to say things correctly.

[@spiderz5145]

He’s my favorite secondary character

[@user-hs1dk3rb6c]

Genma is so cool! ❤

[@kayjackson3424]

Fun fact the same person who voice him voice ichigo from bleach. Listen to him. Ichigo actually says Naruto name. Some crossover huh lol

[@PongLenis-zw8kv]

I just wonder how the fuck genma never noticed or approached naruto. Like come on man he was not that stupid or oblivious.

[@jahboiii2407]

Not treating someone special to you is like not talking to a hot girl. Dont mess up yourself or them. Just let it be. No one would dare approach the hokage. Same with naruto. Many fear the beasts, others wouldn't want to be cought up in stuff that may turn sour for no reason. That is what i give leniency to the strange story of naruto. The problem with having so many characters is if you give them all screen time, no time passes. The first naruto battle takes the entire first season. Zabuza.

[@PongLenis-zw8kv]

@@jahboiii2407 nah man, I can not accept that take, genma was a trusted one of minato, he knew about lushinas child, he knew about naruto. No way he was actually afraid, bc in the chuunin exams, he didn’t seem to care

[@uchihasasuke4418]

​@@PongLenis-zw8kv he did care, when naruto defeated naruto genma said "this guy sure is something"

[@PongLenis-zw8kv]

@@uchihasasuke4418 eeh? Huh? You mean neji?

[@uchihasasuke4418]

@@PongLenis-zw8kv sorry i meant neji*

[@lukethomasdillon3762]

Genma and Hayate were awesome

[@Settodamenace]

Hayate was alright I mean he was iconic but dude died way too fuckin fast

[@thundertube4561]

Its only because he's sickness​@@Settodamenace

[@spikegamer5143]

​@@Settodamenaceand Genma lost to sound 4. They just didnt kill Genma. Same shit.

[@josephb9597]

Genma so dope man…. Wish we could’ve seen more of him. The 4th Ninja War should’ve given him more of a spot light

[@KyleBalanday]

In the military his a first lieutenant

[@amineouerdani8692]

And he handled his own against the four sound ninja while being outnumbred even though they were defeated , they showed those sound ninjas as being totally exhausted and even used the second level of the curse mark to take them down

[@antoines3396]

I would've loved to see more of him

[@yourstruly1092]

he's one of my favorite side character in naruto together with kutetsu..

[@hanyokusanagi1597]

Tokubetsu Jōnin (特別上忍, English TV: Special Jōnin, literally meaning: Special High Ninja, sometimes known as Tokujō for short) are ninja who, rather than having all-around jōnin skills, only excel in a specific area, much like warrant officers in real-world militaries. For example, Ibiki Morino can completely understand the workings of the human mind, making him an expert in interrogation. Where does it say there actually chunin. They're even given a choice to lead genin teams

[@JuanHernandez-qx2fn]

Growing up this dude was soooo damn cool

[@civilwarfare101]

The guy outlasted Asuma despite having way less screen time.

[@nailonthewall]

He was such a good ninja that we never got to know his name. At least I didn't 😂

[@Jones_Benavides123]

Ahh yes the most coldest least important character in Naruto 💀💀💀

[@mr.ultimatek]

O the guy that Sanji Voiced

[@orangerightgold7512]

Ayyy Juno's theme, that brings back memories.

[@burtismydogsname]

It’s crazy that as a special jonin he can fight against a fresh elite jonin while fatigued to a draw.

[@gabrielgallegos8575]

Just for the record, Genma was already my most favorite jonin when he first got introduced 😂 back when people were still deciding who their favorite main characters were and side characters weren’t even acknowledged at the time lol

[@Stealthy_PandaxX]

"we just know that.." : *proceeds to spit facts about the goat Genma*

[@barcelomrozovic1625]

Genma is the coolest mfer

[@gravygravynoob]

When i was little i wanted to be genma i thought he was so cool 😅

[@redflame5366]

The Main Cast of Naruto ruins our perceptions of the verse so easily. These Jonin look like bums because the show turned into Chakra Mechs nuking each other until one goes down.

[@OrderedToThrash]

To this day, my favorite Naruto character.

[@quiet8690]

But they forgot Minato had a kid and didn't look twice at the kid that looked almost exactly like him.

[@john_rogie2884]

MANY PEOPLE CONFUSED ABOUT GENMA AND HAYATE LOOKS🤣🤣

[@midorigreen7244]

I wish we saw more of him

[@olo703]

I mean he practically stalemated the Sound 4 boosted with the curse mark with only one team mate.

[@practicalpupa8192]

Okay but now do a deep dive on Hayate Gekko. Bro deserved to be the protagonist

[@DaDualityofMan]

Genma was way too cool to be a side character 😂

[@AkodoGarou]

It's not a toothpick, its a senbon! A metal needle.

[@JMaron-gz3ov]

How about kakashi and Itachi Hirusen guards

[@Settodamenace]

Yeah he was cool but what about Kotetsu, Izumo & Aoba?

[@fredcavalcante1887]

Aoba is the MVP.

[@devyadav5852]

Genma was most underrated

[@valensherrera2992]

That isn't a toothpick in his mouth it's a senbon

[@Kira22558]

He's underrated.

[@Kyro23]

12:35 - 55 perfectly displays why Mark keeps winning. I just saw em race off track. Might as well add fans into the mix let them race too

[@misakunn6458]

wel yeah i agree the most but remember that a guard from Hashirama was Tobiraba?

[@Harshstew21]

Genma was a cool background character

[@TheDirtysouthfan]

If he was the strongest Hokage Bodyguard, well no wonder they kept getting killed

[@SilTheLost]

That Ragnarok BGM tho. Juno?

[@luvislost]

He got the silk leaf durag on bro

[@nutmeg6463]

Tbf, he doesn't have a lot of feats. But, he's cool and never shown struggling too much/in near death situation. I would say that he's mid jonin level. Yamato and Asuma are stronger than him.

[@Jeff-lf4hy]

Genma looks like he was in nam

[@ultrad27]

He has the same voice actor as Sanji from One Piece.

[@phoebelough9027]

I really wish Genma had more screen time

[@onlydans8849]

If he were high join level he would have bitched the sound four solo. Mid chunin level at best. Low realistically.

[@ChasehaWing]

He and Gai were on the same genin team when Gai was seven and he was 10/11! They probably pushed each other to be better XD. (Ebisu was there too. Possibly the brains of the group!)

[@wannasomudomsap2676]

He do be my fav character lol

[@KarishmaRoy-l9c]

He's so strong and cool of course ❤

[@tyrellgraham1603]

Dont forget he 2 v 4 the sound four and fought them off

[@itsCheezeh]

Wasn’t expecting Ragnarok Online music! Real ones know 👆

[@EdguarHuete]

Genmas "toothpick" isnt a toothpick, its a senbon, the thing haku used against sasuke in the zabuza arc

[@no28ro]

I know this background song from somewhere.... RF online? 😂

[@klasykapolskiegohh8798]

Mid jounin at best. High jounin are kakashi, guy, itachi

[@kevuchiha3034]

Thank you elite jonins

[@MGP2210]

Is he related to Mai Shiranui? The lady ninja that uses fire. 🔥

[@CSmania1991]

My dude, did you used a Ragnarok Online Ost ?!

[@potatospeedwagon3994]

I always thought Genma had a senbon needle in his mouth.

[@Manno200]

I like him he had style.

[@Xzilesenju]

I just picked up Tremor with Sub, and im loving him rn🗿 But yes Takeda looks so damn fluid man💥💥

[@apakatsuki1406]

He is the same English voice actor as ichigo

[@Fufu0117]

You'd think he woulda taken care of baby Naruto better.

[@fuchris8617]

Hes low kage level

[@thishandleisalreadytaken3]

🤦🏻‍♂️

[@cookie67]

​@@thishandleisalreadytaken3he's low Rinnegan God level.

[@omereltayeb7711]

His goku level

[@omereltayeb7711]

Genma solos fiction

[@hen9166]

He lost against the Oto Quartett

[@RexWu]

Lost to a guy that a gennin beat during Sasuke retrieval arc.

[@YashiChua]

That one guy from naruto but not those other two guys

[@Skulledfr]

Genma got packed by the sound 4

[@tedcomet3121]

He still got beat up by the sound 4

[@garpnewgate]

Genma's "toothpick" is actually a senbon (a.k.a the same type of metal needles that Haku threw around)

[@DygoKnight]

no, it's a toothpick

[@garpnewgate]

@@DygoKnight no it's not 😂

[@nikapol25]

I always wondered why the people who were close to Minato didn't give any attention or care for his son? I guess the third Hokage might have been a reason, but you sould think the people who Minato had strong bonds with would try to be in Naruto's life in some way especially Kakashi considering Minato was his sensei.

[@drakeashtonmontefalco6603]

I mean Genma Shiranui can use his toothpick as a powerful senbon 😂

[@nyfroggie]

this music sounds so familiar, is this arc the lad III? Kingdom Hearts? Has to be a RPG I've herd this sound before

[@zinja3141]

this bugged me too for a bit, its the music for the town of juno from ragnarok online, i dont know if it was used elsewhere but thats where i knew it from

[@nyfroggie]

@@zinja3141 okay see i played RO for many years i know ive herd it before lmaoi

[@thangtehalam7961]

Genma and Hayate gekko are my best side characters in Naruto universe

[@mikasauchiha6785]

He's one of my favorite side character males.