Is Minato a Psychopath? - Analyzing Naruto

[@sixfromtokyo]

Thanks for watching :) (Side Note I forgot to say on the gaslighting section I didn't think what Minato was doing to Kushina fit the definition but even if you say it did it still would only make him a sociopath.) So yea my bad on that part lol.

[@DarkoSenju]

lol this vids so much Six keep it up

[@havocmg]

Why would a psychopath save a village and end his life short? Psychopaths act in self interest not in the interest of others

[@SpammytheHedgehog]

No, he's not a psychopath. He's the Fourth Hokage!

[@joshuafarrow9581]

@@havocmg sociopathic pathology is a bit more complex than this particularly Shinobi in Naruto have what you consider sociopathic tendency which is different from being a full-blooded sociopath. Instead of being consumed with yourself sociopathic tendencies often allow you to be very disconnected from the gruesome acts of killing, torturing while while you still have people that you care very much about.

[@joshuafarrow9581]

Also a lot of ninja and Naruto have the ability to dissociate from a situation which is different from psychopath or sociopathic personalities. That being said there are cases where I would put Madara Uchiha under the psychopathic and sociopathic personality type with a nice helping of narcissism.

[@irispaiva]

I think Minato's deal is less about socio/psychopathy and more of compartmentalization, where you're just able to bury certain things deep into your mind to really focus on a task, like he can't be a kind man and an efficient ninja at the same time, he gotta switch one off.

[@wavnamikaze8820]

well said.

[@vergil.591]

Yes because if you let stuff get to you your enemies will just use it against you

[@3rday600]

Raikage is weaker than the raikage and minato is a psychopath he got q lot

[@vergil.591]

@@3rday600 i had a stroke bro

[@3rday600]

@@vergil.591 ok you good mafucker

[@madambutterfly1997]

Yahiko took his own life thinking it would mitigate the situation when an actually made it so much worse

[@ghost245353]

I remember seeing the episode thinking (you could have attacked without Hidan getting hurt the whole time?!).

[@madambutterfly1997]

@@ghost245353 this was before the new Akatsuki

[@doug.1926]

@@ghost245353 tf does hidan have to do with this? Do u mean Yahiko or Nagato?

[@justinstansberry7555]

@@doug.1926 🤣

[@riverhyuga7581]

Yahiko indirectly caused Hanzo’s entire bloodline, 7 Jinchuriki, and all of the Akatsuki versions 1 and 2, and a Sannin to be killed. Yahiko did more bad than good with that self sacrifice

[@AzA609]

Minato died young and didn't get a long enough career as a Hokage but he would have been an excellent Hokage. There are three types of leaders: Madara, Hashirama and Tobirama. Madara was a dude who wanted power over any potential enemies. He saw the Stone Village as a weaker village but also a potential enemy, so he saw it acceptable to barge into and threaten the Stone that they should just give up and surrender to the Leaf. Hashirama was the opposite as he wanted to make friends with the Stone and talk things out with words. He even offered all the other villages free Tailed Beasts as gifts and weapons to ease their minds on any potential attacks. Then there is Tobirama. Tobirama was far more strategic than Hashirama and Madara. Hashirama was too naive and diplomatic. Madara was too aggressive and in your face. Tobirama understood that the Stone is a threat but wouldn't barge in and threaten them, and he also would not gift them a free Tailed Beast, he would sell them a Tailed Beast instead, thus making money to develop the Leaf. Minato is similar to Tobirama. Minato understood the potential threat of other nations and that the Leaf must always have a face of strength in uneasy times of potential war. However, he also understood that conquering other villages is definitely unacceptable. Minato could have solo killed A and Killer Bee. Minato wasn't as naive as Hashirama and wasn't as abrasive as Madara. He understood both sides of being Hokage similar to Tobirama. If Obito didn't attack and kill Minato, then Minato would have solved the Uchiha coup problem. Itachi trusted Minato and Minato was highly respected by Fugaku. It's a shame he didn't live long enough to listen to the Uchiha's issues.

[@joaquincasascortes624]

You forgot the 4th type of Hokage, the Hiruzen. Also Tsunade was a pretty good hokage in my eyes. The best hokage after Tobirama

[@AzA609]

@@joaquincasascortes624 Hiruzen was too relaxed with all the peace that he lost his quick thinking and battle mindset. He got sloppy and failed to react when the Cloud tried kidnapping Hinata or when Itachi was trying to stop the Uchiha coup. Tsunade did a great job and always fought the village elders when they didn't believe in Naruto while she always believed in him. Kakashi didn't need to worry about war or potential threats. Everyone became chill after the 4th ninja war.

[@sirnetflix7162]

@@AzA609 I would argue that if there was no peace, Kakashi is the type of Hokage Minato would have been. Kakashi, Minato, and Tobirama are ideal leaders in peace time and war time. They all understand some compassion, but can be tough when they need to be

[@joaquincasascortes624]

@@AzA609 Also the fact that Danzou literally kidnapped the children from the village to allowed Orochimaru to experiment and kill them. Hiruzen did absolutly nothing against this. Danzou did literally nothing besides killing that one frog in the Pain invasion when Tsunade became the Hokage, she trully kept him in check lmao

[@bjrnthebootybandit]

The Uchiha would not listen to Minato either.

[@willtheboredguy3556]

As a psych dude, I can say Minato is not a psychopath or a sociopath. He doesn't display enough for any form of diagnosis. He is not anti-social by our standards, or the standards of the Naruto world. He is a soldier.

[@garryjones1776]

*cringe dude

[@willtheboredguy3556]

@@garryjones1776 what does the asterisk mean?

[@HumanB312]

Soldiers have mental illnesses

[@blackmage665]

People seem to forget that Minato and ALL the shinobi are in fact...MILITARY. They are the professional soldiers of their nation from the moment they graduate the academy. If anything, the culture we see these soldiers grow up in is WILDLY soft and considerate.

[@Cho0segoose]

@@willtheboredguy3556he’s correcting what you described yourself as in ur comment

[@dxcisive2804]

Being a sociopath in the Naruto world is probably really common. Literally everyone has childhood trauma.

[@skyrogue1977]

I think like Tobirama he is a product of his time. He tries to end the fight as quickly as possible and was trying to see the big picture.

[@HungPham-hm9yk]

I think he is just mentally injured by Madara's perfect susanoo and created a bunch of mistake as a leader especially the uchiha clan treatment

[@herrwahnsinn4229]

Tobirama is jealous of Madara and started war against Uchiha, in that sense Minato is a stable Chad in control of his own self and not worried about other chadmogging

[@airpodzyt1566]

@@herrwahnsinn4229 tobirama isn’t jealous but the Uchiha clan is a clan he’s been fighting against his whole life who’s killed many of his family members so ofc he’s not gonna like them

[@sugarpearl9781]

@@airpodzyt1566 Than he shouldn’t be in a position of authority over them.

[@dennismiller2630]

@@sugarpearl9781 he literally made them cops because he thought it would give them an admirable position in the village but instead it made them afraid of them. Plus tobirama literally had an uchiha on his team. Tobirama made a slight mistake but it ultimately isnt his fault that the uchiha decided to coup. Plus the other hokage have all made worse or similar mistakes.

[@drigondii]

Minato did not expect the village to see naruto as a demon. He expected them to treat him as a hero.

[@dayvonlouis5187]

Somehow the village at large confused an innocent kid for a titanic size living apocalypse that was the nine tailed fox you know despite the child being looking suspiciously similar to the late 4th Hokage in a way that no one in their right mind wouldn’t think they aren’t related go figure 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@d0tbat]

The realities of war, especially in very dramatic verses like Naruto often make people act in brutal ways. By our standards Minato or honestly many of the other Shinobi war vets would seem like sociopaths at the very least. How can you attach yourself to anyone when a 9 tailed demon may storm your village and kill everyone you love? Or a coup forms that destroys your clan?

[@MohamedRamadan-qi4hl]

Actually real life is often far worse than naruto universe

[@quincyquincy4764]

I don't think that he's a psychopath but I am amazed how he can instantly switch from being a friendly wholesome guy to a cold mass murderer and switch back like nothing happened.

[@adainjarrio]

That's because you're framing it as murder. Minato would see it as defending his village.

[@quincyquincy4764]

@@adainjarrio Well, those two things can both be true at the same time right?

[@penn_uaf]

@@quincyquincy4764 hes saying pepple with jobs like Minato justify it in their head as "defending their village", not "murder", however we know its murder as an outside viewer

[@anelbegic2780]

@@penn_uaf In a world as authoritarian and tribalistic as Naruto, it makes sense to think that. It's not often talked about but many hidden villages in Naruta are in fact military dictatorships where people are conditioned from birth to never betray it. It's often forgotten though since alot of the kages have councils and often listen to them to some degree, especially Konoha.

[@Grivian]

@@adainjarrio Exactly. I believe Minato thinks that he has done nothing wrong in his entire life. That is why when he realize his failure as an edo tensei he gets the "daze"

[@aidanh181]

it’s acc interesting what u mentioned abt psychopath connotations and it’s very true. many ppl think psychopaths are crazy but in truth, they are acc some of the calmest sane ppl. they r calculated at times and callous in a nut shell. side note, what ppl rly picture abt when they say psychopath is more psychosis (disassociation with the outside world pre much)

[@aidanh181]

but nah minato ain’t a psychopath he displays way to many selfless emotions to even come close to the criteria of a psychopath. emotional suppression doesn’t equate to psychopathic callousness either (that’s a common misconception i’ve seen)

[@sixfromtokyo]

It's Hollywood's portrayal of a psychopath (By hollywood I just mean big media in general) to have them act super crazy like the Joker or something

[@BitchChill]

@@sixfromtokyo The media is very influential

[@aidanh181]

@@sixfromtokyo 100% ya

[@rosesweetcharlotte]

Personally, I always felt like he was just sort of suicidal after Kurama was removed from Kushina. He knew she was going to die and he would be left alone to care for a baby, something he didn't seem to think he could really do. I'm not saying it was the right thing to do, but it does seem like Minato just wasn't entirely able to think as clearly as he normally would have.

[@Crunchysopa52]

ya subconsciously/very deep down he prob wanted to die with her & obvs we know the rest, it came to fruition lol

[@lloydthesage1164]

Ya, thinking about that event, count how many things Minato had to do that night in a very short time frame, rescuing his son, teleporting a biju bomb from kurama, then dodging kamui not knowing what the hell is that Jutsu, analyzing his enemies character and connecting dots while figuring out a counter attack for Kamui, then back to Kurama and thinking about how Konoha cannot lose a powerful Tailed Beast upon Kushina’s dearh…i mean all that is just way too much even for smart shinobi like him.

[@dawnstartheanimeman]

It was the heat of the moment type situation where he could have thought of a better solution but in that particular moment sacrificing himself and sealing the 9 tail was the only option to prevent the village getting destroyed and Naruto dying

[@WingTheGoat]

Kushina wouldn't die, because she is a direct Uzumaki. If she was going to die, she would've already died, like how Naruto just fainted. Kushina got killed by Kurama's claw, not from extraction.

[@the_goat02]

​@@WingTheGoatshe would've died and naruto did die, uzumaki have strong life force so they stay alive a little longer but not a single character has lived through a biju extraction other than maybe obito

[@Royalscriber5633]

Considering the fact that he and everyone else lives in a continent that not only deals with war and blood shed on a daily basis, but they thrive on it financially. I'm positive the large majority of the people in Naruto's universe have at some point have/had or faced several people that have/had a mental illness.

[@balthazar579]

I think it's important to look at other characters to establish context as well. Orochimaru is definitely a whole ass psychopath, Danzo probably as well(or maybe he's just a narcissist). Looking at the real evil guys can show you what good looks like in the context of the world characters are inhabiting.

[@skyj2172]

Danzo isn't a psycho, but he is most certainly a narcissist.

[@balthazar579]

@@skyj2172 Danzo is kind of on the fence for me. He justifes doing things that make him stronger as for the good of the leaf, but idk if that's a fully internalized thing(narcissism) or just a front to manipulate people. he has no regard for anyone's life but his own, no moral compass to prevent him from outright betraying allies and subordinates, seemingly little to no empathy or regard for others except as tools(I could be forgetting this being shown though, been a minute since I watched naruto). I was more using him as an example of a more ambiguous character than orochimaru.

[@Seasonal-Shadow_4674]

What about Kabuto???

[@fireprooff9922]

You forgot to mention the fact that Minato is so cold that the stone village had a flee on site order on him. He killed a lot of stone ninjas during a great ninja war. that's why he ended up building a reputation that led him to become the fourth Hokage.

[@joshcerros]

Damn makes sense why the stone village were so mad at Naruto n they sent a girl, his weakness to beat on him lol

[@Mozers05]

People born in a war- torn era will always be viewed as cold uncaring psychopaths by people born in a peaceful era. Really depends on the perspective of the person judging the other person, and the environment they grew up in.

[@coachsteel]

These character analysis videos are a nice change of pace from vs. battles

[@prp_loading]

Wouldn’t say minato is a sociopath, but he’s definitely near the top of the verse at being an extreme nationalist. What i mean is all decisions he usually makes are for the village as a whole rather taking individual lives into consideration. He chose village over wife and son. And ofc “two” of his students were killed off. You can say the same argument for other kage but minato’s decisions are way more emphasized.

[@ImTitan16]

Well that's the job of the hokage

[@prp_loading]

@@ImTitan16 i mean sure, but naruto is totally different, kakashi too.

[@ImTitan16]

@@prp_loading Naruto and kakahsi both were hokage in times of peace. Especially kakashi

[@prp_loading]

@@ImTitan16 what about in the last novel? The raikage wanted to blow up the moon even though naruto and the gang were up there. Naruto could have simply killed off kawaki, but he didn’t even though isshiki was an overwhelming threat

[@prp_loading]

Just saying minato is the pinnacle of what it means to be a nationalist. And is on a different level, in terms of decision making for his nation

[@theannouncer5538]

The world of naruto is actually really fucked up😂. Child soldiers out here getting killed on the daily

[@MountainDewGorillaBoy]

I feel like the complimenting of B is a situation that’s very realistic he’s acknowledging a worthy adversary which was common for some soldiers

[@Solkage885]

bro his commenting his ability to kill lol thats not normal

[@fleta4112]

@@Solkage885 for soldiers it is.

[@MountainDewGorillaBoy]

@@Solkage885 if you look back at older armies like knights and Vikings and other older armies they recognize when other soldiers were a worthy adversary

[@firebreathingmoonbeam3961]

@@Solkage885 It was very common. They are acknowledging the skills of their adversaries. It's showing respect.

[@SpammytheHedgehog]

Danzō is a psychopath. Orochimaru is a psychopath. But Minato... isn't a psychopath. He's the Hokage.

[@janzkee]

he may not be, but at the least a sociopath. Lol

[@obiwanshinobi87]

He's a warrior!

[@Vader255]

Eh I disagree I don't think orochimaru is a psychopath as he actually did care for hiruzen and had to stab himself so he would stop crying. I think he's more of a megalomaniac as he craves power

[@hokadre8730]

@@Vader255 he killed countless kids for the sake of furthering his developments and his own lifespan. you could definitely consider him a psychopath

[@lebronjahamez7430]

@@Vader255 bruh did you ever see a picture of orochimaru’s lab? It’s really really really SICK

[@Grivian]

I think everyone in Naruto are pretty fucked up mentally since most of them are killers. I suppose the exception is Naruto because I don't remember him killing anyone. Maybe he has done it and I just don't remember it but even Kakuzu who Naruto destroys is still alive and finished off by Kakashi. Minato has killed many people, he has no problem with killing and kills without guilt. An example is when Obito appeared behind him when he teleported the bijuu bomb. He didn't know who it was, he just knew someone was behind him and his first instinct was to thrust a kunai in the strangers face. My theory is that Minato goes into a very dangerous mode when his family or friends are in danger. You don't want to threaten him at that time or you will die immediately. Then when the danger is over he becomes the positive and upbeat person who you can barely believe is one of the most effective killers of all time. I don't think he is a psychopath but as other people have said he does some serious compartmentalization. In the real world he would need to go to a psychiatrist, but then again so would every single person in the Naruto world.

[@swagyou]

exactly.Even obito had trauma after kakashi kill ninja in front of himself so obito had weak minded at that.Obito isn't the only kid nor uchiha are weak minded.Nagato too had his family kill in front of him,gaara&other kid i bet.Haters like to said obito is the only kid that weak minded despite not knowing his conditions and expect ninja kid isn't the same as obito🤨😑😐.Your opinion was facts.Fans need to see this but 100% they denied it.They hate killing to be honest but it makes very sense because shinobi world full of killers.The fans need to accept this facts.

[@dytgyfgyffuh243]

Yes none in the naruto world is a hero or a villain thier ninja they kill people for a living morality in the world of naruto is twisted madrara was right about the shnobi system being hell end 33 proves it

[@Journeytoelelyon__777]

I remember hearing a while back people saying minato was a terrible dad and kushina was a terrible mother, like what they both never got the chance

[@rosesweetcharlotte]

That always got me. Kushina never even got to properly hold Naruto

[@HungPham-hm9yk]

Yeah. Minato is a terrible husband yes but a terrible dad? Nah

[@Journeytoelelyon__777]

@@HungPham-hm9yk hol up how is minato a terrible husband. I just really wanna know

[@HungPham-hm9yk]

@@Journeytoelelyon__777 he got kushina pregnant while he knew for a fact that it would put her in a dangerous situation

[@apimpnamedslickback5936]

@@HungPham-hm9yk every pregnancy is dangerous......

[@khalilwilson2586]

Can you make a video about the Naruto universe but from the other villages’ perspectives? I can only imagine how the other villages saw the leaf village and their whole craziness. The senju vs the uchiha, the 9 tails attack, getting invaded twice at the chunin exams, the leaf having the strongest Kage in every generation and how crazy you have to be to want to go to war with a village who has the Senju AND Uchiha AND Hyuga, plus the other crazy clans. I honestly don’t know how any way lasted

[@xylynthian753]

Don't forget the Uzumaki clan too. Literally walking tanks with unstoppable sealing jutsu.

[@khalilwilson2586]

@@xylynthian753 exactly, imagine being the second raikage knowing the leaf had all of those OP clans. Why would you want to go to war with them? Lol

[@xylynthian753]

@@khalilwilson2586 Best case scenario you survive the war and at least get something out of the treaty vs being neutral and getting nothing

[@Vader255]

@@khalilwilson2586 bro the naruto characters don't care it's wild they were willing to run hashiramas fade even though they know this man literally is stomping bijju 😂. Same in boruto the stone village was willing to throw hands with the leaf and cloud evem though they know naruto and sasuke were throwing hands with God's

[@khalilwilson2586]

@@Vader255 oml every war the leaf had hella famous shinobi and the villages were just like “okay… run this fade tho”😂 when hashirama gave every village a biju and said “but I’m keeping the 9-tails “ I would’ve never attacked them again because he obviously was ready for the BS

[@SpammytheHedgehog]

Minato did nothing wrong. He simply put the Leaf Village first, before his family. Any Hokage would do that.

[@ddl3718]

Yeah, and to a kage all of the village is your family

[@Starbane373]

Boruto kinda shows how that really isn't a good thing either

[@bjrnthebootybandit]

His own wife said he didn't need to die but he killed himself anyway like a weirdo

[@Starbane373]

@@bjrnthebootybandit even i find that dumb but considering how powerful kurama was it was probably a last ditch effort to minimize damage if the other half of the nine tails got lose.

[@obiwanshinobi87]

The Village WAS his family.. including Kushina and Naruto

[@RiazAhmed-cr1re]

Never thought id see something about MINATO of all people being a psychopath

[@godsstrength7129]

People really calling strong men psychopaths

[@jablue4329]

The blood-type thing is a japanese superstition that Kishimoto threw into the manga. It's not an uncommon belief there that blood-type is linked to personality... even though it's empirically not. It's also sometimes used to dismiss people's feelings on a topic 🙃

[@DrakeMeatRider]

Imagine how the Japanese feel about zodiacs

[@tyrellturner5602]

Calling my favorite character a psychopath? Dammit the click bait worked this time

[@lapplandkun9273]

This was fun. Great analysis of Minato's character. For future ideas, you could also do is obito or madara a psychopath?

[@ObitoUchiha-er5cv]

Obito during his konoha Massacre is definitely a psychopath. He became a psychopath once rin died

[@Floppy-2-2]

Obito psychopath Madara sociopath

[@ForDaCulture679]

@@ObitoUchiha-er5cv you cant become a psychopath obito is a sociopath

[@ForDaCulture679]

@@Floppy-2-2 you cant become a psychopath and obito was born a good person so both sociopaths

[@Floppy-2-2]

@@ForDaCulture679 Nobody is born crazy. It all happens after years of torment

[@TheTwinn]

You've used an interesting interpretation of psychopath. I've always thought of psychopaths as people who are unable to feel human emotion. "Merriam-Webster defines a psychopath as " a person having an egocentric and antisocial personality marked by a lack of remorse for one's actions, an absence of empathy for others, and often criminal tendencies."" Minato can clearly feel emotions and shows empathy so would be outside of the psychopath diagnosis using a DSM-5. I think what we have to take into account is that Minato has killed thousands of people. At some point you kill so many people that it stops effecting you. There are only so many throats you can flying raijin too until your brain becomes desensitised. At that point you would seem like a psychopath to a casual observer. I do however think that if Minato lived he would have had major PTSD. The dude killed too many people to not have been affected by it.

[@GeorgeMMA]

great video once again. so many people are quick to judge people like minato or especially tobirama for their actions (which are reasonable and justifiable) yet never can provide any other logical solution that would have worked

[@ImTitan16]

Yeah it's called nessisary evil I think

[@lapplandkun9273]

It actually isn't, depending how one looks at it now. Minato sealing kurama into naruto would possibly have made naruto into someone like gaara or sasuke who despised the village and possibly the entire world and wanted to end it. Wrong doesn't make a right. What tobirama did was hardly what anybody would consider good.

[@GeorgeMMA]

@@lapplandkun9273 but minato was confident in people like the third, kakash, jiraiya etc who could ne there and help naruto, which they did. why dont you consider what tobirama did to be "good'

[@lapplandkun9273]

@@GeorgeMMA Because tobirama was biased and had a narrow viewpoint. Hashirama even called him out on this because he preached what he did was for the best and wellbeing of the village, yet that also didn't include the uchiha. And naruto regardless of their help would have turned out to be like gaara or sasuke anyway, so they clearly didn't help him enough. Just because naruto didn't turn out like them didn't exclude the possibility he was.

[@GeorgeMMA]

@@lapplandkun9273 yet everything tobirama said about the uchiha was correct lol. funny how that works. they are unstable, and risky, and despite that he still gave them positions of power. orochimarusaying shit like well the police force was just something the hokage could closely monitor, is not a valid criticism. the hokage should be involved in every aspect of the villages layout, and also, tobirama was the one saying madara being nominated as a hokage candidate was fine, but its unfair to just make him hokage without hte people getting to vote, and guess what? no one, including the uchiha wanted madaara as hokage, because he is a power hungry pos. "regardless of their helpl would have turned out lie gaara or sasuke either" well he didnt though did he? and the reason he didnt is because he had people to support him, i dont know how you dont understand this. theres a reason everyone says stuff like "obito met madara, naruto met iruka" naruto didnt go down that path because people supported and helped him, while gaara had no one for example

[@eaglegundam1873]

calling minato a psychopath is like calling every soldier a psychopath thats what minato is a soldier he train to be a soldier at birth and thats all he ever was

[@NaturalStateDepths]

The world of naruto raises child soldiers, no wonder everyone is crazy or has so many issues.

[@melomanmusic9762]

Definitely agree to this statement, if you will search about Naruto characters mental issues there will be most of the Naruto characters cast.

[@ma_turk]

It’s not fair to judge a world that has different values than ours, by using our own values and measurements for things such as this topic.

[@spit-fire]

Wtf does that mean

[@jotaro6677]

but it still writed by a human, with the same valors than us, for a world who is sensed reproduct the hard reality of our world...

[@Weh8tealf]

THIS MAKES NO SENSE WHAT DIFFERENT VALUE DO THEY HAVE?

[@Designa10k]

@@Weh8tealf They live in a world where everyones a ninja in a constant state of war. Chances of dying is 90%

[@Designa10k]

Of course they’re philosophies and values will be different.

[@zacharyhagan818]

He was a soldier that had to kill for his land. Of course he's going to compartmentalize things, and maybe not be the type of person to ask how you are feeling, or to console you when going through loss. There are a lot of people that do that in the real world, and I would have to assume that the writers for this story were aware of it, and wrote characters relatively close to how their "real world" counterparts would be. Good people out there that were forced to make hard decisions are sometimes hard to get along with...But when you understand they why, then you can empathize or partially relate. I'm probably looking too deep into it, but it's good writing to me whether or not it was intentional. Head cannon is awesome!

[@ImTitan16]

Also I another thing to take to account is that this is the same world where kids are trained to kill since age 5 or 6. What's considered bad in our world and In Naruto are different

[@zacharyhagan818]

@@ImTitan16 I agree...but I guess I don't know the timeline enough to argue...Didn't Tobirama create the ninja academy and the exams to prevent kids that young to fight in war at that young? Either way, whether it's 6 or 12 years old, that's still a child soldier, and that is something that would desensitize someone who witnessed it.

[@1001011011010]

I think it's clear that he is not. He is calculating and fights without hesitation. That's just being a good warrior. It seemed he grew to respect Bee seeing how he was willing and able to do what he did.

[@HashimotoDatsu]

Nice video and a good assessment at the end. The theory was always taken with the least charitable interpretations in my opinion. As a veteran myself, I sympathise a lot with Minato. There is a lot of compartmentalizing he does, just like I do. It doesn't mean we don't feel it, it just can't get in the way of getting the job done. Obviously, I don't have to deal with any combat anymore, but it can look a certain way to normal people. If you aren't careful, everything can and will catch up to you, unless you truly are a psychopath. I think Minato did a great job as both a hokage and a father. He was immovable in his conviction and loyalty to the Leaf, but he absolutely showed that he cared and wanted to see the bigger picture.

[@irishprik]

Give it three years and they will change the definition and we will have to revisit this.

[@greyreeves1295]

I think he’s so smart, he just knows what has to be done

[@jourdansarpy4935]

This was a good video bro. Like, you actually handled this very well.

[@Idekatthispoint420]

If anyone is a psychopath, it would be orochimaru

[@Vader255]

He's more of a megalomaniac not a psychopath

[@Crunchysopa52]

@@Vader255 he's honestly both lol

[@obiwanshinobi87]

He's no Psycho... He is just a warrior and also hardened by war... You can see how he treats those who he cares about that he is very caring person, He puts his village and his loved ones first.. That alone should tell you he can't be one

[@aiya5777]

he bullied an infant lol

[@obiwanshinobi87]

@@heroricspiritfreinen38 Just because I agree with him doesn't mean I can't give my view about it... where did I say I disagree with him? 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️ maybe you should think before commenting

[@obiwanshinobi87]

@@aiya5777 what are you on about

[@aiya5777]

@@obiwanshinobi87 minato forced a huge responsibility on an infant (naruto) who doesnt even comprehend the meaning of responsibility, what an irresponsible dad lol

[@aiya5777]

and he was stupid, he could've easily sealed kurama's other half within dying kushina and died together with her and kurama

[@Black_Guy]

Orochimaru is the real Narutoverse psychopath. Obito is the highest example of a sociopath in the Narutoverse.

[@Tankcat69]

Yall forgot these guys are basically soldiers fighting a constant war and Minato is basically the highest level of special forces command. In war their is almost never a right answer. No matter what you do someone dies, innocents get hurt. If you carry that weight on your shoulders it will destroy you. That's why the Shinobi training teaches them to put the mission first because that is what the leader had decided is the best possible outcome for their village. Watching Naruto after serving a long time in the military gave me a different perspective I guess than your average viewer. I started Naruto as a kid but the series didn't finish until I was 30 and had been in the army a long time. Your perspective changes drastically once you have actually experienced war. The things we did over there haunt us for the rest of our lives but we have to come home to our families and put on a happy face. You can look at Kakashi and the trauma and obvious ptsd he has and see that despite it all he keeps going and for the most part you would never know about the blood he can't wash off his hands no matter how hard he tries. Anyways have a good day 😊

[@XxesusKerosene]

Thank you for another video king 🙏

[@Cloudds_]

If someone says Minato is a phycopath than every shinobi is a phycopath

[@giannixx]

I'm surprised to know there are people who think Minato, of all people, is a psycho. I think the closer we get to psyco/sociopathy in Naruto is people like Orochimaru and Hidan. There could also be made an argument for Sasori and Shikamaru, at least pre-Asuma's death, and Chunin Exams Gaara, although his issues probably went beyond that. But that whole discussion depends on how are those terms being defined.

[@xieotv2386]

Now six let's be honest here, every last character In Naruto who's a ninja, is a psychopath 🗿

[@owensilva9224]

Six please make a tobirama vs akatsuki video he has all the tools to counter all their abilities and stomp them collectively.

[@jaylonbanks2604]

Never thought I’d hear “gaslighting” when discussing Naruto 😂😂😂😂

[@jas5519]

sakura

[@tormentorchick1755]

Anyone who suspects MINATO of being a PSYCHOPATH doesn't understand the show at all, lol.

[@HeavyC31190]

Watching before it gets taken down!

[@SynetheSage]

Notice that Orochimaru is blood type B as well. He may be uninhibited but he's definitely still manipulative in when and how he chooses to express himself. I think the more deeply one comes to understand what psychopathic behavior can be, the more the question of Minato being one becomes blurry in a really interesting way. The comparison is honestly more to the psychiatric definition than the colloquial one. The world is full of psychopaths, and they can often live morally upstanding lives with real connections to people they care about. Doctors and leaders often score high on psychopathy tests. We should bear in mind that Minato doesn't seem to have come from a prominent shinobi clan; it's entirely possible that he chose to pursue the soldier's life from a very early age, rather than just being a normal kid. I'm not sold on the notion that Minato is a psychopath, but I'm not against it either. But I think either way, he absolutely scores high in psychopathic traits.

[@godsstrength7129]

Minato is obviously not a psychopath. He just does what’s right no matter what he might be feeling. He’s a true warrior and a good man.

[@jordanalexander6935]

I think this video would've been better if it was more general and talked more about the world and multiple characters instead of focusing as much on Minato. I think it should've been a discussion of where the line of being a psychopath vs a regular Shinobi is.

[@attackonyugioh92]

Great video six, love you lots

[@itaminokamigaming]

I don’t believe so because when Minito realized in the 4th great ninja war he fail obito for not knowing it was him he cried so I’m pretty sure he’s sane

[@sixfromtokyo]

I mention that towards the tail end of the video but yea I agree

[@goodpol5022]

Oh NOOOO! It’s “Mario is Mental” all over again!

[@abrahamlincoln7907]

I’ve been waiting for this one

[@xieotv2386]

My aunt is a phycologist and a retired criminal profiler perhaps I should have her look at anime characters and tell me if they're psychopaths or what conditions they may have mentally.

[@lloydthesage1164]

I’v always wondered why Minato really does’t hesitate when it comes to killing at all, he is a very efficient Shinobi that does’t even take his time with his enemies. always looking at the bigger picture despite the consequences, guess who is coming close to that character, Obito!!… thats why they had a short edgy insta kill type of fight, good match.

[@dungeon-wn4gw]

I honestly believe this theory is a result of Minato just not being that interesting of a character (aside from his abilities which are really cool) with very little in the way of innate character flaws (he does fail but those failiures were outside and unfair circumstances, not a result of his own character) so people want to add layers to him that aren't really there. Hes a really cool character though!

[@bjrnthebootybandit]

He didn't even need to die as Kushina said he could live on but he decided to just die and leave Naruto all alone. That's crazy

[@Starbane373]

@@bjrnthebootybandit side from not wanting to live without kushina it was weird

[@lapplandkun9273]

It's also that he forgives way too easily, just as naruto does, towards obito and the village. Obito was given a pass because he was his student even though tobi had been a complete stranger and not obito and obito still butchered and was the perpetrator of multiple conflicts across the nations. He doesn't even hold hiruzen or the leaf accountable for what they did to naruto

[@Starbane373]

@@lapplandkun9273 I get forgiving them cause Minato in a sense failed to protect obito rin and kakashi as he was their sensei and obito being manipulated by zetsu and madara for most of his life being helbent on revenge wanting rin back so I get why. Not that it absolves him. Its the same with naruto too only difference is he wants to build connections with people around him and tries to understand why due to what he suffered it made sense for some of the villians and even pain/nagato he never truly forgave and he did say it straight to him and obito was kinda off but considering naruto related to what he once wanted forgave him due to understanding why he lost his way and wanted to fix the Shinobu world for what it allowed. Its not a perfect answer but its what I feel best answers why they both forgive easy despite how much they were hurt.

[@ImTitan16]

I want to see a prequel of him. I think his parents also died because there never mentioned at all

[@dionysisnance4204]

Six must have a degree in anime psychology

[@vklasbvideos4729]

Minato does give off killer murderous vibes and the things that make him a good guy are external(loyalty to the village, kushina, villagers). Minato just looks so detached from what he's doing. The guy seems to be glad that he gets to eliminate his foes, and doesn't ever consider otherwise.

[@nobodygone1763]

He's not a psychopath but like he is a fucking butcher, with the way he's presented just decimating units with like that kind of speed and efficiency is terrifying I wouldn't be surprised if he has the highest confirmed kill count of any shinobi. Like if he touches you he can kill you any time any place. That being said, Minato is presented as this very conscientious and self less person who is just terrifyingly good at compartmentalizing his emotions, and not letting them get in the way of his job. The whole reason why he was paralyzed during the war arc was because he felt like a total piece of shit for his high handedness and seeing how it affected naruto, obito, and kakashi. The fact that he had that remorse, means he's not a psychopath. He was like compartmentalizing is what fucked up their lives but I can't do shit unless I compartmentalize. Like people who are good at this IRL often just come from brutal circumstances and they usually have periods where they just crack, they're usually also psychotically precise and organized perfectionists. Though like honestly a lot of people like this do end up becoming total pieces of shit. The most famous example of a person like that is Stalin, it doesn't really matter that he wasn't a psychopath now does it.

[@filipmajewski8382]

for me what this really comes down to is that among the „good” guys, minato has tk have one od the highest kill counts in the series, yet he maintains this cheery and kind persona, almost as if mass killing doesnt affect his conscience at all

[@dancarli8639]

So does the first

[@malachistice8111]

@@dancarli8639 name one person hashirama killed other than madara

[@dancarli8639]

@@malachistice8111 he fought wars do I really have to named unknown ppl he lived in a war era what are u talking about

[@ImTitan16]

Because this is a world where they trained from the age of 5/6 to kill. You see it as mass murder but they see it as just life

[@ImTitan16]

Plus every hokage has killed before. The only one who hasn't killed are Naruto and maybe Tsunade because she was a healer,but even then we're not sure

[@cityscape2818]

Anybody would probably need to get mentally evaluated after taking out 1000 ninjas in a single day, know that man got a thousand yard stare.

[@timmyturner7338]

Ur next video should definitely be a breakdown of the psychology and reasoning for madaras plan since you already touched on the broken shinobi world it would be cool to hear ur take on the rational of madara

[@dispuertorican1111]

Fun video! You should do one on if Minato was Boruto's father, would he have killed him after losing Kurama.

[@ThouguohT]

I've studied psychopaths for quite a while and the fact of the matter is no one's a psychopath.

[@AudazVerdugo]

Imagine how confused kushina was watching her husband get ripped out of the pure lands

[@sidelines3220]

great vid brother

[@TakeTheWorld21]

Seeing a video with this title was not what I expected today

[@rodneycoleman1579]

They had to kill off Minato!!! After all he marked Obito with the Flying raijin. If he lived the series would’ve ended early!

[@dc7981]

He's also literally the first character who shows up in the entire series even prior to Naruto lol

[@rodneycoleman1579]

@@dc7981 Minato is the GOAT

[@codafett]

I gotta admit, I wasn't expecting that voice to come out of that avatar.

[@TheBeast324347]

Man's said quick english lesson

[@Toadmonkey25]

I think he’s just a very matter of fact guy…but of course someone on tumblr would diagnose him as psychopathic

[@abaris461]

1:30 Bro, he comparison had me dying.

[@stevieg3929]

I thought minato was the most normal character there was in naruto and your wondering if he’s a psychopath?😂 what..

[@vklasb4847]

Being perfect means you're the most normal character? That doesn't make any sense. Minato was routinely displaeyd as a perfect shinobi and I don't think that makes him normal.

[@aiya5777]

@@vklasb4847 fax

[@dmrjlb205]

This sounds like it’s gonna be a good vid. Edit: This is not a good video. This is an amazing video

[@iTsOfficiallyPluto]

Can you do Michael Myers Vs Jason both cannon versions of themselves

[@JBOBROSKII]

If he's a psychopath, literally everyone in the anime is, and I think is is a irrelevant discussion.

[@segalman]

Minato is more of a pragmatist, an efficient leader, a benevolent ruler yet ruthless if required to especially toward outside element who threatenbthe nation

[@juggalox1000]

is Minato a Psychopath Yes and No going by our world's definition and morality yes, in his world no. while I highly disagree with the choice Minato made seeing it as the least effective option of the choices, he could have made it is still a valid option

[@Vader255]

Even in our world and are common morality I'd say no as he cares for the people and his village but he's just willing to do what ever it takes to protect it and actually dos feel guilt and remorse for these choices

[@joshdionsc4]

Do you think cursed mark users would be effective on juubito since orochimaru studied and based it off of sage mode? That or the six path tools

[@RoadtoK-np1vn]

Hope u make it to 100k

[@sunflow57]

Interesting analysis.

[@shinbowlnoodles6308]

What? Six hating on minato?! Unseen

[@6paths988]

How’s he hating on him lmao🥴

[@Shadowsmoke11]

@@6paths988 By accusing Minato suffering from a mental disorder?

[@6paths988]

@@Shadowsmoke11 I wrote this comment before the video but accusing someone of something still isn’t hating Lmao.

[@Jozial1]

Yeah I agree. Based on the actual definition, Minato is far from a psychopath. He's obviously got a pure heart (as pure as you can get in the world of Naruto.) The only time this gets questionable is putting Kurama inside of Naruto but even then,This can be excusable however. Its similar to the "Trolley problem". Except in this scenario,death isn't assured. He put his faith in Naruto to defeat The Masked Man while also saving the village so his actions are reasonably excused and understandable. Almost even so moral.

[@aiya5777]

excusable? lol

[@aiya5777]

not naruto, on an infant who doesnt even understand the concept of responsibility this infant has Zero responsibility to protecc the village

[@Jozial1]

@@aiya5777 again, it’s like the “trolley problem” do you sacrifice one that means a lot to you or a large amount of people that may not mean as much to you. However,in this case,Minatos job as a hokage comes into question. His whole job as hokage is to protect his village. He did that while sacrificing himself and kushina. In that moment he put his village before his son. While Naruto did have a terrible childhood he was still alive. So Minato did his job as the village lead and Naruto’s father. (He could have possibly other choices as well but in that moment he made a quick decision that ended up being a good one)

[@Jozial1]

So yes,I see that as excusable lol

[@Jozial1]

@@aiya5777 but since you had that response then I guess the appropriate question would be if you think that not making that sacrifice and allowing hundreds if not thousands of more people die because you want to protect your child when YOUR JOB is to protect the village?

[@Cardock2]

But, it’s all about the friends we made along the way

[@Slim_Mantis]

Great video! also, the whole blood type thing is of Japanese origin, not just Naruto.

[@Redoren966]

I don't think psychopaths automatically means they are danger or crazy. Edit: Reason one of my friend's studies psychology and comments that psychopath is not the word a lot of people think it does.

[@LUNA-zn7ep]

You’re absolutely right, but he said early on in the video that he’s using the commonly used definition rather than the literal one.

[@CrimsonTear1996]

Ngl I only clicked on this video because Minato is one of my favorite characters and a huge part of that was his personality. So when I read this title it made me laugh, I just had to know what could make somebody think that.

[@sixfromtokyo]

Well I didn't link the original article but if you wanna know why the person who wrote it thought that just reply to this comment as for why I think he isn't a a psychopath that's just in the video.

[@CrimsonTear1996]

@@sixfromtokyo yeah I figured that out after watching the video, but yeah I’d like to read the original article

[@30STMand3DG]

answer is no, but in reality yes. probably one of the reasons my fav moments in shippudden was when sasuke was hardcore unstable before and after five kage summit arc. Same with itachi. Finally the chance of actually portraying characters as unhinged rather than "cool" or "smooth" even for villians. GAVE ME THE CHILLZ

[@whirlwind872]

Love seeing characters go off the rails on some insane crackhead energy and drunk on power

[@staticascension2687]

Aint no way, I was just thinkin about this for like an hour straight today and hear is a video saying exactly so

[@Sage-2002]

Six what video editing software you use and how you get these goatee transitions lmao

[@juliusjohnson4829]

You have the moves of a Shinobi killer is a cold line

[@GodlyShinobi]

I’d say hiruzen fits the definition of a psychopath! Check out the 2nd video on my channel.

[@Vader255]

Eh I wouldn't call the third hokage a psychopath either as he is shown caring for his village and even for his fallen student so much it took him a while to muster the strength to try and kill him. He as well sacrificed himself.

[@tylerconley1063]

@@Vader255 the issue I have with your comment is the fact that: while hiruzen was “mustering the strength to kill Orochimaru”, dozens of innocent people were dying. Hiruzen seen all these people dying, seen the village being destroyed, and that another village was in jeopardy of being destroyed (the sand village) due to Orochimaru’s actions. So to me, that’s the move of a psychopath….

[@vergil.591]

Before he was a hokage he was pretty much a soldier before he was a soldier he was just a man before he was a man he was a kid he just hardened as he got older that's all he still had a soft side

[@Paradox-es3bl]

I think the only similar type of video is want to see is something like, "Naruto's Secret Psychopath?!?" If there was like a character, like let's say Might Guy, who would fit the definition. Otherwise, I'm not sure there would be an interesting follow up to this.

[@Vader255]

Eh I wouldn't call might guy a psychopath as he cares for people like lee and becomes enraged when he is hurt. He's just obsessed with hard work witch maybe you can call him a megalomaniac as he wants power but he's not willing to do anything to get that power so that doesn't hold up either.