Naruto’s ninja world is extremely ruthless. Children are trained from an early age to fight, use deadly techniques and spy on other villages. Before the birth of Konoha and the other villages, it was not uncommon to send even 10-year-old children into battle and then bury them.
It is therefore not surprising if the average age in Naruto manga and anime is very low, with many characters who died at a considerably young age. Neji Hyuga’s death at the age of only 18 is an example of this, but there are many other characters who have died young in the past as well. A prime example is Minato Namikaze, fourth Hokage and one of the strongest ninjas in the world of Naruto. To protect the leaf village and all his loved ones, he had to sacrifice himself and imprison the nine-tailed fox.
But How old was Minato Namikaze when he died? in the battle in Naruto Shippuden? Masashi Kishimoto revealed this number, confirming that the Fourth Hokage died at the age of only 24. This sudden death therefore prevented him from holding Hokage’s position for a long time and from taking care of his wife and son Naruto. He could only return in the future thanks to Orochimaru’s resurrection technique and a partial seal in his son’s body.
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