

To aid in this goal, Minato was taught many sealing techniques from both Kushina and Jiraiya. Minato and Kushina were a couple from the time that he rescued her, and with his love, Kushina was able to keep the Nine-Tails sealed within her at bay.

On their way back to Konoha, Minato confessed his admiration for her hair and her strength, causing Kushina – who had previously believed Minato "unreliable" and even "girly" – to fall in love with him.

Minato, acting alone, rescued her from her captors. Konoha mobilised its ninja to retrieve her, but only Minato noticed the strands of red hair Kushina left behind to mark their path. Years later, after they graduated and became ninja, Kushina was kidnapped by Kumogakure forces. In time, Minato's exceptional skills led Jiraiya to believe he might be the Child of the Prophecy, someone who would someday save the world. The Sannin took a special interest in Minato and took him on as his apprentice, teaching him many of his own signature abilities. When he was added to a genin unit, Team 6, under the leadership of Jiraiya. Minato was a natural prodigy as a ninja, the likes of which appears only once in a generation. Minato was immediately drawn to her bright red hair, finding it beautiful. When Kushina Uzumaki moved to Konoha, she was placed in the same class as Minato. Minato entered Konoha's Academy with the dream of earning the villagers' respect and recognition by becoming Hokage.
