Here’s why Minato didn’t use his sage mode: For the most part, Minato never used sage mode because he didn’t need to. As far as we know, he won every single fight and battle in his entire life without once using sage mode. The only time he actually needed it was after he was dead, when he was reanimated, in the fight against Madara, where he used sage mode. So if you want to learn all about why Minato never wielded his sage mode, then this article is for you. Let’s jump right into it! Who Is Minato? What are we even talking about? If you don’t recognize the keywords in the title, then here are a few quick tidbits for you. First off, Minato is a character from Naruto. He appears several times in the original manga (like a Japanese comic book), and since the anime series (both Naruto and Shippuden) are based on the manga, he shows up there too. I’ll explain more about who he is in a second, but we need to talk about something else first. Spoiler warning In order to discuss sage mode and Minato, I have to cover some super important plot points in the original Naruto storyline. If you don’t know the whole story, then I suggest you stop here or risk seeing major spoilers. With that covered, let’s talk a bit more about Minato. Minato is the Fourth Hokage. That means he is the fourth person to hold the title of the leader of Konoha (the Leaf Village). At the beginning of Naruto, Minato is dead, and he’s a bit of a legend. We find out later that he was actually Naruto’s dad, and he’s one of the most accomplished ninjas of all time. What Is Sage Mode? Minato made waves even from a young age by setting records on ninja tests. He also pretty much won the Third Great Ninja