but also Naruto's father Minato, inspiring the Fourth Hokage to name his future son after the hero of Jiraiya's book. This plays perfectly into Jiraiya's character as, ironically given his own ...

Naruto's father, Minato Namikaze, was Jiraiya's student, who named his son after the protagonist of Jiraiya's book “THE TALE OF A GUTSY NINJA.” Later, Minato also named Jiraiya as Naruto's ...