The official Twitter account for the Naruto anime finally revealed the results of the popularity poll called NARUTOP99. According to the results, Minato Namikaze finished in first place with nearly 800,000 votes. As previously stated by Kishimoto, Minato will now receive a manga of his own. Itachi Uchiha and Sakura Haruno finished in the 2nd and 3rd spots, respectively.

Since it was a global popularity poll, fans from throughout the world participated in it. Once the results were declared, Kishimoto drew the top 22 most popular characters from the poll. Kishimoto confirmed in a separate statement that while he had promised to draw only the top 20 characters, he wanted to include Kurama and Might Guy as well.

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The top twenty-two characters are as seen in the illustration: Minato Namikaze, Itachi Uchiha, Sakura Haruno, Shisui Uchiha, Kakashi Hatake, Naruto Uzumaki, Sakumo Hatake, Sasuke Uchiha, Madara Uchiha, Hinata Hyuuga, Obito Uchiha, Jiraiya, Shikamaru Nara, Tobirama Senju, Gaara, Hashirama Senju, Deidara, Neji Hyuuga, Sasori, Rock Lee, Might Guy, and Kurama.

Naruto top 22 most popular characters

The official Twitter account has also been releasing other data from the poll, which is rather interesting. An estimated 4.6 million people voted, which is nothing short of spectacular. The voting data from each region was also disclosed, which can be found below.

Naruto poll results

Minato Namikaze is a central figure in the Naruto series. He is the father of Naruto, and he is the one who chose to entrust the power of the Nine-Tails inside his son. Minato was also the Fourth Hokage of the Hidden Leaf. He was given the position due to his incredible efforts during the Third Great Ninja War. Minato was undoubtedly a very powerful character, but his screen time was rather limited. There are still many things about the legendary ninja that remain unknown, so the one-shot will unravel some of them, including the secret behind his jutsu. It will most likely focus on the creation of the Rasengan and/or the Flying Thunder God technique. Both of these techniques were heavily utilized by Minato.

Naruto is one of the most popular anime series of all time. It follows the titular protagonist, who dreams of becoming the Hokage. However, Naruto's path is filled with all kinds of obstacles, and he must overcome them in order to reach his goal. Throughout his adventures, Naruto meets many different people who teach him valuable lessons about life. Naruto also faces off against several strong opponents, whom he takes down with the help of his friends.

Source: Naruto Official Site

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