Board Thread:Versus Debates/@comment-9782468-20141228070457/@comment-1018594-20141229054955

ItachiWasAHero wrote: Kishi took away Edo Tensei Minato's arms away for a reason, it is most likely because Kishi believes Minato would of been too much help in the war at that stage. Handicap people more powerful than the main enemy's and main characters, that is an old and still standing tactic for Mangaka and Comic Artists.

Or, Kishimoto overpowered Minato, forgot that he wasn't the main character and then needed a way to devalue him.