Board Thread:Versus Debates/@comment-34277398-20190315034807/@comment-9782468-20190406184426

@Flatzone, the only reason Minato wasn't chosen first is because he was only like 24. And besides, deciding between Orochimaru, the guy who always beat Jiraiya, and Minato, they chose Minato.

And later on, when Orochimaru was stronger, they noted that Minato was the one who could deal with him. Not Jiraiya.