Board Thread:Versus Debates/@comment-35245311-20200605154655/@comment-26636534-20200619162647

Babyfriend1 wrote: In chapter 604 (flashback to obito's backstory) minato is already called "the yellow flash". Madara was still alive when minato's speed became recognized and considering he was looking at obito to carry on the plan, it seems way more likely he'd know about minato than the third raikage. I know that's why I said during the 3rd war. If you are first recognized during some conflict, don't you think you need more information to directly compare said shinobi to legendary shinobi from history? Which is why I didn't even mention comparisons for Ay, Shisui and Minato.

IIRC, the third Raikage was before the 3rd war, and thus information about him is already comparable.

I'd say it's unlikely that Madara knew a lot about Minato, as Obito didn't even know about FTG:second step. Despite being Minato's student and having access to Madara's knowledge.