Board Thread:Versus Debates/@comment-26005711-20150512133037/@comment-26541067-20150831180614

im very sure minato was a sensor.i cant recall the chapters but its suggested somewhere he has sensory abilities. i believe sensory abilities tie into ftg somehow,since the primary two known users are sensory types and also it seems likely some kind of extrasensory perception is needed to do a jutsu like ftg.you would need to be able to locate people and kunai and stuff even from great distances and at great speeds. though the hokage guard dudes seem to be able to do their own watered down version of it, i dno if theyre sensory types or not.or maybe their downscaled application doesnt require it. perhaps this is why hiruzen couldnt learn ftg despite having the scroll