Board Thread:Boruto Discussions/@comment-32196880-20170910080526/@comment-32196880-20170910103219

Ravenlot 27 wrote: LegionZero wrote: Also when was it stated that Minato's affinity was wind? Well, in the fourth databook, natures were given to most of the characters, even if they've never used them in the series so far. Wind Release actually is amongst Minato's elements, along with Fire, Lightning, Yin and Yang. However, the such a statement about a Wind affinity is still incorrect, it was never said that Minato's affinity is exactly Wind Release, since the databook doesn't specify it, so it could be either Fire or Lighning as well, they have even chances with Wind.

Naruto has his primary nature affinity to wind release, so it is obvious as of how he inherited it. Of course Kushina was also proficient in wind release, but why I am referring to Minato is, his second name Namikaze means 'waves and winds' and hence it strongly indicates his ties to wind release (just my speculation). Kishimoto himself has stated that he designed Minato based on the Shinto God 'Susanoo', the god of seas and storms. Lord Susanoo's wife was Princess Kushina, whom he saved and married after killing the Yamato-no-Orochi. This fact also makes me wonder whether the Namikaze is just merely a family name or a clan, because just like the Senju clan of the forest, it could be also the Namikaze clan of the seashore or something.