Board Thread:Boruto Discussions/@comment-5085906-20170430152255/@comment-4961229-20170513215232

Thekillman wrote: That interview talks about stuff around the Chunin exams. We already knew that Sasuke was added by request of his editor and that Kishimoto was still finding his ground. Early Installment Weirdness is pretty common. That doesn't mean it's true for everything. It's clear from things like Hiruzen's memories as well as cases like Obito/Tobi, as well as Itachi as mentioned in that very interview, that Kishimoto did in fact plan things.

You're still talking about Minato going off to find a medic in the middle of an extremely dangerous situation. Obito also murdered a bunch when he got past the barrier. When he appeared at Konoha, Kurama attacked him immediately followed by Minato getting attacked by Obito. Please, point at a moment where Minato could go off on a sidequest to save his wife, when he was already busy saving a village and himself. I didn't say that it was true for everything. It demonstrates that it's true for a lot of things.

Minato's a sensor and can go into sage mode. He will know instantly what medical nins are alive and where they're at. 10 seconds tops and he's got a hold of them and taken them back to his ready room.

In any case, it would take far shorter time than it took Gaara flying around the battlefield with Naruto to 2 different locations.