Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-1018594-20150217173857/@comment-1018594-20150220021553

Minato was buffed to hell just so Kishimoto could pull some sentimental father-son bonding bullshit. That's why Minato had to have his arms taken off against Madara: Kishimoto overpowered him, forgot he wasn't the main character and then needed a way to devalue him.