Board Thread:Theories and Speculation/@comment-31266380-20170213121035/@comment-734582-20170216160333

Kakashisologod wrote: Considering that isnt his style,why would he bodder so much?He would need to completly change his fighting style in order to do so. I dont think thats worth. Jiraiya needs to buy a lot of time and takes a lot of risk entering Sage Mode. It's not ideal for him either.

Besides, Minato's biggest weakness is firepower, which is what Sage Mode grants. It's possible he wanted to use it as a backup plan. Alternatively, he may have tried to develop it in different ways. I don't see why the shadowclone trick wouldn't work for him, and he can hide tReplyhem even more easily.