Board Thread:Theories and Speculation/@comment-31338621-20190501030435/@comment-26636534-20190505132857

When Minato was the Hokage, the situation was entirely different. The 3rd Shinobi war was recently concluded, peace treaties were signed and each hidden village was largely only concerned with themselves.

In the era of Hokage Tsunade, Kakashi and Naruto, Konoha was allied with the Sand, the leaf was rebuilding, and later the shinobi union.

The distinction is quite clear. I won't say that Hokage Minato had it easier, just that there were fewer considerations and commitments, meaning logically more time for Minato.