He was a very humble and collected man. Very perceptive and shrewd, he was noted as not to do something without a reason.[33] He was well-aware of the terror his reputation inspired in rival villages and would take advantage of it at times, but even then he would remain respectful to opponents. A very polite individual, Minato would adress others with the appropriate honourifics, directed even towards dangerous criminals such as Orochimaru.