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1 – HIS SAGE MODE IS NOT AT THE SAME LEVEL AS Uzumaki NARUTO’S – Kakashi Hatake, who were no sage expert and have only seen Uzumaki Naruto’s sage mode at that point (and maybe Jiraya) saw Namikaze Minato’s and said “well, sensei uh… your sage mode isn’t very good…”. To me, this was meant to show that the difference between Namikaze Minato’s sage mode and Naruto’s is quite clear, even for someone not trained in the art. So even if Minato were to use it, I don’t think it would make any of a difference.

2 – HE DIDN’T SEEM TO GET ANY STRONGER WHEN USING SAGE MODE – People see Minato entering a perfect sage mode and instantly think he became as strong as Uzumaki Naruto, but when Namikaze Minato actually used sage mode, he attacked Uchiha Madara with a common sized Rasengan, instead of one of those huge ones both Uzumaki Naruto and Jiraya can make. It would have been more useful in that moment, increasing his destructive power and range. Why would someone hold back against Madara? And I’m not just talking about ninjutsu. He didn’t show any improvement in speed, strength, reflexes, sensing skills. anything. Now, I understand he was fighting the six paths uchiha Madara with both Rinnengan, so of course I wasn’t expecting him to put up a fight, but Minato could at least have lasted a bit longer, like 7 gates might Gai did.

3 – MINATO SAGE MODE DOESN’T LAST LONG – When he got hit, he instantly lost his sage mode. I know it was a very strong attack by an overpowered enemy. I know. But when he lost his first arm to Uchiha Obito, he didn’t lose kyuubi mode. Besides, when Senju Tobirama and Senju Hashirama’s clone were hit by Ten tails Uchiah Obito, they were torn in half, yet that didn’t stop them from using their techniques. It seems like you don’t feel pain when you’re an Edo. So why would Minato lose his power so fast? To me, it indicates his technique is very unstable. Besides there is also that problem of Minato taking too much time to gather the sage energy.

4 – MINATO NEVER USES IT IN A REAL FIGHT – Finally, in the night Minato died, Namikaze Minato was in the perfect situation for using sage mode. he was standing in front of the Kyuubi, which was completely restrained and unable to move (I think people don’t give Kushina enough praise for this feature), so he had TIME to enter sage mode. Uzumaki Kushina was going to die from having had the Kyuubi extracted from her body, and Namikaze Minato knew that, so he had the REASON to try to stay alive for his son. Still, instead of at least trying anything else before, he went straight for the “I’m gonna kill myself” move, knowing that his newborn son would grow up both father and motherless because of it.

EVEN WHEN HAVING BOTH THE REASON AND THE TIME, HE WOULD RATHER DIE BEFORE EVEN TRYING ANYTHING IN SAGE MODE. If Minato didn’t try this in a fight against the Kyuubi, Minato wouldn’t try this against anyone else. but it makes sence, right?

“But MINATO was already out of chakra at that moment!” – Then why didn’t Minato summon the Great Two Toad Sages there? I think their genjutsu would’ve been pretty useful. Or at least Mah’s water style cutting technique. I think Minato simply can’t summon them.
I know that Minato showed a perfect sage mode, and that Minato was fighting Uchiha Madara, but still, his sage mode din’t convince me, and it seems like we should ignore that he ever did that, and act as if Minato sage mode makes no difference.