Preparations Before the War

At the Hokage succession ceremony that Konoha Village had spent a week preparing, Minato Namikaze, dressed in a white-and-red God-striking Robe, solemnly accepted the Hokage Hat handed to him by the Third Hokage and placed it solemnly on his head. Turning around, he loudly and solemnly declared to the many villagers and shinobi attending the ceremony, "From this day forward, I, Minato Namikaze, will serve as the Fourth Hokage. I will devote myself to protecting and developing Konoha, and continue passing down the Will of Fire.