Why is Namikaze Minato called Minato?

At that time, Minato Namikaze was translated as Namikaze Minato.

The translation of the first Naruto manga was not mature enough, and the Chinese annotations for many Naruto characters were not good enough. At that time, Namikaze Minato was translated as Namikaze All People, for example: Naruto is called Naruto, Kaka Sai called Shika Tenda Jing, Iruka called Iluka, etc. It was too long ago and I can’t remember clearly. Later, after the manga was animated, the name was basically changed, and it continues to this day.

Namikaze Minato (also translated as Namikaze Minato) is a fictional character who appears in the comic book (Naruto) created by Masashi Kishimoto.