 IGN ranked Obito and Konan's fight the 11th-best battle in "Naruto", and ranked Obito's fight against Minato Namikaze the fourth-best in the series.CyberConnect2 CEO Hiroshi Matsuyama said was Obito became his favorite character in the "Naruto" series; Matsuyama's previous favorites were Shikamaru Nara and Itachi Uchiha.In a manga popularity poll, Obito was voted the 19th-most-popular "Naruto" character.