In his previous life, he was the Hokage of Konoha
-[Namikaze Minato].
First the Hokage, then Minato Namikaze
Please allow me to be more willful in this life
Not Namikaze Minato
-[Kami Shirasawa Minato].
They are relatives, friends, and teachers.
Not just the Hokage of Konoha