[...And in Minato's thought bubble, those quiet murmurs that are again only half his thoughts-- 'Hanged man, hanged man--Sacrificing one thing to obtain another. Transformation. Oppression.' and then quietly-- 'why does someone always have to be wrong?']

...I don't think...it's possible to define one person by their entire race...any more than it is by their hair color...or their eyes.

You aren't wrong, Tiir-san. People have done that to you...and if I'm the first to treat you otherwise, then they should be ashamed of themselves for that.

You've been protecting yourself, and others, and so...

'I can't judge you for that, no matter what it was you had to do.']