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Old 2011-03-19, 10:36   Link #77
Alchemist007
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Originally Posted by Hunter View Post
It's nothing so complicated really, the Hanzo we saw in this flashback was the young Hanzo who still possessed a strong will, a pure heart and the dream to change the world.
The Hanzo in Nagato's flashback was old, he had already been broken by the ninja world, he had given up his dreams and had become fearful and paranoiac of young upstarts possessing the will and dream he once had.
His strength weakened along with his spirit.

This is a classic Shonen moral, that's what Gaara's speech to the old cynical Kage was already about when he asked them when they had all lost their values.
Ah back to the origins of it all. It was Pein's fault because it was Hanzou's fault because...and it's the cycle of hatred produced by war. And now it's this generation's crack at it.
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