H-How could this be?
Even someone like Teacher Chiba had no way to answer this question, no way to solve it?
Then was war inevitable?
Was it something that could never be avoided? Peace... then what meaning did peace have?
If war was bound to happen and could not be avoided, what meaning did temporary peace have? What meaning did everything they believed in have? Listening to one of the people he respected most speak, looking into those sincere and candid eyes, Itachi slowly widened his eyes and parted his lips slightly. Yet what filled his gaze was the disappointment of shattered hopes, along with confusion! The bloodshed on the battlefield, the face of the man he had wanted to save but who had stabbed him with a Kunai, corpses as far as the eye could see—scene after scene of cruelty and despair flashed through his mind, battering against his young yet far-from-immature heart.
Originally, he had been full of hope when he voiced all his doubts and pain. He had thought that this man before him, the greatest person he had ever met, would give him an answer that could free him from it all. But he had never expected that this last hope of his would ultimately be shattered, ground into dust.
The conflict, anguish, pain, and incomprehension that had plagued him all this time surged up at once. For a moment, Itachi could no longer react. He was completely lost.
I'm sorry, Itachi.
As your teacher, I cannot ease your doubts.
Nor can I lie to you. This is the world of ninja. Even if I used a beautiful lie to deceive you, you would discover this cruelty someday. Rather than let that discovery hurt you even more in the future, it would be better to tell