[Minato could also understand that. There were things he would like to forget too.]

Time doesn't heal wounds, it just numbs them. It'll stay, but maybe it's there so when it happens again, it won't be such a surprise.

[So history didn't repeat itself. It was like armor that slowly grew stronger and thicker after time. He didn't want to sound so pessimistic, but he couldn't sound too idealistic either since that wasn't realistic.]