@Diamond_Dust6 @RealTruggler He wants to be better than humanity, the “ultimate being” that isn’t held back by the emotions that grief brings. I can further this by diving into his dynamic with Kabuto but would rather not.
@Diamond_Dust6 @RealTruggler Death and the lack of control over fate is what drives him. He needs to turn the wheel and be free of it all, and killing Hiruzen is a step in that process. Him having a heart coincides with this, as it represents the humanity he’s trying to discard.
@Diamond_Dust6@RealTruggler He frames his purpose as “moving the pinwheel” because he sees life as stagnant. He wants to be someone or something great that rises above everything that makes him feel weak. Yes he’s deranged and evil but that doesn’t undermine the meaning behind what he does, it adds to it.
@Diamond_Dust6 @RealTruggler He is not just a monster. The cruelty of the shinobi world left him feeling so powerless that he tried gaining all the knowledge to feel in control of his own fate. To do that, he needed to shed his human skin, which meant he no longer abided by moral constraints.