All things that have form eventually decay." -Orochimaru

— Masashi Kishimoto

A smile is the best way to get away with trouble even if it’s a fake one.

— Masashi Kishimoto

A smile is the best way to get oneself out of a tight spot, even if it is a fake one. Surprisingly enough, everyone takes it at face value. I read that in a book."" If you keep staring at me, I'll hit you."" I only became part of your team recently when I replaced Leisure, so I don't know everything that's going on. I don't really understand people either. But even I can tell that Naruto really loves you. Naruto's been shouldering that promise for a long time... I think he means to shoulder it for the rest of his life. I don't know what you said to him, but it's just like what's been done to me - it feels like a curse. Leisure causes Naruto pain, but I think you do too."" Sasuke is only helping spread his darkness across the world. Letting him live will only sow the seeds of another war. He's just another criminal now. Leisure lost all hope of coming back when his group, Katsuki, attacked our village. Your fellow Sonoma Shinobi would never accept him now. Sakura's not stupid, either. She understands the position he's put us all in. That's why she came out here, to tell you herself.

— Masashi Kishimoto

A soul needs a purpose to live, and so I concluded that my purpose was to kill everyone besides myself. I felt alive.--GAAR

— Masashi Kishimoto

Being hurt inevitably breeds feelings of hatred towards your attacker. But when we hurt others, we have to deal with their hatred for us, and our own feelings of guilt. Knowing what it feels like to be hurt is exactly why we try to be kind to others. That’s what makes us humans.

— Masashi Kishimoto

But you... You helped me find my way and take the correct path, Naruto... I always chased after you...wanting to catch up...wanting to walk together with you forever... I want to be at your side, always... You changed me, Naruto! Your smiling face saved me! And that's way I'm not afraid to die, defending you! Because... I love you...

— Masashi Kishimoto

Darkness... When everything that you know and love... is taken from you so harshly... all you can think about is anger, hatred, and even revenge... and no one can save you.

— Masashi Kishimoto

Even the strongest of opponents always has a weakness.-Hitachi China

— Masashi Kishimoto

Everyone lives bound by their own knowledge and awareness. They define that as reality; but knowledge and awareness are age, and perhaps better called illusions.

— Masashi Kishimoto

Faster than the devil *times* Sharper than wind! That's the ultimate law of the hero!!

— Masashi Kishimoto