[ Minato lifts his chin at that, a little startled--and then he huffs out a faint laugh, dipping his head. ]

Ah... how scary.

But... I get it. And... regardless of how I feel about my own life--all of your lives are on the line too. I won't risk that, no matter what.

[ not until the day all of Cerberus decides to together. So long as even one person doesn't want to, he'll respect that with all of his heart. ]