Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-8284722-20141222195100/@comment-8284722-20141230144915

Wow. That's an obscure and interesting choice. I'm going to have to re-read that before I write it out, but I know what you're talking about, and yes, it's going to be in there.

Well even so, Naruto had similar thoughts with Sasuke, even if his were also self-sacrificial. Either way, I'm basing Naruto's quote there on the outcome of the battle, not what was going through Hashirama's head (he never knew about that).