What I think the point of Obito's lines is that the cycle of hatred that exists in the Shinobi world is the reason he became this way.
Well it's not like Tobi is resentful of those whom he believes deprived him of his happiness or the system in general actually. Well at least he doesn't externally display his emotions to others. Internally he must be assigning some level of worth to the current world and those around him if he is so adamant in attempting to refute their ideological statements. To be concerned in the manner that he is implies emotional value or psychological value. If he was capable of destroying all of his previous emotions then why even acknowledge the false semblances of these people who will become nothing after he brings about the Moon's Eye Plan?
I believe that Tobi is deceiving himself, at least somewhat.
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The Mist's lust for power and destruction robbed Rin of an otherwise normal life (for a ninja) and in turn, robbed her from him. Basically, if you look at it deeper, the cycle of hatred existing in the Shinobi world is what really turned Obito this way. I'm not dismissing the fact that Obito is basically whining, nor am I dismissing his actions, but what I'm pointing out is how he turned out this way.
I don't even understand why hatred is being looked upon as the all encompassing, universal cause for all of the afflictions in the Narutoverse. It isn't as if there aren't any alternative motivations that would compel someone to perform iniquitous actions. Gato was a power hungry megalomaniac with no implications provided that he was a victim of hateful retribution. He committed his injustices for the sole purpose of acquiring wealth and influence. No one ever provided him with a method to redeem himself. Deidara was a sociopathic terrorist and self proclaimed "artisan" who found gratification in the usage of explosives he made, regardless of the sacrifice in lives it must have taken whenever he committed his crimes. Similar to Gato he had no prior implications of being victimized by this cyclical establishment of hatred. He simply acted out this distorted method of artistic expression.
Furthermore we have the likes of Orochimaru and Zetsu. Now Orochimaru was victimized to some extent because it was the deaths of parents that initially compelled him to dabble in kinjutsu, specifically tensei ninjutsu. However, over the course of his studies he lost sight of his original inspirations and began to act simply for the purpose of achieving immortality and learning all ninjutsu. Mind you, we were never provided with the exact specifics as to how his parents died but even if their deaths were confirmed to be a product of war it's not like Orochimaru was concerned with vengeance. Oro had no underlying principals or intentions that contributed any sort of moral intricacy to his character. Even with his suggestive comments about his invasion of Konoha having a deeper motivation to itself what do you believe would be the most probable reason for his actions there? Naturally it would likely have some relevance to Minato being chosen over him for the position of the Hokage as it is the only grievance Orochimaru ever had; but then he has no one to blame but himself because it was due to his unethical experimentations and prying into forbidden techniques that inhibited him from acquiring the position. Both of which he intended to use to achieve some level of ascendancy to what he likely perceived as "godhood". You could say that war, if that was actually the cause for his parents dying, indirectly contributed to Orochimaru's moral decay at a young age but war was not in his mind when he started his nefarious practices.
Beyond his striving to become an equivalent to the Sot6P Orochimaru has commented that he simply wants to see the world "in motion". He finds it "boring" if things are "standing still" and from what we can infer of those comments he appears to be someone who simply enjoys seeing conflict or dissension. I can't blame him entirely for that idea though because what purpose is there for acquiring something if you can't even use it to amuse yourself in some way? In alot of ways his motivations are similar to Cell's from DBZ. Even after having acquired what they believe to be "ultimate power" they still harbour desires in order to gratify themselves. Cell wants to find amusement in his life by seeing the faces of people contort in apprehension and suffering whilst for Orochimaru he satiates his own desires of wanting to see an "active" world by bringing about conflict.
We then come to Zetsu who's personal intentions, if you can even call it that, are to simply carry out the instructions of who created him. His purposes for existing were to simply act as convenient tools for the Akatsuki as a scout and healer then later to Tobi as the primary force of his army. He was never offered any opportunity for redemption nor does anyone appear to care about him in the Narutoverse. Zetsu is a means to achieving an end; in some ways he's merely a weapon or tool to be used and then discarded by those who were actually affected by the system. Regardless of what they may think, I can't help but feel that there is an element of bias in this because Zetsu is a sentient creature, he can feel emotions and he does have his own personality. Yet for some unknown peculiarity the world doesn't place much value in his life. Even Haku was valued as an endearing comrade and companion by friend and foe alike. Zetsu has never been offered those sentiments by anyone. It's quite saddening to be honest.
I suppose the point I'm trying to make is that there are other reasons for conflict to exist aside from hatred. Thirst for power (Gato), recognition (Haku), wealth (Kakuzu), religion (Hidan), and then there are those who are just instinctually apathetic, as if they were born that way (Deidara). Some act out of ****s and giggles alone (to put it bluntly) like Orochimaru and others were but a means to an end who happened to be capable of sentient thought and emotions but were never given the possibility to be anything more than a tool (Zetsu); regardless if they were just an artificial creation it could still feel and think.
Even if you could somehow remove all hatred in the world (which is technically impossible since it's a product of human nature which will always exist in the minds of humans) there would still be other motivations that drive people to fight and kill. It's one of the many grievances that I have with Kishi's writing. He emphasizes this notion of hatred being the only reason for dissension existing in the Narutoverse but we know that that's patently false with what information we've been given about the personalities of other characters. Bear in mind that the shinobi system also exists as an economic system alongside being a result of hatred or contention. It's apparently the five countries' main source of revenue; essentially their lifeline as a nation to survive.
So it's not just from a psychological or emotional point of view that you need to look at but an economic one as well. How do you address the matter of a system of violence and death being the indispensable means to making sure that your country does not plummet into abject poverty? If there is no conflict in the world then what is the purpose to learning how to become a shinobi? Is it to simply attain some propagandized notion of "enlightenment" akin to what Orochimaru is seeking? How can you apply that to where the sacrifices (financially, mentally, and ect.) necessitated to providing that education and training is compensated in some way?
This is probably just me reaching a bit too far. I doubt Kishi will address these little details at the end of the manga. Still, it's something to think about and pick holes at.
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Bolded: It's Senju DNA. what else can't it do??
Senju DNA is the cure for cancer obviously.
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Believe it or not I'm glad she got that panel time because it's finally showing she has taken her role as head of the Hyuuga clan seriously I am truly happy she's getting the development she deserves and becoming a great character in my eyes and guess what (nothing pairing related). Because she doesn't have to end up with Naruto to have her own happy ending seeing her ruling as the rightful head of the Hyuuga clan is enough to give her that happy ending, I can see that she will change the course of the clan which means no more having the bird cage seal no doubt she will get rid of that and she will want unite the main branch and second branch as one slowly trying to dissolve the hatred the second branch has had for the main branch for so long. Kishi is finally developing her character the way it should (although it did took him over 400 chapters to do so 
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