[if he was out of his depth before, he's floating out in space now. because - ]

.... I think you're right, in some ways.

[that's the problem, when the truth gets blurry - and he thinks it's even funnier that someone like him is having trouble discerning the line between reality and injured, emotional fabrication.]

I wanted to find who hurt Shiks, and maybe removing one of Love's followers instead of thinning out the lesser gods was a bad call. As long as we participate in their trials and in their game, we're just as guilty as anyone else.

[ . . . . ]

But I'm not pretending to be sorry. I am sorry. It doesn't make anything better - but I don't know what will. So it's why I asked if you're going to talk to gods, if you want someone else making appeals.... because I don't know what to do to -

.... you don't need my help, but I want to offer it.

[he still expects sasuke to hate it, but at least he said it.]