[Continued from here.]

[Minato's sickened too beyond seeing the possessions of one of his friends- the blood, the trinkets...he had heard before about the sacrifices, but to see it being done even now was disgusting and he swallows, trying to contain his revulsion.]

I've heard of sacrifices before, but this is the first time I've seen an altar. [He's quiet, sticking to the facts as much as possible to avoid stirring his emotions.] ...It might have something to do with the spirits.