User blog comment:FairyRaven/Fairy Tail Chapter 416: Tartarus Arc: Final Part, Review and Commentary/@comment-217.211.187.46-20150119134341/@comment-5268982-20150119135205

Nah, it's not very similar to Obito's case, because despite the despair those characters are still looking forward to the future instead of turning to revenge and staying in the past :/ it's a more positive message in that regard.