Jiraiya

Jiraiya's last thoughts after his defeat at the hands of six paths of Pain. One of my favourite scenes from Naruto Shippuden -

Its not how you live but how you die in the ninja world.. A ninja's life is not measured by how they lived but rather what they managed to accomplish before their death.
Looking back, my life has been nothing but failures
continually rejected by Tsunade,
Unable to stop my friend,
and unable to protect either my student or my mentor
Compared to the great deeds of the Hokage my actions are trifling insignificant things indeed. I wish I could have died like each of the hokage. A tale is only as good as its final turn of events the plot twist.
Failures must be seen as mere amusements! They are trials which hone your skills, I lived believing that And in return I swore I would accomplish a deed so great that it would obliterate all of my failures and I'd die a splendid ninja. At least that's how it was supposed to go
But with my plot twist
My tale ending like this
The great lord Elder prophesied that I would guide that revolutionary a person who will make a great choice that will bring either stability or destruction to the ninja world
I thought I would stop Pain and Akatsuki, But in the end I failed in that selection too.
How pitiful that this will be the twist to "The Tale of Jiraiya the Gallant"
What a worthless story....

Naruto..... Now that I think about it, Naruto, you are just like that novel's main character.
You've inherited Minato and Kushina's wishes, their hopes
And yet... I...
Never go back on your word and never give up...
Naruto, if that is your ninja way...
Then as your mentor, I have no business whining.
For everyone knows that a student inherits his ninja way from his teacher!
Isn't that so Naruto?
Never give up... that was the true choice I was supposed to make!
Naruto... You are the child of prophecy, I'm sure of it now.
I entrust with you the rest.