I wouldn't say it's forcing things to change exactly. [But fine, he acknowledges what he said doesn't seem all that logical and frowns thoughtfully while he thinks.]

Ever heard that it's not the destination but the journey that counts? Destiny's kind of like that, everyone's going to make friends, fight, face problems and die someday. You can't change that, but you can change how you deal with it and find a different road, even if you reach the same place in the end.

[A robot cop zooms by in the distance chasing some undoubtedly unlucky bastard in the distance, and Minato stares for a moment before concluding his thoughts.] ...There's a robot cop over there. We could avoid it or fight it, and that wouldn't be forcing things either way.