Shiranami treating Hotaru like a literal object for his schemes honestly infuriated me, especially with how much it echoed the unfairness Naruto’s faced his whole life. Naruto's passionate outburst about people not being tools felt so raw and personal, making me realize just how deeply those early village prejudices affected him. I'm really hoping Utakata can team up with him to bust that control seal ASAP before Hotaru gets completely lost to it.