My initial eye-roll at another flashback quickly turned into genuine despair watching Root systematically dismantle Kabuto's world through Nono. It made me realize how utterly betrayed he must feel, not just by Danzo but by the very idea of trust, which explains so much of his present villainy. Itachi’s genjutsu, as harsh as it was, felt like the only way to finally force him to confront that heartbreaking manipulation.