Kakashi desperately wanted that guess to be true! He hoped Obito had been controlled, that harming Konoha and his teacher had never been Obito's own will, and that Obito could still be saved!
So he pressed for an answer.
Yongye leaned back against the sofa, his tone turning light.
"Among the Mangekyo Sharingan's abilities, there's an extraordinarily powerful illusion called Kotoamatsukami. It can silently change someone's will and make them believe the new thoughts are their own."
"I suspect Obito was put under Kotoamatsukami."
Kakashi immediately asked, "What's your evidence?"
Yongye spread his hands, utterly casual.
"I have no evidence. I don't need any."
"I just want to find a weakness in the Kamui Dimension—then kill him!"
"Whether Obito's being controlled makes no difference to me."
"It makes a difference to you."
Kakashi fell silent for a long time before voicing the question on his mind.
"You're telling me all this—"
"Why are you telling me all this?"
Yongye looked at him. The faint smile on his lips spread to the corners of his eyes, carrying an inscrutable hint of mischief.
"Because you need to know. Then you can choose for yourself whether to keep helping him destroy Konoha or turn back while you still can."
Kakashi struggled with himself. His foot ground against the porcelain-white floor, once, then again, as though he meant to press the two damp footprints into the gaps between the tiles.
His gaze shifted from Yongye's face to the edge of the black tabletop. It lingered there for two breaths before returning.
He raised another objection.
"As far as I know, what happened to your family should have made you hate Konoha. Wouldn't Obito destroying it suit you perfectly?"
Yongye leaned against the sofa and crossed his legs the other way. His foot swayed in