After Danzo proposed Kotoamatsukami, no argument immediately broke out in the Conference Room.
Shisui first asked the Recorder to write down his exact words in full.
It was not "using genjutsu to assist treatment."
Nor was it "reducing the Masked Man's hostility."
It was making him believe he had agreed.
That distinction had to be put on record first.
Otherwise, years later, coercion might still be written down as consent.
"You can do it," Danzo said.
Shisui did not deny his ability.
Kotoamatsukami could alter a target's judgment almost without their noticing.
The Masked Man might willingly open the other dimension, lie down on the operating table, and even accept restraints after treatment.
Konoha would not have to risk a direct confrontation.
In terms of results, this was the shortest route.
"And then?" Shisui asked.
Danzo frowned.
"The constraint is removed, the enemy is controlled, and the village is safe."
"What we remove is the constraint Madara left in his heart."
Shisui looked at the plan on the table.
"What we replace it with is a constraint Konoha leaves in his consciousness."
Madara had shaped Obito through saving his life and isolating him.
Black Zetsu had used the pain in his heart to force him to carry out orders.
If Konoha used Kotoamatsukami to make him believe he had consented, it would merely replace the controller's name.
That method might produce an obedient Masked Man.
But it could never prove what choice Obito would make without constraints.
Much less allow the established exchange of evidence to remain valid.
Danzo argued that, against an enemy capable of controlling the Nine-Tails, personal choice should never take precedence over the village's safety.
Fugaku did not counter with the Uchiha's dignity.
"Then submit a request under the procedures for capturing an enemy."
If Konoha