Itachi couldn't help but feel guilty for that assumption, no matter how wise and prudent it was. He faced the same dilemma with nearly everyone he'd met so far. A pacifistic murderer? His reputation as a missing-nin always trumped. And his real motives... They weren't exactly believable.

Now, he thought to himself, if he could have saved his family somehow... they weren't exactly forgivable either.

He met Obito's actions, step for step, slowly backing himself toward the street. His eyes, of course, never lost focus.