Board Thread:Theories and Speculation/@comment-45510280-20200416210937/@comment-34656247-20200419183259

There was no need for Obito to lie when Itachi's story in reality was enough to trigger Sasuke to asshole mode. The elders controlling Itachi was what made Sasuke convert so why would Obito lie about something as trivial as Itachi being forced by the elders to kill his GF. Obito said he was betting on whether or not Sasuke would join him.