
Hot take : I like this moment
First reason : I hate Uchiha
Real reason : I like the fact that the man who thought he was the most powerful and intelligent, who was seen as the great manipulator, was actually the most malleable. However, I agree that this should have been better woven into the plot. Apparently, in Japanese, some clues came across more easily (like the writing style Zetsu uses, but I'm not 100% sure, so I won't say for sure).
Sorry for my english it's not m'y first language