Understandable. If you can't control yourself in combat, that puts others at risk.

[At the time, Akechi hardly cared. He denied and denied what he truly felt, trying to push himself into killing the Thieves even when, deep down, he didn't truly want that.

But that was still a choice. This clearly was not.

Soft uncertainty creeps into Akechi's features.]

It may be worthwhile to see how many retained clarity of mind and discern potential patterns.