"No Itachi, it's not a bad thing to wish to be useful." He didn't look away, but his demeanor softened, just a touch, just enough that enough he was still clearly not going to let it go, he did have some sympathy.

He'd been a position once where he'd felt useless after all, and had no desire to visit it upon others. However...

This would not do.

"Look me in the eye Itachi." It was gently said, not as a demand, though it wasn't a request either. "Look me in the eye and tell me exactly what you're doing that cannot wait for you to return to it later."