Choji leaped into the air and appeared behind Sai. His hands enlarged as he used the Expansion Jutsu, clamping tightly over Sai's mouth.
Sai could only make muffled "Mmph, mmph" sounds.
Shikamaru followed up with control, stacking his hands together in a seal. The Shadow Imitation Technique instantly immobilized Sai's body.
Ino immediately used the Mind Body Switch Technique to take over Sai's body, her face full of apology.
"Sorry!"
"My brain short-circuited just now, and I said something stupid. That wasn't what I meant!"
Beside them, although Sasuke found Sai—who could never control the thoughts in his head and frequently said outrageous things—rather hard to deal with, he truly had not expected him to say something like that this time.
What did he mean, Naruto liked him?!
That was complete bullshit!
Good thing he knew what kind of person Sai was. Otherwise, he would have sent him straight to the afterlife with a Chidori.
Hm? Why did that sound so familiar? It sounded exactly like Naruto forming a Rasengan.
He turned his head to look.
Naruto was glowing all over, and with one hand, aided by two transparent orange hands, he had formed a ball larger than Sai's head.
"Choji! Move!"
"Today, I'm definitely going to let this guy have a taste of the Rasengan!"
"How could I possibly like that Uchiha Sasuke?!"
Neji immediately activated his Byakugan and stepped between them, assuming a fighting stance.
"Naruto, calm down. Sai didn't mean it. He's just not very bright and doesn't know how to talk."
"He was also a ninja poisoned by Root in the past. You understand what I mean, right?"
Naruto froze when he heard Neji's words. Though he was still upset, he dispersed the Rasengan in his hand, deactivated Nine-Tails Chakra Mode, then turned around and sat