It had to be said, Sasuke had perfectly dealt with the attacks of three Akatsuki Organization members in a row. Even the harshest critic probably wouldn't be able to find fault with that performance.
"Sasuke, nicely done!"
As his best buddy, Naruto was the first to offer his praise.
"Sasuke, you looked so cool!"
Even Sakura's Second Personality had always liked Sasuke. She was simply more reserved about it and not as exaggerated as the primary personality.
"That kid Sasuke has grown a lot since the Chunin Exams!"
Though Kakashi was crouched on the ground in weakness, he still felt deeply gratified.
As for Sasuke, having been acknowledged by both his mentor teacher and teammates, he was practically floating with pride.
However, as the saying went, extreme joy begets sorrow. That was exactly what Sasuke was experiencing now!
"Interesting. Shisui, since you can't quickly deal with these people, then I'll make a move."
For once, Sasori suddenly felt like attacking someone other than Orochimaru!
Without waiting for Shisui's response, Sasori continued his offensive.
Sasori made no other movements, but the black cloth covering the mouth of the Hiruko puppet was suddenly removed.
"Click, click."
Then Hiruko's mouth opened, and countless poisoned Senbon shot toward Sasuke like machine-gun bullets.
Sasuke's Three-Tomoe Sharingan narrowed as he prepared to flap his wings and fly backward.
However, before he could move, Naruto acted on his behalf.
"Did you forget I'm still here?"
"Clap!"
With Naruto's sharp shout, his hands came together.
"Wind Release: Gale Palm!"
A powerful wind formed between Naruto's palms and howled toward the poisoned Senbon fired from Hiruko's mouth.
Since he was in Nine-Tails Chakra Mode, the power of Naruto's Wind Release: Gale Palm was far greater than usual.
At the very least, blowing away the poisoned Senbon headed for Sasuke