"So, right now, we're either going to your relative's side, or to that person's side, right?"
Awkwardly glancing at the hand holding his, Second Pillar's mouth twitched slightly. In the end, he did not pull away, only speaking stiffly.
"Pfft!"
At that moment, two suppressed laughs that had failed to remain contained came from behind him, nearly blending into one.
Uzumaki Naruto and Haruno Sakura, their hands resting on Sasuke's shoulders from either side, could not help covering their mouths and snickering.
Watching Sasuke hold hands with this Uchiha Hirohiko, they could no longer hold back their laughter at the sheer absurdity of it.
Especially when they felt the stiffness radiating from the two hands on Sasuke's shoulders, and then instinctively pictured Sasuke's current expression.
They really could not keep it together.
They had genuinely reached their limit during this entire walk.
Just imagining Sasuke, who was usually so aloof and cool, holding another boy's hand—and another poker-faced, expressionless boy at that—while they walked along hand in hand... it was just... just too devastating! They could not help it!
They really could not help it! To be honest, even Uzumaki Naruto was not trying to make fun of Sasuke. He might have been slow, but he was still a ninja. He knew when they could be at odds and when they had to stand together.
In their current situation, trapped in an unknown environment and inside an enemy's jutsu, this was not the time for petty thoughts.
They had to unite wholeheartedly.
But he really could not help it!
That was Sasuke!
Sasuke was holding hands with another expressionless boy. It was just... just... he could not help it! It was too funny! Damn it!
Those two idiots! Hearing that uncontrollable snickering, Second Pillar did not even need to turn