The bald man swung his fist at Naruto's last Shadow Clone, but just as it was about to strike Naruto's face, his fist stopped cold.
Only then did he realize that invisible threads had wrapped around him.
"Nice work, Naruto."
Sasuke appeared behind the bald man, gripping the other ends of the Threads.
"Mere threads!"
The bald man's muscles bulged as he tried to break free, but he had underestimated the Threads' toughness.
"Give up. These Threads came from Hokage-sama himself. You won't be able to break them."
Sasuke's icy voice calmed the Bald-Headed Man down a little.
He looked at the places where the Threads bound his arms. They had already sliced through his skin and sunk into his flesh.
Only then did the stinging pain all over his body register.
It wasn't just the Threads around his arms that had cut into his flesh. Thanks to his struggles, bloody welts now covered his entire body.
The bald man turned and glared viciously at Sasuke. Instead of retreating, he advanced, deliberately closing the distance.
Ignoring the wounds on his hands, he aimed the cannon ports in his palms at Sasuke.
Boom! Boom!
Two explosions rang out as two energy blasts detonated right in front of Sasuke.
Delight flashed across the Bald-Headed Man's face. Taking his Energy Cannon at point-blank range meant certain death!
What he failed to notice was that neither Naruto nor Sakura looked worried.
If he had, he wouldn't have celebrated so soon.
The Bald-Headed Man tugged at the Threads around his body. Now that the person controlling them was dead, breaking free should have been easy.
But only then did he realize that the Threads showed no sign of loosening!
"I told you. It's useless."
The Bald-Headed Man stiffened, and a bead of cold sweat trickled