"This is really boring..." The smile on Sasuke's face grew even crueler. The smell of blood stirred his nerves.
Strangely enough, Sasuke had been a novice ninja who had barely seen blood a few times. But now, its scent was like a stimulant, exciting his most primal urges and making him feel as though he were becoming addicted to it.
Sasuke reacted quickly. He knew the Cursed Seal was affecting him, so he used his legs to kick Sakon away. Then, with his arm already wrapped in the Cursed Seal, he slapped himself hard across the face.
The blow was so forceful that blood seeped from the corner of Sasuke's mouth, and his face quickly began to swell.
But it worked. Sasuke instantly regained control of himself, and the Cursed Seal's evil chakra vanished. The sudden weakness left him on one knee, gasping for breath.
"As expected of Uchiha Sasuke. But now that he's out of the Cursed Seal state, he's temporarily drained. The other two don't look like much of a threat. Kin, let's go!" The ninja named Dosu quickly assessed the situation.
They thought Konoha's ninjas were all sheltered weaklings with little combat experience. In truth, their thinking wasn't entirely wrong. If they'd faced Sakura's team, they might really have been stuck here. But they were up against Nanfeng and the others, who had been hiding their strength since Ninja Academy.
"Naruto, we might not stand out as much as Sasuke usually does, but it's pretty irritating to have them look down on us!" Nanfeng stood up and exchanged a glance with Naruto. A huge cloud of smoke suddenly appeared.
When the smoke cleared, Naruto's Shadow Clones had completely surrounded Dosu and Kin. As for Nanfeng, he had used the moment the smoke appeared to get behind Dosu.