Sasuke felt as though something invisible had hammered him hard, leaving his entire body throbbing with a deep, dull pain.
Sakon and Ukon stood perfectly steady, without a scratch.
"A low note, huh? No wonder." He laughed again. "A body suited to low notes is pretty handy in a situation like this."
Sasuke's pupils contracted.
Sakura's face went pale, too.
Then the second note came from Sakon and Ukon's mouth: "Re-"
Sasuke's body took another heavy blow.
One of his eyes rapidly swelled up, and a piercing pain shot through the bones in his shoulder.
A few more hits, and he figured he would not even be able to stay on his feet.
Standing nearby, Sakura saw everything and naturally spotted the problem.
Every time a single syllable escaped Sakon and Ukon's mouth, Sasuke took a vicious hit.
Clearly, this was different from the scaled-down attacks they usually used.
Since their opponents were Sound Ninja, that meant their attacks relied on sound.
Sakura immediately shouted for Sasuke to plug his ears and stop listening to anything.
An onlooker had a clearer view. With her reminder, Sasuke immediately understood what was happening.
He used chakra to seal his ears, shutting out sound completely.
But that left him without one of his five senses.
Under these circumstances, Sasuke had no way to keep track of his enemies' positions at all times.
The Sound Four had originally focused solely on Sasuke. Only now did they realize that Sakura, whom they had been ignoring all along, also needed to be dealt with first.
If she had kept her mouth shut, Sasuke probably would have been unable to hold on by now.
But with this interruption, their mission would take a little longer.
Naturally, Sasuke had already guessed what they were thinking.
He stood directly