[The instant the surprise flickers across her face, Sasuke knows that it's over. He straightens wearily even as the sword impales itself in the sand some distance away, a hand gingerly pressing itself against his side in an attempt to stop the bleeding. He'll need to find some bandages and take care of himself.]
Does it strain you to heal yourself? [That's the first thing he wants to know. He hadn't detected any chakra that had forced her wounds close, but they had sealed up again and again and again without fail.]