Honestly everyone's reactions to what's going on should have been as it was. I'm just glad Neji isn't alive to hear this bullshit. But back to the point, they really don't have the luxury to cater to sasuke's cry for attention. They are LITERALLY in the middle of a battle for their lives. Like who cares about the bullshit he saying as long as he is adding to the firepower. Because after the battle is over Orochimaru and company will have to find a way to leave. How are they going to run from an entire unified front of ninja. It will need to be remedied somehow.
Once again I'm calling a tournament arc. The only way to get the two rivals to fight again, the only way to get other characters some shine, and simultaneously provide fan service for fights in the manga/tighten up the political bs in the ninja world