Fresh off nullifying the Springboks' aerial tactics, the All Blacks expect an even greater barrage from the air from the visiting Pumas at Christchurch.
While New Zealand are still riding the wave of their monumental win over South Africa at Ellis Park, Argentina head into the fixture off the back of a 48-17 demolition of Australia.
Known for their precise kicking game and quick ball movement, the Pumas will pose an equally challenging threat to the All Blacks back three at Orangetheory Stadium.
NZ fullback Jordie Barrett hopes his team's victory over the Springboks can kickstart a turnaround in form and knows he'll have to be at his best as the All Blacks' last line of defence.
"We've spoken about that game and can use it as a bit of a launch pad for the rest of this Rugby Championship," he said.
"It is anyone's championship at the moment, everyone's on similar points. By no means, does that game count for everything going forward.
"We have a different beast, Argentina, who have just put a few points on Australia. They're coming to Christchurch and they want us.
"I was watching a few of their training clips on the computer yesterday and they're outstanding in the air.
"Right across the board, Emiliano [Boffelli], he's world class. They've scored quite a few tries from kick-pressure, and guys getting up and containing the ball.
"We spent a lot of time preparing for South Africa, catching contestables, but I think we almost have to prepare the same for the Argentinans, if not more.
"They have some outstanding athletes, they're great on their feet and awesome in the air. It's going to be a big week for the back three."
After their convincing defeat to South Africa in their Rugby Championship opener, New Zealand's improvement under the high ball was crucial to beating the 'Boks just a week later.
Barrett admits he felt responsible for the aerial mishaps at Mbombela Stadium, but thanked brother Scott for making his job a lot easier the second time around.
"There's a lot more that goes into the ball in the air, and I personally had to take a lot more pride in that and just got up and own the ball," he said.
"It was as simple as if we got up and caught some more balls, you go a long way to winning a test match and that's all I was trying to control.
"We had some outstanding kick-pressure on their nine, a lot of counter-rucking that made it a little bit messy. A few chargedowns and kick-pressures certainly made my job easier.
"We locked them [Springboks] into bit of a corner at Ellis Park and made it a bit uncomfortable for their nines.
"I didn't really notice in the game, but after watching the footage, I basically went up and thanked him [Scott Barrett] for putting all that pressure on the nine."
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