Tsume frowned, rocking back on her own heels, out of reach, and wiping sweat from her eyes. She wanted to argue that she was just tired, but it wasn't true. At least, not true enough.

Her gaze rested on Raidou's scarred face for a long while, remembering what she'd read in his dossier, over a month ago now. Taijutsu expert. But he was a lot bigger than she was. She eyed him consideringly. Somehow, she didn't doubt he could fight without chakra. It seemed like the sort of thing an expert would learn.

But he was still a lot bigger than she was. She slanted a doubting look up at him. "Sure. You positive you can teach me that?" Not that he was a bad teacher. Just that he was... big. And she... wasn't.