Oct 7, 2021 18:03:13 GMT
'lost in the moment, can't you see
"Shut yer traps and listen t' what I'm sayin'!" the Inuzuka snarled fiercely, a flicker of the woman's savage nature glinting across her icy gaze. She usually didn't mind if her pupils wanted to provide some input here and there, but in this case they were clearly missing the point. No part of this exercise was about playing the hero, or the importance of sacrifice, or any big life lesson to change their perspective. No, Makoto was teaching them the very fundamentals of survival.
"It don't matter a lick that ya kept the scrolls if ya end up dead!" she growled impatiently, fangs bared in response to the laughable excuse. The end result of their efforts was still failure, despite how long the pair had stuck to their objectives. Makoto wouldn't be giving out any praise for that. "Use those big Hyuuga brains of yers and think about yer strategy. What happened the whole time out there?" She rose a curious brow, giving the pair a chance to think even though she obviously knew the answer.
"Avoid. Defend. Evade." Makoto counted off the similar approaches on her digits, then curled her hand into a tight fist. "Predictable. Like scared lil' rabbits." For the briefest moment it seemed she would lunge out again and smack them both, but the Inuzuka refrained with a low growl. "If all ya do is wait for the enemy to attack first, yer givin' them the openin' to do as they please." Not that it was a bad tactic to flee from danger. In some cases that was probably the right move. Yet Makoto expected more from her pupils. "Good ninja have to learn t' adapt. Save for that lil' stunt ya pulled at the end, not once didja think about switchin' onto the attack, huh?"
Their teamwork during that clash gave them an edge. For a moment anyway. The important takeaway was that they needed to do more than react if they wanted to survive.
"Even in a pursuit ya got more options than 'run away'. Fer instance, ya know the enemy is comin' to ya, so use that to yer advantage."
"It don't matter a lick that ya kept the scrolls if ya end up dead!" she growled impatiently, fangs bared in response to the laughable excuse. The end result of their efforts was still failure, despite how long the pair had stuck to their objectives. Makoto wouldn't be giving out any praise for that. "Use those big Hyuuga brains of yers and think about yer strategy. What happened the whole time out there?" She rose a curious brow, giving the pair a chance to think even though she obviously knew the answer.
"Avoid. Defend. Evade." Makoto counted off the similar approaches on her digits, then curled her hand into a tight fist. "Predictable. Like scared lil' rabbits." For the briefest moment it seemed she would lunge out again and smack them both, but the Inuzuka refrained with a low growl. "If all ya do is wait for the enemy to attack first, yer givin' them the openin' to do as they please." Not that it was a bad tactic to flee from danger. In some cases that was probably the right move. Yet Makoto expected more from her pupils. "Good ninja have to learn t' adapt. Save for that lil' stunt ya pulled at the end, not once didja think about switchin' onto the attack, huh?"
Their teamwork during that clash gave them an edge. For a moment anyway. The important takeaway was that they needed to do more than react if they wanted to survive.
"Even in a pursuit ya got more options than 'run away'. Fer instance, ya know the enemy is comin' to ya, so use that to yer advantage."
