[The clarification is absolutely necessary because where Naruto comes from, training and leaving a mark are often the same thing. Just because the intent to kill wasn't necessary, there could be nothing more insulting to another shinobi than to hold back in a fight. If you don't want to get left behind he'd been told, then get stronger than me.
Still, even though Bolin denies it, Naruto has a hard time imagining what training with lightning could entail without a fight.
He's halfway to looking back down at their hands (as if he might somehow be able to figure this process out by sight alone) when the metaphorical rug is pulled out from under him. Oh right, the mana thing.]
I'd never heard of it either so to be honest, I still don't really get it. Just you're supposed to fight with it somehow. [Were his hands not otherwise occupied, this would be the moment where he scratches absently at the whiskers on one of his cheeks. As it stands- priorities.] I didn't even know it could do this. It's weird, but it really helps yanno?
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Still, even though Bolin denies it, Naruto has a hard time imagining what training with lightning could entail without a fight.
He's halfway to looking back down at their hands (as if he might somehow be able to figure this process out by sight alone) when the metaphorical rug is pulled out from under him. Oh right, the mana thing.]
I'd never heard of it either so to be honest, I still don't really get it. Just you're supposed to fight with it somehow. [Were his hands not otherwise occupied, this would be the moment where he scratches absently at the whiskers on one of his cheeks. As it stands- priorities.] I didn't even know it could do this. It's weird, but it really helps yanno?