"One can be relaxed and yet aware of everything that goes on around him." She stared up at the younger boy and only shook her head, bringing one finger up and extending a hand to demonstrate just what he should look for in a cut of meat; the fat content, the cut itself, the area of the animal from which it was cut. As she gestured with one hand, she brought the other up, out of his immediate sight, and lightly poked his arm, testing to see if he was only focusing on her words, and nothing else.

"Pay attention to your whole surroundings at all times. That is what a shinobi is."