Sephiroth was mostly trying to teach her to follow and be less reckless though that wasn't really working. Yuffie always followed the beat to her own drum and quiet frankly no one else could hear it. No one understood the things that she did but there were often specific reasons behind her actions.

She really wanted to reply that the pointy end went into the target but she didn't think he was in the mood for that sort of humor. Yuffie brought the giant blade up and flicked it through the air easily. She didn't expect it to hit but as it moved through the air, so did she. Her plan was to attack, it was simple and assuming he'd attack back it was the quickest way to learn. She appeared behind him, her shuriken spinning through the air towards them both as a small dagger flicks into her hand.