Common courtesy wasn't exactly number one on a shinobi's priority list anyway, she couldn't say she was bothered by that, once she realized she wasn't under threat.
She considered his expression curiously a moment when he introduced himself. Was he introducing himself under the impression that she didn't know him (a reasonable assumption, ignoring her young obsession with him), or because he didn't remember her? The latter was a reasonable conclusion as well, as there had never been any significant interaction or importance to their shared status as classmates in the Academy. She had hardly been the only girl who'd been swooning over him back then, after all, and if he remembered any particular fan of his, it wouldn't be one of the unimportant ones like her.
Ultimately, there wasn't really any telling, and it wasn't important enough to try in more than passing anyway. She inclined her head slightly in acknowledgement. Whether he remembered her or not, she still had to introduce herself in return. "...Sakura." Presumably he'd left off his clan name because it should have been obvious by his name or his face that he was Uchiha. However inadvertent, the casual nature of his introduction provided the opportunity for her to leave off her family name all the same.
"Shirakumo-sensei was my squad captain." Strictly speaking, as a chuunin, she was no longer bound to Team Shirakumo anymore. Even if Konoha rarely gave Chuunin teams of their own except on brief outings, she was shuffled up on missions often enough that it didn't feel right to claim possession of him as her current captain.
Regardless of whether the honorific was already possessive.
She glanced down at the slice in the ground, re-analyzing what she'd already done when she'd first made her strike. There were probably more impressive jutsu she could have been caught performing than the one she was still developing...
"Shirakumo-sensei strongly believes that a shinobi should adapt to fit whichever team they're given." Was that really an answer to his observation and non-question? It was to her, at least. Lacking his uncommon chakra nature was no excuse not to learn from his jutsus.
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She considered his expression curiously a moment when he introduced himself. Was he introducing himself under the impression that she didn't know him (a reasonable assumption, ignoring her young obsession with him), or because he didn't remember her? The latter was a reasonable conclusion as well, as there had never been any significant interaction or importance to their shared status as classmates in the Academy. She had hardly been the only girl who'd been swooning over him back then, after all, and if he remembered any particular fan of his, it wouldn't be one of the unimportant ones like her.
Ultimately, there wasn't really any telling, and it wasn't important enough to try in more than passing anyway. She inclined her head slightly in acknowledgement. Whether he remembered her or not, she still had to introduce herself in return. "...Sakura." Presumably he'd left off his clan name because it should have been obvious by his name or his face that he was Uchiha. However inadvertent, the casual nature of his introduction provided the opportunity for her to leave off her family name all the same.
"Shirakumo-sensei was my squad captain." Strictly speaking, as a chuunin, she was no longer bound to Team Shirakumo anymore. Even if Konoha rarely gave Chuunin teams of their own except on brief outings, she was shuffled up on missions often enough that it didn't feel right to claim possession of him as her current captain.
Regardless of whether the honorific was already possessive.
She glanced down at the slice in the ground, re-analyzing what she'd already done when she'd first made her strike. There were probably more impressive jutsu she could have been caught performing than the one she was still developing...
"Shirakumo-sensei strongly believes that a shinobi should adapt to fit whichever team they're given." Was that really an answer to his observation and non-question? It was to her, at least. Lacking his uncommon chakra nature was no excuse not to learn from his jutsus.