It was true that age didn't necessitate capability, which was why most of her class became Chuunin long before her, but the unique circumstances of the current Uzushio made her suspect that many of the shinobi who'd made their way to that village were more capable than the average shinobi of their age.
...She really wouldn't know how to react if she knew he'd noticed and remembered her from the Chuunin exams. Shisui had, of course, but for someone who her specialties didn't really relate to, she would have expected Kiba or Shino to outshine her so loudly no one would remember her.
"The Jounin always bet on exams...don't they?" The last part was added as an after thought, when the thought occurred that this was a Jounin she spoke to, not a Chuunin. It was easy to forget, when he was about her age, when most were still her rank at her age. It probably helped to make her forget it that he seemed determined to show interest in her. There were far more capable Jounin women in Konoha than lowly Chuunin like her.
She bit the inside of her lip for a moment, as the thought occurred to her that perhaps he'd mistaken her rank along with whatever else he was misinformed of, but she wasn't given the chance to voice that. Perhaps fortunate, that.
"It must be tightly controlled or highly efficient and minimalistic. There isn't the room in Amegakure to conduct the sorts of training that Konoha would." She blinked, thoughtful. "Perhaps they're genjutsu oriented?"
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...She really wouldn't know how to react if she knew he'd noticed and remembered her from the Chuunin exams. Shisui had, of course, but for someone who her specialties didn't really relate to, she would have expected Kiba or Shino to outshine her so loudly no one would remember her.
"The Jounin always bet on exams...don't they?" The last part was added as an after thought, when the thought occurred that this was a Jounin she spoke to, not a Chuunin. It was easy to forget, when he was about her age, when most were still her rank at her age. It probably helped to make her forget it that he seemed determined to show interest in her. There were far more capable Jounin women in Konoha than lowly Chuunin like her.
She bit the inside of her lip for a moment, as the thought occurred to her that perhaps he'd mistaken her rank along with whatever else he was misinformed of, but she wasn't given the chance to voice that. Perhaps fortunate, that.
"It must be tightly controlled or highly efficient and minimalistic. There isn't the room in Amegakure to conduct the sorts of training that Konoha would." She blinked, thoughtful. "Perhaps they're genjutsu oriented?"