Are you kidding me? [ He actually laughs at that, his spirits wildly improved by being able to firmly deny her taunts. ] Weapon installation is one of the first things puppeteers learn after general building--

[ Karasu catches the flying blades in his cloak; a good majority of them tear the fabric but get caught in it, and the few that dig into his casing luckily manage to miss his joints. It wouldn't break him if they did, of course, but Kankuro doesn't need any points of weakness to juggle right now. Tenten is fast, and though he's familiar with her fighting style, she's excitingly unpredictable. ]

I've been installing upgrades for years, but never one like this. [ This blade is new, after all, a massive improvement to the tiny dagger Karasu used to wield.... but the focus is on the barely visible poison coating the blade. He's been dabbling in new areas of study recently. Kankuro uses his other hand to send a string out to tear the cloak away, sending the projectiles clattering offside as Karasu looms to lunge downward, his wrist aimed straight for Tenten's arm. ]