Edna
Nagiha let out a sputtering laugh at Azuky's complaints, finding her performance pretty entertaining, and it only got funnier when the cat slipped in more sand. Perhaps Nagiha should create a technique sometime for cleaning sand off of people, she thought. Well, that would have to be for another time, which was rather unfortunate for Azuku.

"Alright, let's see what ya got!" Nagiha would declare, stepping back and preparing for the girl's next attack. It looked like this time was more of the same as before, wild slashes of chakra coming Nagiha's way. Once more, she weaves hand-signs though this time she wasn't going to hit Azuku with any sand. Instead, as she finished on a Snake seal, the earth at her feet would rise up, a platform that took her out of the way and has the shockwaves slamming into what was now there.

Nagiha would let out a whistle as she walked to the platform's edge, crouching as she peered from on high down at Azuku.

"Not bad at all. Looks like that meteorite is pretty damn handy, ain't it?"
Ruben
The flurry of attacks running into the pillar of sand equaled *Tons* Of sand that was currently covering Azuku, which led to more attacks, which led to more sand... Which led to, at the end of her flurry, a particularly angry cat that was staring up at Nagiha with a huff, done with her temporary temper tantrum. She huffed, a huff that turned into a cough, as she shook free *Most* Of the sand, knowing she'd likewise be dealing with taking care of this sand for the foreseeable future.

"It's... *Purrty* Useful for sure, if you don't focus on your strength, it can shore up the difference, but if you do, it just means you're guaranteed to tear through someone who underestimates you." She crossed her arms, the claws receding back into the holsters on her wrist as she shook more sand clear, obviously still slightly perturbed by the quantity. "Though, I wonder... Have you put some thought into who'd be your *Pawtner?* I haven't had much success, surprisingly, no one's been too keen to hang out with me on that matter."
Edna
*Like a cat, shaking away water... That's pretty funny...*

Nagiha couldn't help but muse as she watched Azuku shake away the remnants of the sand. The catlike girl explained more of her use behind these Nintaijutsu techniques, explaining they were some way of making up for her lack of focus on her own strength. Nagiha supposed that made some sense, though one could just as easily argue that a bit more strength never hurt. Of course, Nagiha herself hadn't focused much on her physical power, not until her legs had been singed in a fateful mission...

"Partner?" Nagiha would say curiously. She hadn't heard much about it, honestly, but the mention did remind her of some things she'd heard about patrol partners. The blonde girl would pause for a moment, thinking. Nagiha did have some close allies, and if she had to choose anyone to be her partner in crime, it would probably be Ayaka... But Ayaka wasn't in the Frontier Patrol. As a matter of fact, who did Nagiha even know that is in there?

The Sabaku girl would jump down from her little rock pillar, landing in front of Azuku. "Can't say I've found one, 'til now," Nagiha would gesture towards the catlike girl, with a small grin adorning her face. "Looks like we both need one, and I could use someone who's used to gettin' a bit o' sand in their boots."