Jared
Hearing the frustrated tone of voice, Sousaku turned his head. He had great hearing, and decided to walk forwards to where he had heard the voice. He had approached her from behind, and stared directly at the back of the head of the person who was quite angry, it seemed.

His footsteps were silent, as he had previously trained his stealth to the point where he could walk silently already. Though now, he decided to make his presence known. Clearing his throat, he decided to announce his presence. He couldn't give up the opportunity to help another artisan in need. As a member of one of the most notable artisan clans, he had a duty to help anyone that wanted to get better with the craftsmanship of items and such. The tall, bulky Shinobi spoke after a bit.

"Greetings. What seems to be the problem?"
Karen
Kagayaki shrieked slightly, hopping a bit and spinning around, one arm raised up and one extended out in front of her. She had been so focused on her anger she had failed to notice the approaching shinobi, not that she would have heard him even if she had been paying attention.

 Spotting the Narogakure headband on him, an equal match to the one loosely wrapped around her neck, she relaxed, chuckling and scratching the back of her head, a tad embarrassed.

"Sorry if my screams disturbed you, I just can't seem to make the axes I make not break on impact." She motioned her hand towards the broken pieces on ground a few feet ahead of her, a sheepish smile on her face.
Jared
"Hm . . "

He picked up the small, broken pieces on the ground. Inspecting them. He wondered if he could actually fix it up for her. He could actually make use of Steel Release to show her how to make a stronger, more durable axe that could actually be used in combat instead of shattering on impact. He grabbed one of the steel plates that were clipped to a belt wrapped around his waist. There were multiple, though he grabbed one of the medium-sized ones, placing it on the ground. He placed a hand on it, flowing chakra through it and shaping it into an axe head. Now they just needed a handle.

"Do you perhaps have another piece of wood that can be used as a handle? I can show you how to make a stronger axe."

He said, picking up the axe head and holding it out to her. Moving his arm in such a way that was motioning for her to take it. As he waited to see if she had another handle that he could make use of, he had to check if he had his tools. He usually carried his hammer, as he used it occasionally.
Karen
Kagayaki's eyes widened and glowed, like a child looking at candy, as the man she'd just met shaped a completely normal plate of steel into an axe head in just a few seconds. She clapped lightly when he finished, thoroughly impressed. 

"I.. I think so?" She scratched her head before taking the axe head. She approached her backpack, which lay on the ground nearby. She set the axe head down next to it and opened it, fumbling around inside for a moment. "Ah-ah! I did bring it!" She grinned into the pack and then pulled out a scroll, whose edges were painted in a dark brown. She unrolled the scroll on the ground, revealing the word *Wood*.

She placed her hand on it and a puff of smoke appeared, revealing a few pieces of wood, all half cylinders. She grinned at the man who was helping her, proud of herself. "Feel free to take one."
Jared
"Alright. So, your problem is that the axe head seems to be fragile, and it splits the wood whenever you swing it."

He said as he grabbed the axe head and a piece of wood again. He placed the hammer down onto the ground right beside it all. He wanted to show it off, so that it would be clear to her what was happening. As he did, he set the wood cylinder on a tree stump, a memoir of a tree that is no longer among the living. He took out a kunai from his pouch, and began to mark the wood cylinder, creating a small slit that the axe head could fit into. 

"You want to give the axe head some space, yet make it secure so that it doesn't slip out."

He said as he raised the wood cylinder, facing the side that he began to shred into. Showing her that it was a thin, yet deep line that he had sawed out using nothing but a kunai. A good craftsman must be able to create weapons even without a smithing table nearby.

"When you're ready, we can move to the next stage."
Karen
"Hm, hmm." Kagayaki nodded along as she watched, for once a focused expression on her face instead of her goofy smile.

When he was done, she moved on over and grabbed a piece of wood herself, pulling out one of her kunais from the bag on the back of her waist. She spun the kunai on her finger, a proud smile on her face. She knew how to handle shurikens and the like well. "Best way to learn is by doing is what I always say. Studying is too boring anyway." 

When she was done showing off a little, she grabbed it in the same way he had, and tried to follow his instructions, cutting the blade into the wood much like he had. When she thought she was done she turned it towards him, for once a somewhat concerned expression on her face. "So? How does it look?"
Jared
He looked at it, it seemed good enough. He laughed at what she had to say about studying and such. He felt the same way, doing some practical work was indeed his favourite way to learn something new. Shown by when he tried to make poisons in a training ground, just to try and learn about them. Thankfully Sadako was there to stop him from doing so. He raised his gloved hand, the steel-tipped knuckles and finger-tips getting shown. He gave her a thumbs-up, and thus moved to the next stage.

"Now, this is the part where I'll let you go on ahead. What you want to do is grab this axe-head that we've got here, and use this hammer. Hammer it into the piece of wood. I suggest hammering it in from the top, or the back, diagonally. You don't want to dull the blade at the front, as that's what you use to strike, right? Then, roll the cylinder in-between the palm of your hands to make sure it's secure. It's not ideal, but we don't have much equipment to work with here. Part of being a good craftsman . . Or craftswoman in your case, is learning to be able to make items without much to work with."

He gave her some encouragement, and moved backwards to let her take the tree stump and work away.
Karen
Kagayaki smiled brightly at the thumbs up, closing her fist in celebration. "Alright!" 

She listened carefully at the explanation, taking the hammer from him and and trying to do as instructed. She grabbed the blade, positioning it over the slit, hammering it over the top to push it in. It took her a few tries as she did it rather slowly. She kept a focused face throughout the whole ordeal, biting her lower lip lightly as she did, a habit she'd had since childhood whenever she concentrated on things.

When it looked like it was decent she nodded to herself and spun the axe between her two palms. Sadly the blade flew off to the side after just a few spins. "Woah!" She leaned back as she watched the blade fly away, and scratched the back of her head, chuckling slightly, a little sheepishly. 

She quickly grabbed the axe head again and started the procedure again, hammering harder this time. When repeated the spinning motion she extended her arms out further than before, just to be safe. However this time the head didn't come out. "Yes!" She proclaimed, raising the axe up proudly.