Sachiko
Kana was of course unaware of her affect on the young Jihibiki as she hardly gave a second thought to her relatively large chakra reserves. She was just sort of used to living with a constant *Buzz* Of electricity running through her. She stood there for a solid minute, simply staring some more, her brain in complete shutdown mode. Somewhere in the back of her mind, she knew she needed to play nice and not make a scene, though it might be too late for the second part... But there'd been many a briefing in *Both* Branches about how to handle working with their new allies. She took a deep breath, trying to stand a little straighter, but unfortunately it wouldn't help her appear too much more intimidating...

"I, um... I suppose..."

Her eyes flickered over to the blade in his hand, easily recognizing it as similar to the two small swords of her own. Did she trust herself to not get emotional in a spar with the subterranean? Probably not if she was completely honest with herself... But she had to at least make an effort now that she was caught. Running away and being called a coward was certainly the worst option here. 

"I guess I could spare some time for a... Fellow swordsman."
Kristi
"Thank you, I've been eager to spar with another swordsman." *Gihachi took a few steps back to his prior location, as he would unsheathe his sword from his scabbard, basically rewinding time to the moment he had his Shirasaya-styled katana out.* "Given that you are most likely, fairly stronger than myself due to your shinobi rank, would you mind if i attack first? You can give me tips about the way i move my sword, or my stance to help me." *Yes, Gihachi has become very fluent in Noran. Thankfully his instructor was some sort of writer, let alone combat-ready shinobi, so he had an edge when it came to language usage compared to other Jihibiki.*

*The reason why Instructor-Sachiko had given him a journal to write in was because she wanted him to experience some form of literature in Noragakure, at least that is what Gihachi himself assumes is the case. Moving on, The Subterranean would wait for confirmation on him attacking her, before it would dash towards her as fast as he could, and tried performing a diagonal slash from her left shoulder, towards her right hip. He figured that Kana was probably hundreds of times above his level, so an actual attack towards her wouldn't actually do anything as she could probably evade or block easily.* "Pardon me, but what is your name." *He would ask as he sent his blade towards her.*
Sachiko
The girl's unease was almost palatable, her hand slowly reaching to rest on the handle of her wakizashi. She didn't immediately draw her blade however, simply standing in a loose pose that hardly seemed like a fighting stance. She still wasn't entirely sure why she was still here but she supposed he was polite at the very least... And as much as she hated to admit it, Kana knew this particular subterranean hadn't caused her any grief in the past. That didn't stop her from looking like she was about to throw up though. As Gihachi lashed out with his blade, Kana would swiftly draw her own in response with a speed that only someone skilled in Iaidō possessed. Her short sword would clash with his briefly before she stepped to one side and almost twirled on her feet, using the every faithful Crimson Veering Wind technique. 

"Mochizuki Kana, uh... Nice to meet you...?"

It was more of a question than a proper introduction, but she cleared her throat, trying to keep her voice steady. She didn't seem to be making any attempt to retaliate against him, instead waiting for him to reset. 

"You hold your blade well, but your attacks are too obvious, a skilled opponent will see them coming from a mile away."
Kristi
*Not even seeing the swiftness in her movements, as she pivoted around him, Gihachi would jump forward into a spin to face the girl. 'She's talented in using her body it seems.' He thought to himself, as she began to greet the Jihibiki.* "Gihachi." *He would reply, as he eyed her movements as much and as closely as possible. She seemed to be quite agile, and could possibly be well versed in the art of taijutsu.* "My attacks are too obvious. How do i, myself stop from making them easy to be dodged, or predicted." *He would ask, unsure of how he would change his obvious attack methods.*

*Was his attacks preplaced..? Was his sword already in a diagonal form before he swung his sword? These were things which gave Gihachi the way to think of how he could get them to not be so telegraphed.*

*At least this person was quick to give advice, even if she was looking a little sick. Was Gihachi's appearance that revolting to people?
Sachiko
Kana tilted her head to one side, her usual sign for being deep in thought. She certainly had an easier time dealing with him when she was focused simply on his kenjutsu and not on the fact that she was talking with someone who only a few short months ago she would have been ordered to kill... It was just easier to not think about those sorts of things.

"I, well... I guess it gets easier with practice. But in general, yeah, you want to make sure you're not telegraphing your moves before you make them."

She gave him a tentative *Almost* Smile before leveling her blade at him. She retaliated with her own quick, horizontal slash, aiming to test his defensive capabilities.
Kristi
*Gihachi tightened his grip upon the girl speaking, as it seemed using the blade more and sparring with more people would be the only for someone to gradually get better at moving their sword, in a way that wasn't obvious.* "I see, so let us proceed with this duel. I plan on taking advantage of your skills, in order to sharpen my own." *He said as she came towards him, and performed a slash of her own, towards his torso.*

*Deciding that he himself was in fact not fast enough to dodge her strike, Gihachi would flick his sword vertically as he placed one of his hands near the tip of the blade, but on the back of the thicker part in order to brace the girls strike.*

*And then, as the sword made contact with his own, he would take a few steps back and turn his sword to the side, in order to redirect the blade away from himself as he made his way out of harms reach. 'She is also stronger than me physically.' He would note, before dashing towards her once more, only this time he waiting until last minute till he would swing his sword from the top of her head, and aimed to cut her down the middle.*
Sachiko
Kana was admittedly a bit surprised to find that she seemed to be faster *And* Stronger than the Jihibiki. She felt slightly bad about comparing him to his feral cave dwelling counterparts that she'd fought... He was intelligent enough to hold a conversation with her after all. But she didn't have any other frame of reference for fighting someone... Not quite human. She didn't feel bad enough for it to keep her up at night though. Seeing his attack incoming once more, Kana took another twirling step out of the way, her sword held up pointed right at his throat.

"Better. Like I said, it's just something that comes with practice. I mean... I dunno how long you've been training with a sword, but I know I've been doing it for years.. I didn't just get better over night."

She gave him another small smile before sheathing her blade. As much as she normally liked helping out with someone else's training... She wasn't sure how long she could face off against him.
Kristi
*His vertical slash fell down, but after the momentum stopped, the twirling of feet had paved the way for the girls sword being pointed directly at his throat. 'Damn, she is much more skilled than me.' Gihachi already knew that, but he hadn't truly acknowledged it. Every time he attacked, she was already one step ahead and had him in checkmate.* "Probably not as long as you, but i will be as best, or better than you in the future.." *He said as he pulled his throat back, in order to get away from the blade.*

*It was not needed though, as she sheathed her sword and gave her farewell, leaving the Jihibiki as she walked off.*

*Unfortunately for him, he was not able to leave and be done for the day just yet. So, he turned around and went over towards a training dummy before he starting swinging his sword at it, wanting to get better than his peers with the sword.* "I'll be the best one day..."