So, their patterns stayed up even when distracted.... That was a mark of good mental discipline. And also a factor that would drain chakra faster, he noted. Not an intelligent thing to do for a shinobi that had been surprised--if they had hostile intentions, he probably would have already been attacked, or noticed them preparing a defense.
The signals were enough to make him feel a little more at ease as he met the stranger's gaze, eyes pulsing briefly with a brighter yellow glow. There was no hostility in his eyes or stance--not even his scent. Now that he was close enough to smell the young man, there could be no doubt that he was a male despite his delicate feminine appearance, and that he wasn't immediately readying himself for conflict.
"We doubt it." Zetsu murmured impassively, voice cool and weary, almost uncaring.
That side's commentary was ignored in favor of leaning forward a little, voice at a normal conversational level and more clearly interested. "We're curious. How does a Hyoton-user find themselves training in such distant lands?"
The signals were enough to make him feel a little more at ease as he met the stranger's gaze, eyes pulsing briefly with a brighter yellow glow. There was no hostility in his eyes or stance--not even his scent. Now that he was close enough to smell the young man, there could be no doubt that he was a male despite his delicate feminine appearance, and that he wasn't immediately readying himself for conflict.
"We doubt it." Zetsu murmured impassively, voice cool and weary, almost uncaring.
That side's commentary was ignored in favor of leaning forward a little, voice at a normal conversational level and more clearly interested. "We're curious. How does a Hyoton-user find themselves training in such distant lands?"
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