Nozomi nodded vigorously. "Oh, please by all means call me Nozomi. I technically shouldn't still introduce myself as a Himitsu anyhow." she said, thinking in the back of her mind 'At least not until I restake my claim as the Heiress of Clan Himitsu from a certain someone. But no, that's all in due time. Soon enough, I'm not quite ready yet to face my father.' Without skipping a beat, Nozomi elaborated more on Yasuo's questions. "No, I'm not a medical user myself, but for a time I had wanted to be. Instead I learned the arts of weaponry, and I'm currently seeking to master them to the same degree as my Taijutsu. It's still a potential that I'll learn Medical Jutsu, but it won't be until I've truly mastered as much as I can my other skills. And even then, I'm not sure if Medical Jutsu's what I want to do." she replied, blabbering on as she was wont to do. It was the truth though. A while ago, she'd told Gin how after meeting Chisaki, she'd wanted to study under her and learn the arts of Medical Jutsu, so she didn't have to worry about anyone she cared about getting hurt, or having to protect her, but in the end, that hadn't quite worked out. She'd had too much on her plate, and one thing led to another, Nozomi had furthered her combat abilities immensely, choosing a flawless offensive spread to defend herself and others rather than Medical Jutsu.
What even was there for her to do? There were a few options available to her, but none that really called out to her. In fact, for the most part she was content with what she had. She didn't even bother learning what her aptitude for other elements were. Perhaps she'd take a page out of Sero's books and go the route of Fuuinjutsu. It would allow her the ability to store her many items, and she'd always be able to travel lighter. Not only that, but in combining her Taijutsu, ninjutsu, and bukijutsu with Fuuinjutsu, she'd be able to optimize her attacks. Place a seal on someone containing a potent Petal Explosion, unseal it, and watch them have to deal with something like that. Or place seals on a weapon that could help negate certain jutsu from breaking them, allowing her more effective use of her weapons. Fuuinjutsu was a strong candidate for her own personal arsenal. Besides, sealing away an opponent's movement, strength, sight, and other such abilities, whilst increasing your own would be an increasingly powerful thing. There were certain people around that sealing in such a manner would bring them down to a level where they would no longer seem quite so godly.
Of course, nobody could deny the merits of being a Medical Ninja. Even one with mediocre skills could sustain a fight all the much longer. The main issue was that she herself was more resistant to healing than a normal person, and so her own healing would be less effective on herself than it should be, and she was more often than not a solo fighter. In a situation where she would need healing, she'd be better off using her chakra to fight to her fullest rather than soak it up trying to stay in the fight by healing her wounds, when she'd just receive new ones soon enough anyhow. The main argument towards the usefullness of Medical Jutsu was her ability to support someone else. Kaekio was a god about not getting hit, but if she did, Nozomi would be there to heal her if necessary, and that was all the reason she needed for it to be worth it. Then again, Nozomi as an offensive fighter would be able to protect Kaekio from harm as well, without need for any of them to even get hit. Nozomi rarely got pushed that far in a fight that she ever truly feared for her own or someone else's safety.
Those were the two main ones she was considering, with Senjutsu not far behind, but Nozomi felt she'd never truly master it. While it could help enhance some of her abilities, and she'd be better for it, it just didn't seem like she was a viable candidate for it. Besides, everyone who achieved Sage Mode made a name for themselves because of it, and Nozomi wanted to prove she was just as capable as anyone else, without it.
At the mention of Sero, Yasuo's attention had been bought, oddly enough. Nozomi shouldn't have been surprised, as birds of a feather flocked together. Fitting, perhaps, that the two of them stuck around each other. "Yeah, Sero and I were teammates on Squad Gin. There had been a third member, but he couldn't keep up with out pace, and so it was just Sero and myself. I think he despised me for a while, but hopefully I've grown on him. I like to think we're friends." she said, thinking on it. Giggling slightly as the attendant finally arrived with an armful of different coloured fabric, Nozomi went over to deal with that, still in conversation with Yasuo. "Thanks, I'll buy all of these. Spare fabric's useful." she said, exchanging Ryo with fabric, of which she paid more than they were worth, not having counted out her Ryo. She was bad about that sort of thing. "Sero's mansion was in shambles last I saw of it, so you're either being sarcastic, or it's been cleaned up. I hope it's the second one, especially if Mitsu's going to be around there." the words muttered out of her mouth. More and more Nozomi found herself rambling, but she had never been good about socializing.
Her eyes lit up, even more so than the soft glow already had them at, and she grinned excitedly. "Welcome to the ranks of Kirigakure, by the way. As far as my projects, well...." Nozomi went on to explain what she was currently planning on using the fabric for, in lengthy detail as well, sparing very little information. Yasuo was a Kiri ninja, so it wasn't like she'd have to fight him, and the smartest of ninja would carry hidden weapons, anyone knew that. She wasn't trying to keep that a secret more so than what her hidden weapons would be. ".... and the main problem is that I'm not like a master seamstress, and I only have rudimentary skills in that sort of thing. I think I can do it, but it won't be perfect on the first go, which is why I bought all this fabric. Well, that, and I'm small, and can make mannny different outfits with it. I may not completely know what I'm doing, but that doesn't mean quantity isn't a good thing." she finished out, having blabbered on for several minutes without pause.
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