Ryu nodded at Kombei's praise of his abilities, but he didn't let it go to his head. He still had several other things he knew he needed to work on, such as teamwork, which he was really struggling with. He had been on a team before, but he had taken on all the burdens so much, that he was split from them since the other soon stopped trying to enter the combat, leaving everything to him during missions.

He stepped up along Natori, giving the Suna-nin a grin at his offer. [color=darkorange]"No problem, I'd loved to see if I can get through that ultimate defense sand of yours."[/color] Facing their teacher, he then gave a short bow. [color=darkorange]"I'm also going to focus on Ninjutsu, so I hope to learn a lot from you, Kombei-sensei. So then, what shall we learn first, if you don't mind me asking?"[/color]