Turning to Ozuko, Tao raised an eyebrow and tilted his head slightly, trying to measure him out. What was up with this guy? He was quite clearly arrogant, and he had based his life around the rules laid out before him. Tao listened to his sensei's response and would do as she said, but he wasn't about to completely stride against his own ways. However, she was right when she said that one was supposed to be open to changes, that's how you learn. Speaking of which, how would this go? Ozuko, he was a rather interesting individual. Tao placed a hand at his hip while eyeing his teammate, thinking about every possible outcome with this guy. He was obsessed with his own Kekkei Genkai, so much to the point where he thought it the main strength of the group. Not even Tao, someone who was a hundred percent reliant on his bloodline power was as arrogant as this kid. He reminded Tao of his mother. "Are you...serious...?" The boy finally spoke up, a faint frown forming on his face. "I've always condoned confidence. Be as strong as you can, and own it. But..." He shook his head. "Get your fuckin' head out of your ass. 'What's the reward', seriously? I've grown up around people like you, people who think the entire fuckin' world revolves around them. Do everyone a favour and put your feet back on the ground." It was quite obvious that Ozuko had struck a nerve on the smaller boy. "I don't know what your Bloodline Tech can do, but there is [i]always[/i] a counter to it. People say the Sharingan is the fuckin' bomb but they burn just as easily as everyone else. Expressing your ideals is one thing but try to be a bit fuckin' respectful." 

The boy would cross his arms and pout slightly, a very faint tuft of white fire leaving his nostrils as he did. "Reward...you should be strong for [i]YOU[/i], never ask someone else for a reward. Do you seriously need that approval? You know what that shows me? It shows me that you're insecure and you need someone else to confirm to you that you're a special snowflake. Snowflakes melt, you know. The only confirmation you need of your strength is the outcome of a fight, be it against someone else or against yourself. You're gonna' be a handful, aren't you?" Clenching his teeth for a moment, Tao breathed out and sighed. "And people call [i]me[/i] full of myself...there are three things that piss me, three." He held up three fingers. "One, anyone threatening my freedom. Two, people who have convinced themselves that their victims and three...arrogant assholes. I can't count the number of arrogant idiots who have waved their bullshit in my face but in the end...they all shut the fuck up." The faint traces of flames licking Tao's body escalated slightly as he expressed himself. Once he was down however, they vanished and the boy would look towards their sensei. "Sorry..." He muttered, looking down on the floor.