"Next time? Next time, I won't be so generous. You've got potential but if you don't develop it, you deserve the price of failing, eh?" After all, failing once was acceptable, but more than once? That demanded a tough lesson, which Kisame was happy to provide if the chance presented itself.

And if the girl showed some respect, maybe he'd show her a way to combine seals into a trap or two to make them harder to dodge. Or increase her stealth so the ambush itself didn't fail so badly. But the way things were going, Kisame was going to end up walking away. She had one chance.