"Because people don't look up?"

"Yes. Higher windows and walls are often less well guarded."

"Fun! Can you also move things around with this? How far away do you have to be to pull something towards you?"

"The chakra required grows exponentially. The cost of such remote manipulation is prohibitive."

"Aw. Pity. How do puppets work then?"

"Chakra strings," Elieyha says, taking a break. "This is one of those work smarter not harder situations."

"Smart not hard is more my aesthetic."

"The principle, as I understand it, involves extruding thin strands of chakra."

"Maybe something to try after water walking, then."

"Maybe. It apparently takes a long time to really master. The training for Suna's Puppet Corps starts when you're about five, I think."

"Aw. Sounds like it'd take away from other things, too..."

"If we wanted to get serious with it, yeah."

"Ah well. I'll work on my chakra control, but focus on fire techniques first, I think."

"I'm sure you can still do lots of fun things with fire and wall-walking."

"I'll think of a few, perhaps."

"I'll be disappointed if you don't."

"I'll make sure to impress, then."

"I hope so."

"You know, I wonder if we could use seals and fire techniques to create delayed fireballs..."

"Well, explosive tags..."

"Thinking more 'set something on fire, maybe subtle-like' than 'obvious boom.'"

"I've met your fireballs, and I don't think subtle is the descriptor you're looking for."

She snickers. "I could make a very small one, though. Start a building fire, make it look natural..."

"That could be good, if we need a distraction or to cover our tracks. I'll keep it in mind."

"I am a font of ideas that end terribly for other people."