to be well prepared

Akito's teeth quickly miss the back of Hattori's leg. It would not have been a dire injury to the man, but it meant a loss for the pup. Stepping backward and letting his shoulders fall in small defeat, he looks up at the Kaicho. Words weren't needed with the expression on his face. He still had so much to learn. Though he wanted to feel frustrated, he quelled the emotions that bubbled in him. There was no sense in lingering on the past, he had to learn from it. Akito understood that was why Hattori was such a formidable foe and great leader.

Instead of reacting to the sting of his loss, he pushes forward and inhales a deep breath. "What should I change?" Akito asks, his voice pensive as he looks upon the Kaicho. Until he grew and got stronger, he had time to learn skills, tactics, moves, and anything to help him have an advantage against the enemy.