And stop he does, entirely obediently. He lowers his sword in response, and... well. Minato supposes he shouldn't really be surprised that Tonbokiri caught on so quickly.

So, quietly, he nods. There's really no point in trying to hide it.

"Yeah... that's why. I'm sorry, Tonbokiri-san. I don't mean to be difficult." Minato bows his head, expression and tone sincere. He knows he's not really properly taking advantage of Tonbokiri's teaching, and he should be doing better.

But Minato is a peaceful soul. Lifting his sword against another person is unnatural to him in every single way, and that hesitation is hard to shake.

"The things we fought... we call Shadows. They're like... monsters, I guess. That's the form they always took, anyway."