"Heh. The problem is that even though I'm always training as a ninja, I do other things as well. Leonardo pretty much centers his life around ninjitsu." He frowns, thinking of all the ways Leo tries to carry the weight of the world on his shoulders, then brightens up again.

"Sure, let's trade back," Donatello agrees, handing the little swords back to Diarmuid and accepting his staff. My favorite move, huh?" He thinks a moment, then backs off so he has room to work.

"I dunno about an overall favorite move, but my favorite way to enter combat is like this!" he exclaims, planting the butt of his staff on the ground and bending the wood, then using it to vault forward, both feet extended. "Always a good way to put someone on their backside."