[ Right. Waterbenders are either werewolves or Shadows, which are also ridiculously strong during full moons and Minato reminds himself to be a little more wary when approaching Lance in the future.

But here is an application of "water bending" Minato can more easily visualize, actually bending water and forcing it away to form a bubble of air. ]

I see... I've been thinking, the way you use that ...element bending... thing... they're all for practical purposes, huh? For me, it's just fighting, so I didn't need to learn control or anything.