"No, sir," you tell Shiden firmly. "Lu-sensei did not teach me how to read auras."
A simple statement, but it has the benefit of being concise, and true. It hasn't even been a full year since you started the extra lessons with Lu-sensei that led to the unlocking of your ki potential, and what he's covered in those lessons thus far has been the basics of the skill, as you understand it. You only worked out a practical degree of conventional ki sight about a month ago, and you never had any of these funky visions while you were still in Sunnydale. You do have to wonder if something about your hometown is responsible for that lack, or if the absence of visions when reading auras is normal, and it's this tournament and its population of soul-strong fighters that is the oddity. It could be either, really; you don't have enough evidence to say for certain one way or the other.
Shiden regards you silently for a long moment, obviously weighing your words and tone and waiting to see if you will elaborate on your remark; you choose not to. When it's clear that you have nothing more to say on the subject, he nods.
"Very well. Have you had any instruction on the use of that ability?"
You shake your head. "It only happened for the first time yesterday," you admit, "and I haven't had a chance to talk to Lu-sensei about it yet. He spent most of yesterday afternoon dealing with the tournament's higher-ups, and a good part of the night dodging some less-than-friendly customers."
"Yes, Kasumi mentioned that you had spoken of the latter," Shiden says, glancing at his daughter. "I can at least confirm that none of my people, nor any of Toki's, were involved in that. We are not certain who was, however." He frowns, appearing mildly annoyed by that lack of information. Professional pride as a ninja, you suppose, plus the loss of a bargaining chip he could have played to score points with you. Shiden shakes his head. "In any case, I would counsel you to speak with your master about aura sight at the earliest opportunity. Should it happen that he has no experience with the skill, we would be willing to provide instruction on the subject."
"Thank you, sir," you say politely. "I'll keep that in mind."
Shiden nods. "That brings us to the matter of what you saw in your vision of Miss Drake." He looks at the girl. "I admit that I would like Alexander to go into full detail on the subject, young lady, but considering the very private nature of it, if you have any objections, I will restrain myself to merely inquiring about the Dragon. That is the main focus of our interest."
"You are correct, sir; it is a rather private matter." Altria sits silently for a moment, eyes closed in thought. "May I have a moment to discuss this privately with Alexander?"
"Of course."
"Thank you." Altria rises from her chair and moves far enough away from the ninjas to give the illusion of privacy. You follow, considering the topic and what you can or should reveal to Kasumi's family.