( child. )

Why don't I introduce you to my friend Korra? She's a waterbender ( ... some... times? ) and she could take you down into the depths without needing... any of this. Why do you even want to go down there, anyway?

( okay, korra probably wouldn't be happy if he just volunteered her for a job, but the truth of the matter is — better that than minato do something ridiculous like drown. )