Hikari frowned slightly when she could no longer feel Kuro's chakra presence. He was concealing himself. What was going on? She hated not knowing, hated being out of the loop. If she had to guess, she'd guess that the others were now close to him and he had to conceal is presence in order to avoid detection. That seemed the most likely conclusion. At any rate, she wouldn't get anywhere by speculating. She needed to finish her task and then she could find out for herself.<br/><br/>She covered the remaining ground in what could be considered record time. She barely stopped at each site, yet she didn't miss a single detail. She was tired of looking at places these men had been, where very few new details could be seen, when they weren't far away. She found little at the three sites, but there were a few small details that she tucked away in her mind, adding them to the puzzle. She had deduced what was going on here, and she had a working theory as to why. Now she just needed proof.<br/><br/>She was done with the boring scouting, so she concealed her chakra and approached the group of people, including her brother and the girl, Sen, from the night before. She remained far enough away that she was in no danger of getting caught, but close enough that she could see everything clearly using her Issekigan. She arrived just in time to see the girl move to press her fan against the leader's throat. She seemed more confident than she had before. Oddly, Hikari felt a bit proud for her. She didn't know the girl, but after having been in her mind, she felt like she did. She probably knew more about her than Arashi did. Still, she served Orochimaru, so that was all that mattered right now. She watched closely to see what was going to happen, perched high in the a tree, hooded and hidden from view.<br/><br/>Arashi smirked when the man seemed to decide to defy them. It may not suit Orochimaru's purposes, but it was certainly more fun than watching spineless men cower before them and buckle under the pressure. The latter did get rather boring after a while. His smirk quickly faded into another innocent smile, with a bit of pride in his eyes for the initiative Sen had taken.<br/><br/>He seemed to contemplate his decision as if it were terribly difficult, yet an almost bored look in his eyes. "I suppose we can give them one chance to redeem themselves. After all, Lord Orochimaru is so eager to have your support." the latter was addressing the leader. Another innocent smile crossed his lips as he pressed his eyes closed and chuckled a little. "One more chance. Should you choose to take this opportunity for granted, the contract will be terminated, and my lovely companion will gladly terminate your lives." he continued with a chillingly cheerful look on his face that was in stark contrast to the cold and deadly words. "So, can we count on your support?" He asked once more, his words a bit more serious, but only slightly.