Amara stood quietly as the boys read over the file, studying their faces as they did. Koji read through the file almost as quickly as she did, which was no surprise, considering his memory rivaled her own. While the two read over the file and she studied their faces to see their reactions, she mulled over a few things that stuck out in the file. The victim list was quite extensive, which was her first clue that this was likely more than one individual, considering that some victims were killed in different locations within too short a time for anyone to make it from one place to the other. No matter how fast you were, it was practically impossible.<br/><br/>The next thing she noticed about the victim's list was the differences between some of the targets. Many were diplomats, as Lady Tsunade had pointed out, but not all of them were. There was, however, a connection between them. Every one of them was important in some way or another, and they all traced back to the same organization. The Taiyoto organization was working to help rebuild areas that had been devestated by poverty, crime, or that hadn't recovered from past wars. Every person on that list was affiliated with them somehow.<br/><br/>Another thing she found odd was the escorts that had been assigned to protect the victims. From the beginning they had been been assigned escort teams suitable for C-ranked missions at best, which may have been okay for certain low-profile targets, but not for others such as the diplomatic targets. After all of the attacks happening in the area, stronger teams should have been assigned if available, especially to high-profile targets, but they weren't.<br/><br/>"Does it bother anyone else that these victims were repeatedly assigned teams that had no business being on a B-ranked mission, let alone anything higher? Even with all the conflict going on?" she spoke up seemingly randomly. "Not to mention the fact that the victims are all connected. Every name on that list is somehow affiliated with the Taiyoto organization and their restoration efforts." she added the latter part on, frowning as she did. She hated that people who were trying to help other people, trying to make a difference, were being killed, probably for that very thing.<br/><br/>She fell silent again when Seiji spoke up, reading a portion of the report and stating that one person wouldn't have pulled that off, followed by Koji observing that he thought the man was one of many. "You're more than likely right." Hikari observed. "Based on when some of these victims died and where they were at their time of death or disappearance, there's no way one person pulled it all off alone." This idea was rather disconcerting in and of itself and was made worse by the fact that, based on what the Taiyoto was trying to accompish, the crimes had likely been organized by some underground criminal organization, which means that they had likely stumbled onto something much larger than Tsunade or anyone else had suspected.<br/><br/>Asami observed her former students quietly, a proud smile on her face despite the grave conversation. They had all grown so much. She couldn't help but wonder how long it would be before they were split up, each of them asked to lead their own squad of genin. She tried not to think about this, however, instead listening to the details pointed out by each of them.<br/><br/>The two women followed the boys out, stopping when they did. Hikari leaned casually against another, smaller tree nearby as the boys talked about what they would do if they managed to capture the man. She let them go on about the torture before piping in. "Come on, you two. I haven't been away that long." her voice took on something ranging between teasing, disbelief, and playful pouting. An odd combination to be sure. She looked at them as if there was something they were missing before pointing to herself. "I don't need torture to get the information we need. Hell, I don't even need him to cooperate." she reminded them.<br/><br/>Hikari perked up at the idea of food and nodded fervently. "You know I won't turn down food!" she replied with a sweet smile before casting a quick glance over her shoulder when Asami chuckled at them. They had been talking about torturing someone and she was laughing.<br/><br/>Asami wasn't amused by the talk of torture in the slightest, but the interaction between the three always amused her. They were all so different, yet in many ways they were alike, which served to ensure that their conversations were always entertaining, at least for her. "You three go ahead. I have some paperwork I need to finish and get turned in before we leave tomorrow." she smiled lightly. It was true enough, but mostly she wanted to avoid paying for their food, and it gave them time to catch up. Plus, she would much rather have lunch with someone her age. Kakashi, for instance. She blushed a bit to herself at the idea but when Hikari quirked a brow at her and stood up straight and waved it off. "Anywhoo! You three try to have a little fun, huh? Don't spend all of your time talking about the mission." she smiled kindly, wanting them to enjoy themselves a little before they all got back to work.<br/><br/>Hikari had her suspicions about what Asami must have been thinking about when she blushed, but she decided against teasing her relentlessly like she would have once upon a time. She had a least matured a little in her time away. "Alright, then. Have fun with your 'paperwork.' I can't guarantee these two will have any fun..." she gestured at the two boys with her thumb. "But I'll do my best to try to make these more entertaining, yeah?" she winked playfully and waved the older woman off before moving between the two and looping an arm around each of their shoulders.<br/><br/>"So, where are we going?" she asked, tilting her head and giving them both a sweet, innocent smile.