He was certain that this was the area where the people whom he'd seen came, so he stayed put. Not moving an inch, as the seconds and minutes, and eventually hours, slipped by. The sun moved slowly across the sky, the day becoming evening, and the light slowly began to fade in to a shadowy darkness. For a while, Kuronotsurugi had deactivated his Byakugan, and instead created a few clones to go out and border the area, so as to not put too much strain on his eyes nor his chakra. To be honest, he wasn't all that worried about the chakra level, more so than his eye strength. For him, chakra came endlessly, and he never had to deem it worthy to worry of running out.<br/><br/>He wondered if Hikari had left the spot from before, since it had been quite some time since he'd been gone. No doubt she was awake by now. Like himself, she was one that obviously didn't need much rest to be in top condition.<br/><br/>After a while, at a certain dip in the sun's height along the horizon, he reactivates his Byakugan, dispelling the clones from before, having all of the information from them recalled in to his own mind. Narrowing in on his vision, he spotted a couple sources of chakra moving his way, and from what he could tell they were the same as before. Also, not too far from where he was, that enormous source of strangely colored chakra could be seen in the distance. Looking that way for a split second, he noticed that it was Hikari's chakra coding, the same as it was the night before. Just what was so different about her? What was this source of chakra? Was she like him? Did she too contain a secret within her? Shaking his head, clearing them of those thoughts, he focused on the task at hand. He'd figure the answer out to those questions another time.<br/><br/>"Right." She nods, and quickens her steps so she wasn't too far behind him when they left the room. She could feel eyes watching her, the hairs at the back of her neck standing on end. That didn't matter all that much, as soon they left the others behind, and went on their own. She wondered what Arashi had meant when he said that they had some friends to visit, and though his back was to her, from the tone of his voice, she could tell that he was smirking. Something about what he said made her wonder, but she doesn't voice her confusion, instead focuses on keeping pace with him.<br/><br/>Quickening her steps, she moves so instead of walking behind him she was walking next to him. The streets of the village were silent, and not a single person could be seen at that moment. Either they were out doing some sort of mission, or inside the hideouts. She was determined to prove to Arashi that she wasn't a waste, like that man had told her so many times before. She'd prove that she was a capable ally, and that she'd be there for him, no matter what. Through good or bad, she would remain loyal. Even if he didn't reciprocate her feelings...she'd stay by him, stay by his side.<br/><br/>In her hands were her fans, ready to be used. "Arashi?" She begins, glancing around them. "I promise this time...I...I won't screw up." Her hands clench around the fans, and her face had a determined look to it. "So...so you can count on me!" She forces her words out, before she lost the confidence to say them, her cheeks red, and after a moment instantly regrets talking. He probably would think she was an idiot...