Hikari had eaten her food and found a branch close to the campsite, but out of direct line-of-sight on which to perch. She took a seat, leaning her back against the trunk of the tree and closing her eyes, relaxing. She was aware of everything, including when he fell from the tree, and when he dropped down to the ground. She didn't bother to disturb him while he ate whatever portions of the food he chose. She was certain that he would be more content to enjoy it without her company. Although she thought that she was rather better company than most, she supposed it wasn't her opinion that mattered in this case.<br/><br/>She waited, relaxing in the tree while he ate his food before he left. He headed off in the direction of the stream, so she assumed that was where he was headed. She waited a few more minutes before tossing her legs over the side of the branch and swinging herself around before dropping to the ground, landing quietly and gracefully. She strolled back into the camp, the note on the rock catching her eye. She snatched it up and looked it over. She smiled a little when she read the words written in smaller letters. It amused her that even when writing he minimized the appreciation, as well as the compliment, if you wished to call it that. Still, it didn't bother her. She was just glad that he enjoyed it, and she'd take whatever appreciation he got. He ate it, or at least took it, that was good enough for her.<br/><br/>She packed the few things she'd taken from her bag back into it. She didn't need the bag with her while scouting, nor did she need anything to slow her down, not that it was heavy or anything, it was just an extra thing to carry and to get in the way. Instead of taking it, she found a place to stash it away for the time being. It was unlikely someone else would find it, and she wouldn't forget where it was.<br/><br/>She leaped up into the trees, finding a high branch where she could see the sunset while still remaining hidden. She took a moment to enjoy the sight, watching as it dipper below the horizon, taking with it the light of day until all the remained was darkness. The darkness didn't bother her, though. She could see well enough at night, most shinobi were trained so that the darkness wasn't much of a problem. She had something other shinobi did not have, however. With a few quick hand signs she activated her Issekigan, allowing her to see everything unhindered.<br/><br/>Now it began. They hadn't really discussed who would start where, but given that she was more east and he was west, it made sense that she start to the east. She hoped he would come to the same conclusion. From there they could work through the different areas and meet either somewhere in the middle or back at camp. She didn't have the map anymore, as she had given it to him, but she didn't need it. She'd seen it once, that was enough. She began heading east, jumping through the trees at a pace quick enough to make her seem like nothing more than a blur to the naked eye.<br/><br/>It didn't take too long to reach the first camp. It was less than two miles from their camp. She perched herself in a tree, hidden by shadows as her now purple eyes peered into the darkness that cloaked the camp. There was no movement, no signs of life at all. There was no one around the camp. It was abandoned. Curious. She observed the camp, noting a few small details, such as the fact that the camp was still set up as though it were being used, yet there was no one to use it. It was particularly clean. Too clean. To the naked eye it appeared undisturbed, but she could see that a struggle had occurred. There were small indications here and there. Blood that had been cleaned up, yet the traces remained visible to her eyes. Someone had killed those who had camped here, yet taken the time to clean it up and hide it. The question was, had they hidden it in order the fact that those to whom the camp belonged had been killed, thus throwing most people off the trail? Or had they done so in order to prevent anyone from finding out that they were the ones who had killed them? Whatever the reason, there was not enough here to come to any definite conclusion. Each piece of information was simply a piece in a much larger puzzle. One that she intended to solve. She did rather like puzzles, and she was quite good at solving them.<br/><br/>She didn't need to get a closer look at the camp, she could see what she needed from here. The entire process of observing the camp took less than a minute, and then she was gone as quickly as she had come, on to the next camp and whatever clues it held.