He knew he had time to spare, so instead of going straight to the gates of the village, Kuronotsurugi decided to grab something to eat before leaving. Since he hadn't even had the chance to have a meal since arriving back to Konoha, and for the past few days while on his recent mission, he'd gone on nothing but energy pellets. Even though they were supposed to sustain you, they were nothing like actual cooked meals. Walking down the main street of Konoha, he goes over to his favorite place, a small home restaurant that didn't often get too many customers, and goes inside, a bell tinkling as the door opened, signalling his arrival.<br/><br/>The owner of the shop appears at the counter where orders were made and money paid, and smiles when they recognize Kuronotsurugi, who was, when he could be, a rather regular customer. When he was younger and still at the academy, he came here even more often. They were a family that actually tolerated him and his rather gloomy attitude. "Good afternoon Kuronotsurugi. I'm surprised you're back from your mission already. I recall you said it would be at least a week or two. You've barely been gone four days..." Walking up to the counter, Kuronotsurugi sighs. "I was pulled from my mission. Lady Hokage put me on a different one..." The man smiles sympathetically. "Ah, I see. I can tell you're not to happy about it, eh?" Kuronotsurugi shakes his head no. "Well, it'll be alright. Maybe it was for the best. Now then, what'll you have. Anything you order is on the house today." A slightly bemused chuckle escapes Kuronotsurugi, before he orders a sandwich to go, with ham, tomatoes, and lettuce on it. Might as well not make the girl wait too long. He also gets something to drink, and once the food was made he picks it up, and leaves, waving in farewell.<br/><br/>He slowly meanders down the street, his mind wandering. To him, he was sad, as most likely this would be the last meal he ever had of their food. As easy as the mission was to be, no doubt it would be at least a week long one, and when he came back...well, that was for him to know, and others to find out. Soon enough, things would be put in their place. He just had to wait a little longer, just a few more days, and then he could make his move, and be rid of this annoying and dreary life.<br/><br/>Taking a bite out of his food, he walks until he finishes the sandwich, but once he was done he quite literally disappears then reappears at the gate, in time to hear Hikari singing. Grimacing at what he called noise that was her singing, he looks up at her in the tree, where she was dangling her feet down. Looking quite relaxed, only skilled ninja could tell that she wasn't off her guard. "Can you stop singing? It's annoying." Came his blunt greeting, shoving his hands in his pockets, waiting for her to come to the ground. "Are you ready to go?"