For a while, even though he was looking at her with the expression of her saying something, Hikari was quiet. For the slightest of moments, he was tempted to speak up again, tell her to talk or do something besides just stand there looking back at him like an idiot, but thankfully he didn't have to. She eventually started talking, saying that they could split up to cover more ground, have the mission over quicker and then alternatively they could stick together, to check details better, and should conflict arise, get it taken care of in a lot less time.<br/><br/>However, just as those words came out of her mouth, Kuronotsurugi shakes his head quickly, raising a hand to stop her. "No, that's okay. We'll split up." As ever, he was blunt, and to the point. He really didn't want to double up with her, and there was no reason. Even though she said that they wouldn't have to worry about finding one another if something was discovered, or that the recon would be more thorough, he didn't want to. He had his reasons, as to why splitting up would be the better choice. And he would have no problem finding her should there be a reason to.<br/><br/>After a moment she stands up, looking as if she was going to go somewhere, and sure enough she tells him that she was going to go look around, head towards the river that was nearby. Not that he really cared, and he wouldn't be needing to call her either. However, despite that fact, and no doubt she knew this already, she told him that if he needed her to come back, that he should whistle. "Go ahead." Was all he said, before jumping up to a higher branch, and keeping going, climbing higher and higher, until when he looked down, the female Shinobi was nothing more than a speck in his vision. From above, he watched as she dropped from the branch she was on, landing on the ground, and began to walk away.<br/><br/>When she was gone, he settles down on a branch near the top of the tree, he was so far up he could barely see the ground below. Pulling out a small notebook from his pouch, a brush and some ink, he writes a quick note, letting the ink dry before putting it back away. The next thing he pulls is a small book, but before he opens it, he creates a shadow clone of himself, which jumps away, going to another tree. He then opens the book, and begins to read. He was completely aware of his surroundings though, despite his eyes scanning the written words on the page. As he read, Kuronotsurugi couldn't help but to wish that night would come quickly, just so he could get away from the thoughts in his mind, and focus himself entirely on the mission.<br/><br/>The sun was warm, and streamed through the leaves to land on him, and after a while he grew drowsy. His eyelids get heavy, and momentarily, he dozes off, the book slipping from his fingers to the ground below. Good thing he had made a clone before he started to read, it would keep a watch out for him while he was napping. He hadn't slept for nearly four days, his last mission forced him to stay away, as it was rather high end and something that only he could accomplish. So, because of that, he was exhausted, and it was natural that he fall asleep in such a comfortable spot.