Hikari was glad the girl had found some confidence, but she did find it rather curious, the difference a single day made. Or was it something else that had happened during the short time period. Nevertheless, she didn't have an answer and there were other things to focus on. She found it strange how almost innocent and chipper Arashi seemed. It reminded her a lot of herself, and that fact was rather unsettling. How else were they similar, she wondered? They were quite different in many ways, but she supposed that, as siblings, they were bound to be similar in some way or another. That didn't make her any more comfortable in that fact, though.<br/><br/>The likelihood of conflict seemed to increase as the seconds ticked by. It seemed obvious enough to her that there was about to be a confrontation, even without her Issekigan she would have anticipated this, but the visual jutsu confirmed that conflict was almost certain. All probable roads led to the same conclusion. Still, she watched carefully, perhaps not so drawn in as someone without her ability to see how the most likely scenario would play out, but she was still curious. She was always curious to see how closely reality matched her predictions. It was rather interesting to watch.<br/><br/>As expected, the man refused and within minutes they were all dead. She found it curious that Arashi didn't move terribly far even as the poison fog rolled around them. He was immune to poisons, or at least most, from what she could tell. Interesting. And the girl... Not bad at all. She had taken out six shinobi, plus the leader in minutes. She was good. Not that Hikari expected anything less with as much as she knew about the girl at this point, but it was still a little different knowing it from reading the girl and actually seeing it in person. It was rather impressive.<br/><br/><br/>Arashi didn't move far, leaping backwards and landing on a low-hanging branch in a nearby tree. He knew she would handle them, and thanks to Orochimaru, he was immune to most poisons. One of his... gifts over the years. Still, there were a few he was not immune to, so he put some distance, however small, between himself and the battle. He watched as she took the men down without hesitation or remorse. She certainly was an entirely different creature when she fought. But then, so were many others. Those who appeared the most innocent were often the most terrifying in battle.<br/><br/>He sighed lightly once it was over. "Yes, that is that. A pity, really." he commented somewhat absent-mindedly before dropping back to the ground and nodding. "Yes, I'm fine." he replied to her concerned question. "I suppose we best clean this mess up, lest someone stumble upon it accidentally." he commented as he approach the body of the leader, kneeling next to him. "It didn't have to be this way. We could have been friends." he spoke with a light chuckle. "Oh well. You were a fool, and I don't like fools." he grabbed the body and tossed it over his shoulder as if it weighed nothing at all before picking up another and tossing it over the other shoulder. "What a bother." he sighed. This was the worst part. It was mildly entertaining to watch them defy them so bravely, and to either watch Sen work or to cut them down himself, however, the clean up with a drag. But it was necessary, so he collected the bodies and took them away, just like they had done to the others. Best not to let anyone find them. You never knew when some Konoha shinobi might come snooping around where they don't belong.<br/><br/><br/>Hikari scanned the area while they gathered the bodies, her eyes searching the trees for where her companion would most likely be. It didn't take long to find him and once the other two left with the bodies she covered the distance between them quickly, landing on a nearby branch. She looked at him as if to ask if he was ready to go back to camp. Once she had her answer, she headed back without a word, leaping through the trees. Her pace was quick, wanting to put some space between them and the other two as quickly as possible, but not rushed. It was nothing near as fast as she had moved before. Once they had put some space between them and the other pair, she slowed her pace just a little, enough that they could hear one another if they chose to speak.