The night was soon spent, and the sun rose to a new day. Sunlight slipped through the window on to Kuro's face, who, surprisingly, was still asleep at this time. Usually he was up before the break of dawn, but not today. Only when the rays of warmth reached his eyes, did he stir, moaning softly under his breath as he slowly opens his eyes, blinking a few times to clear the blurriness of sleep from his vision. For a moment he just lay there on his back, staring up at the ceiling, before taking a deep breath and sitting up, stretching his arms above his head. Right at this moment, a knock at the door could be heard, and a voice belonging to his mother speaking to him, telling him that he had a message waiting for him.<br/><br/>He was a little confused, but gets up from the bed, crossing the floor to go over to the door and open it slightly, taking the folded piece of paper from his mother, silently, saying nothing as he closes the door again. Flipping the paper open, he reads the contents that was written there, eyebrows narrowing. So, the Lady Hokage had something for him to do. Seems the mission he'd been on before his one with Hikari had been put on hold, and he was to continue where he left off. There was no need to report in to her, he was to head out immediately once he was ready. And that was all fine with him.<br/><br/>Without another thought, he gets dressed in his usual clothing for his missions, slipping each of his swords in to their places, along with his other weapons. Running his fingers through his hair, he ruffles his bangs before taking a deep breath, and heading out, placing the seal on his room before he leaves the building. Outside, he looks in the direction of where Hikari's place was, mind tugging at the idea of going to see her and telling her he was leaving on a mission, but at the same time...he didn't want to. He knew this particular mission was of utmost secrecy, and even she wasn't to know of it. Shaking his head, he sighs softly, beginning to go towards the front gate. Even though he knew he wasn't to see her or tell her about it, he found himself standing in front of the apartment, staring up at it, wondering if she was in there. He thought back to the other night, and what he'd done, still not believing he'd done such a thing. But at the same time, it felt right.<br/><br/>After a moment passes, he forces himself to hurry away, using his body flicker jutsu to immediately arrive at the front gate, letting the shinobi there know he was heading out. With that, he begins to run, jumping up to the tree branches above once he could. The rush of the wind past his face was refreshing, the tugging of his hair and clothes. Little by little, any and all thoughts about Hikari seemed to vanish from his mind, and he was once again focused completely on the mission at hand. But before that could happen...he had something he needed to check.<br/><br/>Taking a quick peek around him, making sure no one was following, he turned directions, heading in the place where he knew something was waiting for him. Or rather, someone. Activating his Byakugan, he continued running like this, just in case. It took about twenty minutes to reach the spot, a large tree with a rock marking it's location. The tree had a large rope wrapped around it's trunk, with pieces of paper attached to it. It was a sacred place, one that little knew about. Kuronotsurugi had discovered it one time when he was younger, adventuring by himself to get away from the compound.<br/><br/>And sure enough, the red headed female Sen could be seen, sitting on top of the rock, a fan in one of her hands as she waited. Dropping to the ground before her, Kuronotsurugi approaches, completely at ease, knowing she wouldn't do anything to him. Seeing him, she stands up, getting down from the rock. "Do you have what I asked for?" He questions, his eyes switching over to Sharingan, watching her every move carefully, making sure she wasn't up to anything. Though he doubted she was, his jutsu was a strong one after all. "Yes." She reaches in to one of her pouches, and pulls out a few scrolls, each sealed for protection. "Here." She hands them to him, which he takes, placing them in his own bags. "Good work. Keep up the search, I'm counting on you." With that, he leaves, and for a moment she just stands there, before turning and heading in the opposite direction.<br/><br/>To be honest, Kuronotsurugi hadn't expected the girl to gather so much in so little time, but this was good. Now then, to get this mission over with. He didn't know how long it would take for him to get it done, but hopefully it didn't take too much longer, since he'd already gotten a head start, having already been on the mission for a few weeks before having to put it on hold. He knew it would take a couple days to arrive at his destination, even if he went constantly with no sleep and moved constantly. Reaching in to a pouch, he pulls out a small round pill that Shizune had given him, it was a medicinal creation that would make it so he didn't have to eat for a while, or sleep either. Popping it into his mouth, he sets back on course, and continues on his way.