Hikari noted that he had indeed been looking her way, if only for a moment before he looked away. Great. So he had probably seen what had just happened. As expected, he hadn't said anything about it, so she was grateful for that. He seemed briefly lost in thought and she wondered what it was that he was thinking about, but she didn't bother asking. He was looking at the girl below when she approached him, took a seat, and asked what he planned to do. He didn't seem terribly displeased when she spoke, which was good. He knew as well as she did that some talking was inevitable when there were more than one person on a mission. Eventually you'd have to speak, if only to discuss plans and such.<br/><br/>She didn't have to think about her answer when he spoke, explaining what he planned to do, and then asking if she had a way to get information from the girl. "Yes. I do." she replied simply as he dropped from the tree to the ground below, ensuring that the gag in the girl's mouth was secure. She sighed, swinging her legs back and forth for a moment. "I can get all of the information we need from her easily enough, and without hurting her. Once I'm finished, you use your Sharingan, erase her memories, give her new ones, and give her instructions, and then we can let her go." This was stated in the same simple tone. It was clear that her words were a statement, not a question. They didn't have time for questions right now. The girl would be awake any minute now.<br/><br/>She sighed lightly before dropping from the tree to the ground below, moving to stand next to him, in front of the girl. She didn't bother to tell him how she planned to get the information, he would see soon enough. At any rate, they didn't have much time for discussion, and he wasn't terribly fond of words anyways, so she figured that he wouldn't complain too much. The change in her eyes would be unmistakable, it would be easy enough for him to figure out that it was a dojutsu, and that she was getting into the girl's mind. Any questions he had regarding the nature of her abilities could come later, after the girl was gone. They would have plenty of time to talk, either waiting for nightfall again, if they had to stick around, or on the walk back to the village. Whether he would actually want to was a whole other question entirely. She would be surprised if he wasn't at least a little curious, but she supposed she wouldn't really be shocked if he kept his curiosity to himself for the time being.<br/><br/>She was silent for a few moments as she thought on these things before speaking up. "I will need you to keep watch while I work. I won't be much use in a fight during this process, possibly for a few minutes afterwards. I'll be completely focused on this. If I am attacked and have to break the link, it slows everything down, and I do much prefer efficiency." she smiled lightly towards the end, although the smile did little to warm her features, which still remained somewhat cold. She knew he would likely have no problem keeping watch and preventing anyone from attacking her, should anyone try. She didn't necessarily anticipate such a thing happening, but it never hurt to be prepared, and it was best that he know ahead of time that if something were to happen, he'd be on his own until she'd finished. This wasn't like when she got lost in her own thoughts but could still remain aware of everything else. She could keep her awareness of the outside world, but splitting her concentration slowed the process down a great deal. It was much more efficient and took much less time if she could focus all of her efforts on finding the information within the girl's mind. Since she actually had a partner this time, and he was strong enough to defend against any who might attack them on his own long enough for her to finish, it was best to utilize this and speed up the process.