Mari launched into the skies with the boost of chakra to her legs, the puppet merely looking up and watching her depart. The Hyuuga Nin spent a few long seconds in the air, refocusing her Byakugan on the puppeteer and angling her fall. The older woman watched Mari as she descended from high up in the air onto a branch right next to her. She did not at all seem surprised, and even smiled.<br/><br/>Chiyo chuckled, closing her eyes as she spoke, "That's true. It isn't very nice, but then again... I<em>am</em>a ninja. So perhaps... you should look back to your comrades."<br/><br/>At the campsite, the puppet in woman's disguise was kneeling over the sleeping form of Kaname, softly brushing back her hair as she held a kunai up to her throat, "You can come out now." She announced, loud enough so that Hitomi could hear from her hiding spot... and certainly loud enough for everyone else to wake from.<br/><br/>"Perhaps you can tell me..." Chiyo began to say.<br/><br/>In two separate places, the puppet and the woman spoke in unison, "...<em>Where</em>did you get those clay figurines?"<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Spoiler: Click to Show/Hide</div><div class="spoiler_body">Mari and Xexen make their listen checks.<br/><br/>Surprise round! Mari jumps... and lands next to Chiyo.<br/>Chiyo's puppet initiates a swordpoint hostage maneuver on... Kaname! (Touch attack, success- Level check, success) <br/><br/>Initiative; Mari 22, Chiyo 16<br/></div></div>