Hitomi nodded, closing her eyes and sitting down, "It's better they don't see my face... So..." She furrowed her brow annoyingly, "Just don't get yourselves killed. Because I'm not going to come rescue you."<br/><br/>She understood the dilemma. As much as she wouldn't want them to kill the men and women who would likely soon be her comrades, the mercenary's friends and foes were always transient... while for a village ninja, sparing an enemy today may only create a greater threat in the future.<br/><br/>The samurai sat down and put her back to the pile of debris that they had been using for concealment.<br/><br/>One of the Rain ninja stopped in place, seemingly alarmed at something. He held his fist up, bringing the whole convoy to a stop. Still... he didn't seem to know that anything was up, only that it seemed... suspicious.<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">I actually rolled a perception check and got a 20... but then forgot about it. Only one of them will retain his action during the surprise round, I think.<br/><br/>(http://s4.postimg.org/63lftupal/Amebattlemap1.png)</div></div><br/><hr/><br/>"Oh, I don't believe I've ever said it." The Kirigakure ninja said with a pleasant tone. Something about his cheerfulness was off-putting... Though he did seemed amused at her banter, closing his eyes and offering what she could only assume was a smile beneath his surgeon's mask.<br/><br/>"Ask him everything he knows about the Uzumaki in Konoha." Ryoichi said, narrowing his one good eye, "Preferably someone that nobody will miss, or one who is likely not to cause us too much trouble."<br/><br/>The Kiri ninja crossed his arms, "Didn't we acquire an Uzumaki log a few years ago...?" He closed his eyes and shrugged, "I thought we didn't get anything valuab-"<br/><br/>"If not anyone in Konoha, then someone in Uzushiogakure." Ryoichi interrupted, "Or elsewhere."