Hiro's still harsh glare softened... Though his words were empathetic and sincere, he said them with a determined and cold tone. Finally, when she acquiesced, it was like a switch turned in his brain and he closed his eyes and smiled.  "Hot springs sounds nice." He thought back to how they first met... the girl was just curious, after all... "I didn't know you had some in your home."<br/><br/>He turned to Iku, "Oh, come on." The ninja spoke more softly, "<span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 7pt;">We might have just come to an understanding... don't ruin it. </span>Look, you're both girls so-" He pulled his forehead protector down over his eyes, "If you'd prefer I go in blind... I mean, Ume's already seen me naked before and- Well, it doesn't really matter, does it?"<br/><br/>Hiro didn't resist, pushing up his forehead protector when she went over to dress his wounds, "This is a chance for us to bond together as a team. I mean, that was what this whole training exercise was about, wasn't it, Iku?"<br/><br/>Though it would be a shame... he thought about what it might be like to see Iku naked... Part of him was still too angry at Ume to really think of her in that light, but the other part of him told him that it wasn't really her fault, either. He had to be more patient...