Hitomi sighed and blushed a little when she heard the criticism about Bontenmaru, though unlike earlier, it was not an exasperated sight but rather one of guilt.  After all, it may have been her Master who had scared her away, but Hitomi had been laying it on a little thick as well.  She of course wasn't going to say anything of the sort to Chiyo, but it still didn't help her guilt.<br/><br/>"Oh come on, I think you're laying into Master Bontenmaru a little too hard... OK, yeah he's a bit of a pervert... and yeah, he does kind of have a thing for younger women, but he really isn't a bad guy!  I've been traveling with and training under him for as long as I can remember, and I'll tell you right now, this sword isn't just for show!"  She said, her hand resting as usual when traveling, on the hilt of her oversized katana.<br/><br/><em>What now?</em>Hitomi thought when Chiyo suddenly dived into the bushes.  Then rather quickly, Chiyo summoned a weird little puppet that suddenly turned into the beautiful woman from before.  Hitomi simply shook her head when asked if she wanted to go with the puppet to see what was going on.  She really hated puppet users.  They were cowards who couldn't fight for themselves and relied heavily on poison... still she couldn't just be wandering around clueless of what was going on around her if she had a chance to learn what was happening, so she began walking alongside the puppet.