Aritomo crossed the room as soon as Ayama made a sound.  "Welcome back.  While you're recovering, I request permission to scout the cave's remains.  Your body is recovering from an extreme attack.  Performing a jutsu targeted on the cave itself would heavily drain you, and<em>if</em>the creature survived your first assault, it could survive the second."  His tone was neutral, as if he were telling her the shortest way to Ichiraku Ramen.  Once he finished speaking, he stood waiting calmly for her response.  She was, after all, a Jounin.  And even if she was completely heedless of her own safety, she still had more experience-- both with combat andwith the limits of her own resources-- than all three of them combined.<br/><br/>Granted, her mind probably was not in the best condition after her recent rape and near-death experience.