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Jari and Megumi were quiet as they began to make their way through the tangle of trees and branches. There was more room to move here than they had expected, but the going was still slow.

"Why can't I just let Shinshi-san slash our way through?" Jari asked again, "I mean, we could get through this stuff much quicker that way, right?"

"We can't do that because we don't want to leave a trail you dummy..." Megumi said, rubbing her head. "Your supidity is giving me a headache, please just shut up for a few minutes, okay?"

Jin watched as Jari's face sank and he resumed the tedious task of moving the branches and vines aside so that they could make their way through the thicket. they were rewarded for their efforts, however, as once they were through they found a large open space, a natural clearing, with a small stream running through it from north to south. Once he felt how cold the water was, Jin suspected that this stream began in the Winter Area to the north and continued down into the southern Summer area, where it simply dried up at some point.

"We'll make camp here for the night." Jin said. He hadn't been given the position of leader, but because he was older, and at least when it came to Jari's skills, more apt as a ninja, the others listened to him. "Now, as far as I can tell, we're near the Winter Area border, and with the stream here anyone from that or the Summer Area could follow it right to us, so we should make sure we're ready for the night."

Reaching down to the case on his hip Jin takes out a kunai and uses it to mark a tree, pointing from the way they came towards the center of the test area. That way when they woke, or if they got lost, they could find their way. with a nod the three of them then scattered. They had previously made the plan that once camp was made they would scout for food and other supplies.

Jin headed south, while Jari moved north, and Megumi southwest, more towards the Autumn Area. but, as Jin left, he noticed an odd looking scorpion watching him.
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Summer Area

Rather than makeing camp Mitsuru and his team began moving. Mitsuru himself has started towards the Autumn Area, hoping to find those Amegakure-nin. For reasons unknown, Gyaku has taken an intrest in any shinobi from that village and made is a priority to 'speak' with any such ninja.

"I can already see the deathly looking trees. It shouldn't be more than an hour until I reach them." Mitsuru says, pausing atop a sand dune as one of his scorpions reappear at his feet. "Ah, there you are. Now, where are they?"

Using the bond Mitsuru and his family have with the Blood Stalker scorpions it is easy for him to understand it. this scorpion was able to find the Amegakure-nin easily enough, at a large water source surrounded by dead trees, but there was a small hole filled with freezing cold water that it fell into before it could find anything more. With a strange, kind smile Mitsuru reaches down and pets the scorpion, then dismisses it, leaving nine others scouting things out.

Jo and Itcho have moved towards the Spring Area.