With Kamui identifying targets, Tsukiko followed in suit. She made sure to stay behind Sakana, who himself was behind Kamui, as the team advanced through the forest. While their red-haired sensor announced the team had split into two groups, he soon after provided bad news that one of them released a sensing technique of their own. Team Fire was likely to be detected on their approach now. As Sakana picked up the pace and took the lead Tsukiko maintained her speed and instead performed several handseals.
"Understood," she remarked as she vanished from sight. Her Hiding with Camouflage Technique was now active, hiding her from the naked eye with no flaws. She figured it was unlikely that the sensor would miss her because of this, but the target that wasn't using a sensory technique would have no idea.
Only after Sakana jumped down to confront Kurin and Jaakuna did Tsukiko finally pick up the pace. In a single leap she sped past Kamui, who would be the only person that could really
see her anyways, and landed upon a branch above Sakana within seconds. She wasted no time, however, and made use of his distraction. The wild woman launched herself across the clearing and landed against the trunk of one of the trees behind the two targets. Despite her momentum the impact made no noise as she touched down, though she didn't linger at all before jumping down to the ground a couple meters behind Jaakuna and Kurin. One of the two could sense her, she knew that, but she didn't know which one it was. Surely one of them will react to her presence and the one that doesn't will become her target.
Tsukiko took this moment to memorize the scents of these two. If one were to be sly and attempt an escape she would make sure to be able to track them down without Kamui's assistance. She didn't draw any of her weapons just yet, instead waiting for Kamui and Usagi to arrive on scene for a coordinated effort. That, or she'd be forced to move once whoever was sensing her made an attempt at attacking her. Of course, she could just be overestimating the sensory technique but at such a close range it would be foolish to assume she wasn't on his radar. All she'd need to see is a slight movement and she'd spring forward to attack the one that was clueless. The beginning of a turn or perhaps the motions to perform a handseal. Hell, perhaps the sensor would reveal himself by calling her out. In that case she wouldn't even have to potentially dodge an attack, just move in on the unsuspecting and unprepared foe. In her mind, the true question of what to do next was
should I take the scroll first or incapacitate first? The rest of her plan she didn't foresee deviating. The success of her sucker-punch style attack was assured in her eyes. All she needed was a sign to tell her who will be her victim.
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