As night came closer to fall, Sasuke still trudged ahead despite the darkness that started to enshroud the land, hoping to perhaps make more ground covered before the day ended. He even ate while walking, munching on some tough dried meat. Eventually, however, he paused at a small clearing with ankle-length grass.

Looking up to the star-filled sky, he seemed to be murmuring to himself before heading to a nearby tree and making a small indent upon its trunk with a kunai before finally lying down. "So, who's first watch?" they had to split the night in two, so what else would he ask.