She looked with fascination as the bone formed. She hadn't had the opportunity to see a Kaguya do that, not since bare minimum little efforts during her time in the academy. Seeing the practice fully formed and capable of producing that strong an effect was really impressive! Taru enjoyed grim things like skeletons and corpses, though, so that was of little surprise. She nodded in agreement when he suggested she work at range. That was the benefit of her being a jack of all trades - she could adapt to what her team needed! She could stick to the trees and attack from there while Kimihiro worked on a direct fight.
"I do alright in the mist. I utilize it myself pretty often! I wouldn't call myself an expert on blind fighting, though. I usually use it to flee or to cover for a broad attack," she said. That was something she wanted to work on training, but she felt as though she was constantly training something or another, an unending list of things she felt she needed to practice to be efficient on the field. That was exciting! She would always have something to strive towards! "If you use it, just make sure I'm in a position with recognizable escape routes and we should be fine."
She laughed at what he had to say about kodama or nobiagari. "I'll tell you more about those later. But they're not poisonous, and they probably wouldn't bite anyways."
Along the road, she did just that. Kimihiro probably heard more about yokai than he ever cared to know, as Taru was the type who could ramble on about spirituality and imaginary monsters and philosophy until she fell asleep.
When they arrived in Kashiwa, Kimihiro offered to let her take the lead.
"Okay," she agreed, sing-song, and dashed ahead into the village, waving her arms over her head as she called out in greeting to a local, who seemed equal parts excited and perturbed by her presence. Kashiwa was incredibly small. Taru didn't know everyone in the village, but she knew a great many of them. No one ever moved here, and few ever moved out.
"Suzuki-kun, it's been a while since you visited," the woman greeted. Looking at Taru's and Kimihiro's garb, she said, "I assume this isn't a leisure trip? You don't intend to go into the forest again, do you?"
"We're here to investigate reports of poachers traveling into the woods," Taru hummed, confirming the poor woman's anxieties. Word traveled fast here, so she was able to confirm.
"That lot of hunters? We tried to tell them not to go. They went northeast along the lake, towards the mountain base. I doubt you need to go looking. They scoffed at our advice. The forest will probably claim them."
"Probably," Taru agreed, chipper. "Still, we need to go check. It'd be dangerous if people got it in their heads that they could make a profit here. Thank you, Takahashi-san." She looked to Kimihiro, smiling. Was that enough information, or should they dig around for more specifics?