Minoru let her do what she felt she needed to do. As the sun began to set, he took one of the candles he stashed in a sealing scroll and lit it with a small fire jutsu.

"Even Sages have to take a break eventually." He grinned as he walked back toward where she last was. "You need anything? Water? A good meal?"

He was hungry, but that was a constant that went without saying.