Well, at least she wasn't completely dense. If she was beginning to realize the situation, it explained why she'd survived as long as she had without a visible guardian over her shoulder at all times.

Still, that didn't mean he wouldn't at least make an attempt to misdirect her. What good shinobi wouldn't? "I know that you're the one these people suspect...and I know that you were here earlier as well." He spoke in the same volume as her, voice reasonable, as if attempting to reason with her. "But what sort of a person does what's being said about you, and then remains where they've committed a crime once they know they're under suspicion? Didn't I tell you? I don't like to make assumptions about people without giving them the chance to prove me wrong first."