The advantage that Kasumi had at this point was, unfortunately, tentative at best. The fact that the Kujaku offered Shio a telepathic connection which could locate her Mythin within the mist was troublesome. While she was fine due to her Hydromancy, the focus of the battle was her Mythin, and he did not gain the same protection from Hydromancy as she did. The loose arc that the Kujaku began travelling in was likely not going to be an issue - while its psychic aura was still far away enough from her and the mist, Kasumi lobbed a single Hazeborn Tears directly in front of her so that the sphere of mist created by it would intersect with her Veil of Mists enough to allow someone of her size entry and exit, but be far enough to maximise the area of the mist that she had.

Given the flight path of the Kujaku, as she lobbed the spell forwards, she whispered "Mark II, Mark I." in a tone loud enough for her Mythin to hear, but not so loud as to be able to be heard outside the volume of the mist. The Mythin responded immediately, lobbing two Mark Is directly in line with the Kujaku's flight path, and another just above the others to hit it if it moved upwards to try and avoid them. The Mark II would be positioned within the middle of the three to offer its constant speed boost two them. Kasumi kept a close eye on the Kujaku as well as Shio herself - it was good practice for an assassin to know the location of all of her targets at all possible times, and she she remained ready to react to any strategies that Shio could come up with. It would be an interesting experience for them both to see how the other fought.