When he met back up with Sasuke, he was set up for combat, and waved for them to set out, starting off without a word, though his posture was fluidly loose and deceptively relaxed. He flashed Sasuke a grin that was congenial with an edge of sharpness, as they walked lest someone be watching closely enough to note details.

They were off out the west gate before he said a thing. "You gotta work on our pokerface. If it wasn't so early someone might've noticed something." His tone was at odds with the expression, that's for certain.