Privately, he thought that none of the ways Obito tended to greet him were the proper ones, but then he still didn't have many normal greetings to compare him to. There was the briefest of moments where Gaara's shoulders tensed under his arm and every shinobi in a mile radius could have easily had a sudden premonition of the phrase international incident, but it passed without comment and Gaara was quickly being led into the village proper. Years of Obito-brand accidental domestication well-spent. It was a novelty to be entering through the main gates this time.

"At least two weeks." Hopefully longer, if the paperwork went through for the intervillage dispatch. "Kankuro and Temari are here too."