"Yeah." He wasn't sure why it was important for Kankuro to understand or approve of his relationships in Leaf, but since it was, he set about the task with typical stubbornness. This being the first time Gaara wasn't been tracked by someone, he was nowhere near as furtive as he led him across the road and into the narrower, less festival-strewn streets. In fact, he even headed towards the shop with the best deals rather than the most defensible one right next to a sandy playground.

Whether the waitress greeting them cheerfully and exclaiming over 'the famous brother' the moment she spotted Kankuro improved or utterly confused the situation was another matter.