He grinned and nodded, pulling out the pair of hats and taking one for himself before he offered the larger one to Kisame. "Yeah, all packed and ready to go." As unpleasant and dangerous as the desert could be Naoki kept all the extra things needed for it together and ready to go. The sudden interest in diplomatic missions was a little surprising.

Naoki stayed out of clan and village politics, but he was aware that Kiri was less involved with other villages than their counterparts.