Gaara
"What is the mission then?"
Gaara asks the question.
"Your mission is to provide aid and assistance to Konoha. Their mission is to return this Uchiha brat. Keep the distinction in mind. You're going to make sure they get back alive. Whether or not they bring Uchiha back is up to them. And whether or not Uchiha lives or dies after going to Orochimaru is up to Konoha, too."
Kankuro
Baki thinks he'll never get used to the puppets.
Karasu was bad enough. But this new one...
Kankuro is a master of deception, distraction, sleight of hand.
He has outdone himself with Kuroari.
The puppet is filled with hidden mechanisms and weapons.
But the truly deceptive thing about Kankuro, Baki has come to realize, is that he is no longer quite sure what all the boy is capable of.
Temari
He watches Temari inspect her fan before folding it preparing for travel.
Her attacks are far more straight forward, overwhelming force he can appreciate.
There's a certain purity in her using the wind for her weapon to both attack and deflect.
He has no doubt she'll use that wind to pick the flesh from her opponent's bones if necessary.
He just wonders if she should enjoy it so much.