He does his best not to gawk. "...Yeah, uh-huh. I'll get right on that. Right after I clean my ears out with soap." x.com/Lord06th/statu…

✍ This is what I like to see in character-specific verses. People adding flavor. 【@GlacialTenacity】

"Huh. Quiet around here. Hope you punks are staying out of trouble."

"Crazy Leaf..."

"O-KAY, I've heard enough! If you guys need me I'll be back in Suna. Ripping my ears off."

"Oh good, a voice of reason. Knew I could count on 'ya, Tem." x.com/UngentleBreeze…

"Not to mention more sane." x.com/UngentleBreeze…

"Y'got me." He scratches the back of his neck, bafflement evident beneath the face paint. "Regular chaos, by the look of it. I'd take dry air and scorching heat over this any day." x.com/UngentleBreeze…

"*I'm* jumping to extremes-?! Temari, were you hearing the same stuff I was? Next to that, I'd say I'm being /reasonable./" x.com/UngentleBreeze…

The rational part of his mind would say 'No,' of course. The slightly traumatized part told him that dehydration *and* a good, amnesia-inducing hit to the head would be more merciful. "Not gonna lie, it would've been tempting at the time." x.com/UngentleBreeze…

He gives her a look that could be read as, 'Gee, you think?', though it has no real bite to it. "Sure, yeah, that's one way of putting it. Guess you would know that better than me, huh?" x.com/UngentleBreeze…

His head dips down a tad as he shakes it, arms crossing loosely over his chest. "Dunno why you make the trip as often as 'ya do, sis. Official business from the council, I get that, but what about all those other times you decided to take a trip up here to Crazy Town?" x.com/UngentleBreeze…

Kankurō lifts his hands coolly. "Hey, just making an observation. Some of your duties are stationed here, yadda yadda. As long as you're not going soft on us-" A hint of a teasing smirk upturns one corner of his mouth. x.com/UngentleBreeze…

"Tch, more like an excuse to leave me with all the paperwork." x.com/HisNindo/statu…

Kankurō's eyes go wide a brief moment, and in the next, he's got a firm hand covering the Leaf's loud mouth. He glances around, making sure his sister wasn't around. "/Hey, keep it down--/ look, it's not that simple, kid." x.com/HisNindo/statu…

*Knows* he's surrounded by crazies. x.com/GlacialTenacit…

Wait. /Excuse him?/ x.com/GlacialTenacit…

--> Was out on a mission, but owes his bro a belated birthday noogie. Or maybe just a pat on the back, depends on the short stack's mood. @SunaNoTensai

He shoots a steely glare at the blond, hand withdrawing. "Not even close, /kid./" Now with emphasis on the word, because as far as Kankurō was concerned, Naruto was still childish. "Just not interested in gettin' myself on Temari's bad side. Telling her 'who's boss?' Bad side." x.com/HisNindo/statu…

Hugs both ᴋᴀɴᴋᴜʀō and @SunaNoTensai