With a soft sigh he merely leans back against the tree, one hand holding tight to a senbon just in case she tried to do something brash and stupid. He didn't want to end up in a life or death fight if he could help it, there was no point to it and would only end with Kiri or Konoha at the other's throat.

"It was a recon mission, but those can be so boring, do you not think? I would much rather be testing my skills against someone else than doing recon on an area we already know."

Which was the pure and simple truth of the matter, though whether she believed him or not was still to be seen.