As far as escort missions go, she's being remarkably well-behaved. It's only to be expected in a hunter with nothing to hunt that she's so relatively placid today, but the restlessness more than makes up for it. Every so often she strains her metaphorical leash, but for now she's enjoying staying to heel.

The fact that she's finding Kisame's 'sudden' height and age difference hilarious next to his polite tone has something to do with that enjoyment. He really grew into his sword.

She shakes out her limbs again for the eighth time since they left the headquarters, and revels in the feeling in her fingers.

"I need something to warm me up. How about oden? The real thing from that little stall near the sluice."