Gaara shifts as Temari reaches for the papers, and unfolds himself so he can read across her. One of his pet projects is comparing the missions each of the team is assigned, after all, and Baki is their senior member.

"There was some trouble earlier in the month--" he began, before picking up on the focus on the open door and trailing off.

That they all arrive separately is one thing that hasn't changed, barring the odd sullen escorts when one or the other of them was staying away to prove some kind of point. They have such a variety of interests now that these meetings are about the most organised part of their months. That said, the time has come and gone for Kankuro to show, and Gaara belatedly recalls hearing something yelled down the corridor at him from his brother's rooms.

"Kankuro is busy," he says, a little too late to be helpful. "He sends his apologies."