Kashima Naoki. It wasn't a name that brought anything to mind but besides the more infamous members he was admittedly not as well versed with Kiri nin as he could be. He nodded his head, deciding to introduce himself in turn. "My name is Baki. As you may have guessed, I am Gaara's teacher, as well as his siblings'."

He could tell the plant he was holding was made of cloth and not living material, and the fact that the plant was fake piqued his interest. He held out his hand in between them. "May I see it?"