For starters she wants to make sure she isn't being guarded by anyone less than capable. She'd be offended if the Hokage had decided she wasn't worth a well trained shinobi anymore. And her remark really isn't that cryptic, it seems like every time she comes to Konoha everything is exactly the same.

She sashays on ahead a bemused expression on her face at his pace. "There isn't any need for that." She calls with a hint of teasing lilt to her voice. She'd been a model visitor in the past if a little frustrating to her escorts.

"Where do you like eat?" She asks with a shrug.