You were a promising young genin awaiting your chance to make an effort at the upcoming Chunin Exams being jointly held at Sunagakure (The Hidden Sand Village), and at Konohagakure (The Hidden Leaf Village). Regardless of where you would be headed, all you were focused on was making an effort and graduating into the next rank.

You were with your team as you trekked through the harsh and scorching hot deserts just to make it to the Hidden Sand Village, and when you were there, you were able to truly recognize the variety of people that came all the way here to participate. This created excitement within you. And this only bolstered as you, somehow, had crossed paths with the Kazekage himself, Gaara, who was sharing the hosting duty with the Fifth Hokage.

— Oh, pardon me. Gaara's tone was calm, and smooth, almost as if trying to relax your excitement.

— I didn't see you and your team coming by.

Gaara let a small smile out as he extended his hand out for a shake.

— I bid you and your teammates good luck in the exams.