On the morning that he had agreed to go for a run around Konoha with the green-clad taijutsu user, Gaara left early after writing a note to his girlfriend, who was still asleep in bed, and then he made his way over to the front gates of the Leaf Village. When he arrived at the site, he saw Guy working out lightly, though very boisterously, and a small smile of admiration touched his lips; the sand wielder believed he would be able to increase his taijutsu aptitude if he trained with the energetic man.

"Guy. Good morning." Gaara greeted calmly as he unloaded the gourd from his shoulder and set it upon the ground next to the gates; of course, he wouldn't be jogging with that heavy item on his back, but he had brought it along for the training session afterward.