Gaara had waited patiently for his opponent, occasionally glancing into the journal to see if there would be any hint of his impending arrival. He'd said half an hour - but Gaara had never exactly been overtly patient. He had arrived several minutes early and when he'd finally seen the note of his departure, he tossed the book to the side after scribbling a single response.

He pulled himself up from where he had been sitting, standing instead near a tree and staring off as he waited for this "Greed" to arrive, his mind wandering some to the information Reno and Naruto had shared with him before hand. This battle could be increasingly interesting, that was fore sure.

His expression didn't change as Greed arrived and shouted to him to begin, a simple nod being given to show his understanding. He was still for only a moment before he used the slightest of hand motions. The sand poured from the gourd on his back, shooting quickly towards Greed with another flick of the wrist.