It didn't surprise her. In fact, the smile she wields is so pleasant that it can only be possible due to ignorance of what is transpiring back home. To know that her Dad as well as her teammates' fathers are doing what they're best at makes her proud. "Figures." There's a soft chuckle on her end as she hops onto another branch.

"I know he'll be overworking himself again. The last time I saw him I told him to rest." The nostalgia she felt at that memory dissipates her giggles into a wistful smile. A year and a half of not seeing his face or hearing his voice or asking him what's for dinner. She was thankful that Chouji was previously, though briefly, here in Luceti, but her Dad?

Shaking her head, Ino wills away her worries. He'll be fine. He always had been and always will be. He's a formidable ninja. He's her Dad and she's her father's daughter; his strength had always been hers.

She's his blooming cosmos and that alone should speak volumes.

"Okay, fine. I think I'm already pretty near." She paces. "You better have more good stories to tell me, Chouji."