Chouji notices and appreciates the restraint, and he doesn't mind the sharpness in her voice as she gives a frustratingly short start to an explanation.

"Should that mean something?" Was it a technique or a place? Obviously Temari knows more about the situation than he does, so he'll wait for her to share it. He frowns at the question, though. "Aside from the fact that I've grown wings, fine." After all, his back is no more sore than his thigh or his hand, the damage he inflicted on himself after arriving. The wings themselves are more problematic than the pain, as far as Chouji is concerned.