"You are right. After all, our numbers are truly needed at home to fight the war. However, whatever force brings people in this world does not seem to want us from seeing that through." And he kinds of hopes that Gai will be the one to find a genius solution to get them all back home.

"But you are correct, Chouji-kun. Instead of focusing on the absence of those not here, we should treasure the presence of those we do have. With Temari-san's presence, we do have some representation of the outside shinobi world!"