Gaara knew that expression: wariness. She'd seen it echoed on her own features so often as a child that she didn't even have to think about it to identify it, and the information was neatly cataloged and set aside as she gazed at the other. She gauged his age at older than ten, but not quite fifteen without any reason to doubt herself. Despite the fact that she was older, he was barely shorter than her - but she was used to that, given she'd always been short.

"I suppose that could be an accurate statement. However, the nature of your fall leads me to believe that it was not a mistake in chakra control on your part - and there could easily be repercussions that are not visible." If she was insulted by his clipped words she didn't say it. "It is somewhat surprising that an Uchiha - even a young one - would land on such a trap."