Same old, same old then. They work just like any paranoid bureaucracy. We'll just have to be careful and watch out backs.

...Thanks for the clarification then, Shikamaru-san. [Because he was half Japanese, and spoke it as fluently as a native.] This'll be one helluva exercise then, seeing as we're not all familiar with each other's tactics. Talk about faith and trust...

[But knowing that there was at least one smart guy going in was good enough for him. Just having a good plan was enough to tip the scales in their favor.]