The smile Sai gave Kiba then might have been placating, but if it was that wasn't his intention. "I agree. And I haven't given up on finding a means of escape. If you're able to sniff out anything before the rest of us, don't hesitate to let us know." And if that came across as a pun, well, that hadn't been intentional either.

Kiba was like Naruto in some ways, but also completely different. From the looks of it, it was possible that he was even easier to accidentally insult than the blond, so he didn't say as much as he could have about it just not being that easy to break out. The other ninja would find out soon enough, so why make things look bleaker than they must already look to him? His abilities would prove useful here, even if they were dampened and he'd be without the usual dog companion all members of the Inuzuka clan had.

It was easier to answer the next question, and a slight subject change was welcome. "At last count, there was Naruto, Sakura, Shikamaru, Hatake Kakashi, Maito Gai, Jiraiya of the Sannin, an old friend of Kakashi-san's named Uchiha Obito, and those that have been here longer than I have - Uchiha Sasuke and Haku of the Village Hidden in the Mist."