"I think so." He looked away for a moment before nodding in an uncharacteristically light motion. No point in prevaricating when that was precisely the reason he was there, instead of writing delayed missives or looking for one or the other of his siblings. The novelty of having a choice in his free time was only second to the novelty of worrying about other people.

Even if those people were handling themselves just fine with the help of their impertinent puppets and ever-improving fuuinjutsu. Speaking of which, he raised a hand and drew sand up and over the male scorpion, not to destroy but to form a solid pyramid of chakra-laced sand over its carapace to await her next seal. His own fuuin could do with work, but there was no point in his doing so here. She was the one who would need to contain and transport them.

"Is it the venom you need?"