A dog made of fire? That sounded... odd, yes, but not completely outlandish to the ninja. As something like a summon, or a very small version of a bijuu... something like that. His eyes narrowed as he considered the matter.

"That is valuable to know." While he didn't actually say the words thank you, his tone was level, the words genuine. "What other creatures did you encounter?" Forewarned was forearmed, and if this place was filled with strange enemies, all the better to know them ahead of time.

As he spoke, he broke off a portion of his ration bar -- not quite half of what remained, but close to it. Didn't offer it over yet, though.