It looked like the creature had gotten back on it's own alright. And frankly going by actions it was probably friendlier then Youji.

"It doesn't look like we're going to need help it out; and Naruto is also going with us. He should be back in a minute. So we should probably wait a couple minutes for him to get back. Besides..." He looked up at the darkening sky. "This will probably go better after twilight has properly set in."