He doesn't need that little smile to reinforce what he already knows, but he will make note of Hiei's confirmation in any form. It wasn't as if the fire demon has concerns about the local gossip, but what might be overhead about more supernatural events between the casual human chatter might be more of interest.

"That depends," Kurama motions towards the sounds of the crowd. "We could find a place closer to our destination, or agree to meet back here at the end of the night." From the tone, he's clearly expecting Hiei to have an opinion on whether they go separate ways now or after some initial familiarity with the ground they'll be covering.