Marise walked back to the ramen shop at a brisk pace. When she got there, she put on a cheerful face and apologized for having to run off, then took a seat. Of course, Kaname would be able to tell that something was worrying her friend. Mari didn't touch her ramen much, her face deep in thought as she tried to puzzle everything out.<br/><br/><strong> 'Doesn't make sense... Maybe father knows... Or the Hokage. But would the Hokage be open to me about this? Would father?'</strong>Mari thought to herself. This was going to drive her nuts until she figured it out. Hatake-san didn't seem to know. When Jun made her exclamation, Mari only nodded towards her.<strong>"If they're connected, then yes. I think I need to speak with my father though... would either of you like to take a tour of the Hyuuga household? The public parts only of course, you have to be someone special to get to see the baths and bedrooms."</strong>She was a bit too focused on the problem at hand to be worried about being hungry.