"Explains some fings," Nori allowed, deciding to inspect the little office now that he was here. Not that there was too much interesting beyond the desk itself. Mostly it was to piss off the Hokage's guard and maybe annoy the man himself a little bit. He deserved it.

Also kept him from dwelling too much on Itachi's younger brother for all that would lead to thoughts of his own. He plucked a leaf off a plant and stared at it a bit more critically than was strictly warranted.

"Got an appointment to keep," he said in answer, letting the leaf flutter to the floor as he moved to lean on the desk instead. "A body to reclaim, fish to feed, heads to bash in." He shrugged. "Can't keep stayin' here with such pressin' matters to tend to."