Well, the daimyo accepted it, even if Kisame thought he saw some curiosity there. There was no reason to stop now that he had gotten his reaction, and really, Kisame wouldn't put it past someone to have arranged an accident to get rid of the threat he posed. Subtly, of course, because on paper Kisame was very much in favor. It was almost comfortable, because Kisame had spent many missions protecting, even if it ended up with comrade's blood on his hands later. He hadn't done that for a long time though; and hoped never to again. No, better to only pick comrades who knew what was expected, rather than sheep.

The question was amusing in its own way. As if it wasn't obvious! "I am; you know your clans. Curious, are you, Xing-shu-sama?"

There was plenty he wouldn't, or couldn't reveal, but Kisame wasn't averse to asking a few basic questions that were essentially common knowledge anyway.