"Kisame-kun is incredibly skilled all on his own merit," she demurred. "It's just a different type of kata, really. Like a feint, mixed with strategy." One thing that was refreshing about speaking with a Hoshigaki was that they didn't need much time to grasp basic martial metaphors. Fighting was breathing to them, similar to the Shishito mindset.

Well, perhaps she was a little responsible for the tiny change in Kisame, though his adaptive nature was an explanation in and of itself. It was just a side-effect of their careers, now.