He kept turning to watch the other ninja, using his legs to stay afloat and turn. It was a lot like being circled by a shark, but more dangerous. Even so, while a shark might be thinking about killing and eating him, Naoki wasn't worried about more than a little roughing up from the other ninja.

He nodded in acceptance of the criticism. "Kashima Naoki." So this was Hoshigaki Kisame? Naoki recognized the name. It also made his lapse that much more embarrassing.