Well hidan is also superior to Kisame in CQC so that comparision isn't completely relevant. Kisame never tossed around Killer Bee, it's just Kisame is a terrible matchup for chakra cloack users. They can't even get close to him because they're giving their chakra to him on a silver plate.
Samehada is never gaining the size it did against Killer Bee against an opponent who doesn't expell chakra constantly. The size of samehada was pretty much everything when it came to CQC against bee, since it had more range it could intercept Bee's lariat, and could e used as a shield.
The answer is not that obvious as you make it sound. I'd use as refernce Kisame vs Gai more than Kisame vs KB.
Hidan isn't superior to Kisame in close combat. Kisame has superior reactions, faster striking speed, a much better weapon, and is physically much much stronger.
As for Kisame never tossing around V1 Killer Bee, what do you call this?
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Thats funny cause Kisame himself got outdone by Asuma in CQC. The only thing that speaks for is Hidan being above both in Taijutsu. Not the other way around.
But if you're simply talking about overall winning the fight, you're right. If you're trying to throw shade based on taijutsu? Kisame was only "tossing" around Killer Bee due to Samehada's properties and KB being the perfect matchup not because he is better than Killer Bee in taijutsu....because he isn't.
Kisame's impressiveness doesn't come from him out doing someone in Taijutsu it comes from his strength and the ability to drain the enemy's chakra.
Kisame got outdone by Asuma in CQC? You serious bruh?
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Kisame wounded Asuma and was about to maul him until Kurenai
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by putting Kisame in a genjutsu. If you're referring to
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, that's not "outdoing" Kisame. That's managing to scratch him, only because Kisame didn't realize the range of his weapon was extended by the chakra on Asuma's blade. Kisame had already dealt Asuma a much more serious injury.
Hidan is not even in Kisame's league in CQC. Call me back when Hidan can react quickly enough to defend against three high-speed attacks coming at him at once (Narutobase is missing the scan unfortunately, but go
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then scroll down to pages 13-14.) Nor can Hidan react to this at point blank range:
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As for the taijutsu part... Close quarters combat =/= taijutsu. Never argued for Kisame having better taijutsu, but with Samehada he easily beats Asuma in close combat.