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What you think?
Well, they certainly respected each other and knew how to work together well, which is something considering both were very much accustomed to acting alone. They never bickered (at least, not in front of opponents) unlike pretty much every other team, never seemed to butt heads, and actually listened to and relied on each other's skills. I'd even go so far as to say that there was a level of trust - not enough to be honest about their pasts/motives/current feelings but enough to trust the other in battle.
I mean, Kisame admitted that he never really had any companions, that he killed without hesitation when he was ordered to kill, etc... but he and Itachi were a team for what... 8ish years? I get the impression that he wouldn't have acted if he'd been ordered to kill Itachi. There were presumably plenty of opportunities as Itachi got sicker and needed to rest more often but we were never shown that he felt uneasy being so weakened in front of Kisame.
I think they had a really weird, kind of disfunctional kind of sincere friendship. Maybe friendship is the wrong word because you share things with your friends and I don't think they did. Whatever kind of bond you form with people you are forced to spend time with in close quarters - like on a bus tour, or people you wouldn't choose as a friend at work but there's no one else to talk to - and you get used to them and know where you stand with them and it feels weird not to see them if things change.
I mean, Kisame admitted that he never really had any companions, that he killed without hesitation when he was ordered to kill, etc... but he and Itachi were a team for what... 8ish years? I get the impression that he wouldn't have acted if he'd been ordered to kill Itachi. There were presumably plenty of opportunities as Itachi got sicker and needed to rest more often but we were never shown that he felt uneasy being so weakened in front of Kisame.
I think they had a really weird, kind of disfunctional kind of sincere friendship. Maybe friendship is the wrong word because you share things with your friends and I don't think they did. Whatever kind of bond you form with people you are forced to spend time with in close quarters - like on a bus tour, or people you wouldn't choose as a friend at work but there's no one else to talk to - and you get used to them and know where you stand with them and it feels weird not to see them if things change.
What you think?