Yes, a a facade to fool others into thinking he was a harmless coward... It worked.It was all an act to fool other people
Itachi Didn't Know Much Died And Came Back BelievIng That Obito Was MadaraDunno why he acted like that at all itachi and orochimaru saw through him. Kisame wouldnt have cared since he was with his plan so the act was kinda pointless
That's not the reason, after all, he had a rough outline of how the story was going to unfold and the almost anagram 'Tobi' tells you something.This man here knows