Nori dropped the kunai instead of slipping it back up his sleeve- no time for magic tricks when his opponent was shifting to a two-handed grip. He was forced to respond in kind, pulling in contrast to Kisame's push. Strong. He almost wished Dori were here, because his brother possessed a monstrous strength and he bet it'd be a good match for this one. This was a losing battle for him.

"Givin' me.. a lot o' credit, aren't you?" Maybe it was his age or that Shark-Face just hadn't had a half-decent opponent today.

Nori loosed his grip, let Kisame's sword push his staff to the side and stepped to follow it. He disengaged, then swiftly brought it back up, jabbing the blunt, pointed end towards Kisame's midsection.