"Only very little," Lee admitted, rubbing his arm. "It seems the ones forcing these switches are not against switching shinobi with those in the same village, either. And it seems age and experience have little to no baring on whom switches with whom."

He hesitated a moment more, then nodded, starting them on their way. He really, really hoped he could trust this shonibi would not be leading him into dropping his guard for unsavory reasons. He already felt vulnerable knowing his teammate what who knew where.

"You have not seen anything like this yet in your village, Kisame-san?"