Their diplomatic mission had been going so well in Suna. Naoki was impressed, not that he would ever admit out loud that he had questions about sending Kisame as their diplomat. It was better than the general lack of foreign relations, something he heard frequent grumbling about among his own clan.

The smile on his face almost took on a strained look when Kisame started laughing, and then when he basically said he didn't think of Obito as an Uchiha. Granted, strong bloodline clan affiliation would be a huge liability for a Mizukage. But Kisame did get Fugaku to refer to him by his given name rather than clan name. It made Naoki wonder if it was part of some verbal strategy rather than just imposing Kiri sensibilities on Fugaku.

"In Kirigakure, clan names are reserved for the clan, and only used for important members of the clan on formal occasions. The majority use and prefer given names," He explained, taking Kisame's cue to jump in.