He turned around, facing her direction as soon as she started speaking, having taken in Kisame's words in silence. His gaze swept over her from head to toe. Yes, she would do.

"Had they not dragged us away like this, it might not have become what it is, but at the moment, they've made it very clear that whoever they plan to have run things here is... inept. You're the daughter of the now-former Daimyo's brother. The rightful Daimyo, more than a few say, who was passed over because of his shinobi training, correct?"

His gaze was sharp and while his tone was quiet, it was also... still angry, the undertone of his irritation with their captors not having gone anywhere just because they had.

"Kisame, what do you think about that?"