Being at an exam as a leader of an entire village was different! Especially since he'd also been serving double duty as one of the guards of their new daimyo. But now that the matches were on, Kisame did get a chance to experience the view of the fights without having to be too concerned with keeping up appearances as a guard. It was interesting.

So Kisame sat back in his seat, actually grateful for the hat, though he'd forgone the robes, and stretched before turning to the man next to him.

"The matches promise to be entertaining. It's good to speak with you in person again, Hokage-san."

Subtle, but a reference to the attack on Konoha. To see the Hokage and Konoha's ninja out and about after something like that was a testament to their strength, just as Kiri's presence here was the same.