Yeah, but Kisame and Itachi seem to have a good working partnership where they sort of get along and respect each other's abilities. I'd think they would even possibly have an arrangement where they help each other with their personal, non-strictly-akatsuki goals. In that vein, it wouldn't be too hard to imagine them, um, giving each other a hand. or a dick. u.u It wouldn't be true love omg, but it would be a companionnable thing.

Aw, Kisame's skin is just blue, that's all. It's his sword that's sandpapered. XDDDD