Kisame hoped they never did end up in a real fight to the death. He already didn't really like the idea of killing her and would much prefer not having to make that choice.

"You do, eh? Now that's a skill I'd be better able to judge." Kisame grinned, a little fondly. "A sword has advantages and disadvantages, but it's still the weapon I'd choose first, every time. Of course, as one of the seven, that's a given!"

He still considered himself one of the seven, even as a missing-nin. Though, since most of the seven had defected at one point or another being a missing-nin or not didn't really matter.