[Kisame lets out his own noise of protest at how sharp Sherlock's elbows are, wincing as they dig in and glancing back to watch the patches drift to the ground behind them. Even Itachi was never quite so bony, he thinks--or at least, if he was, he was never so rough about it as this ingrate is. Geez....
Well, at least he supposes the conversation is interesting, when Sherlock isn't snapping. Kisame listens curiously, not bothering to offer an opinion one way or another.]
Why bandages? Tradition, I guess. But really, they do the job better than anything else I could use. A sheath would just be a bother. Why?