Why was Kisame surprised when he saw Obito (Tobi/fake Madara) without the mask the second time they've met in person?


So, Kisame first met Obito (Tobi) when he introduced himself as the guy who
controlls the Mizukage. Then, he tells Kisame about his Eye of the Moon Plan
(Tsuki no Me) and recruits him to Akatsuki. So that's like 4 people who knew
the true identity of Tobi as 'Madara' (later Obito, but they didn't know
that): Konan, Nagato, Itachi, Kisame.

But if Kisame also knew him as the leader of Akatsuki, then why was he
surprised when Tobi showed his face to him the second time, after Itachi died?
I thought he already knew that Tobi mas Madara since he was the one who
recruited him. It made sense for him to continue with Akatsuki after Nagato
died, since Kisame didn't really care about who the leader was, as long as
Kisame got the job done, but the only thing that bothers me is: why was he
surprised when Tobi showed his face to Kisame the _second time_? He should've
already known it was Madara/Obito. Is this a plot hole?




In **Chapter 507** , the first time Kisame met Obito, he called himself Uchiha
Madara and from what we can see, _he was not wearing any mask_ and unlike the
real Obito, he has long, spiky hair like Madara. From this, it might be said
that Obito was disguised as Madara when he revealed himself to Kisame.
However, remember that during this time, Obito was already calling himself
'Madara'. With long hair like those, with those eyes and the fact that few
people has ever seen Madara's face, he could easily pass as one even with the
scars on his face.

> [![enter image description
> here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/ztkpD.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/ztkpD.jpg)

In **Chapter 404** , after Itachi's death and when Obito finally removed the
mask to reveal himself to Kisame, Kisame was surprised. Why? Because the
'Madara' that Kisame knew _was not wearing any mask nor did he call himself
'Tobi'_. When Tobi 'joined' the Akatsuki, he did not announce himself as
'Madara' but as Tobi, who Kisame was fond of. After Tobi presumably died,
Kisame remarked that he was sorry to hear his death, especially since he
(Tobi) lightens up the mood of the organization.

> [![enter image description
> here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/LeCU4.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/LeCU4.jpg)

To conclude, we can say that the first time they met, Obito did reveal himself
to Kisame (scars in the face and all) but under the name 'Madara'. The second
time they met, it was as 'Tobi' and with a mask so Kisame did not know who was
the man underneath the mask. When Tobi revealed himself, **Kisame was
surprised because he did not expect that it was 'Madara'**. **'Madara' did not
tell him that he would be disguised as Tobi while in the Akatsuki** , hence
the surprise. It could not have been that he was surprised of the scars
**because he immediately recognized him and he made no comment on them either
so we can assume he's already seen his scarred face before**.




In **Chapter 507** , the first time Kisame met Obito, he called himself Uchiha
Madara and from what we can see, _he was not wearing any mask_ and unlike the
real Obito, he has long, spiky hair like Madara. From this, it might be said
that Obito was disguised as Madara when he revealed himself to Kisame.
However, remember that during this time, Obito was already calling himself
'Madara'. With long hair like those, with those eyes and the fact that few
people has ever seen Madara's face, he could easily pass as one even with the
scars on his face.

> [![enter image description
> here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/ztkpD.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/ztkpD.jpg)

In **Chapter 404** , after Itachi's death and when Obito finally removed the
mask to reveal himself to Kisame, Kisame was surprised. Why? Because the
'Madara' that Kisame knew _was not wearing any mask nor did he call himself
'Tobi'_. When Tobi 'joined' the Akatsuki, he did not announce himself as
'Madara' but as Tobi, who Kisame was fond of. After Tobi presumably died,
Kisame remarked that he was sorry to hear his death, especially since he
(Tobi) lightens up the mood of the organization.

> [![enter image description
> here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/LeCU4.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/LeCU4.jpg)

To conclude, we can say that the first time they met, Obito did reveal himself
to Kisame (scars in the face and all) but under the name 'Madara'. The second
time they met, it was as 'Tobi' and with a mask so Kisame did not know who was
the man underneath the mask. When Tobi revealed himself, **Kisame was
surprised because he did not expect that it was 'Madara'**. **'Madara' did not
tell him that he would be disguised as Tobi while in the Akatsuki** , hence
the surprise. It could not have been that he was surprised of the scars
**because he immediately recognized him and he made no comment on them either
so we can assume he's already seen his scarred face before**.

