why do u think kismae follows itachi around like a lost puppy[dog-fish]

cause they are partners. From what I've seen, all th partners in Akatsuki follow each other around... it's in their job description.

he dosen't he is itachis partner. he does what he has to. and kisamae may not be as strong as itatchi (admitted himself) but at least he stayed alive longer and was only killed because of that damn sword. itachi just gave up to save his little brother. sasuke was his weakness and that is that

probably becuase itachi gets in the most trouble

Kisame IS Itachi's partner, you know... >/.\>

their partnars

It's one of the conditions written in Kisame's contract with Pein: "You must follow Itachi around and act like a total suck up". JK.

Well what do you think, genius, they're friggin' partners. They work together.