Basic Information
Name: Kakuzu
Age: 91
Gender: Male
Clan: N/A
Looks:
Kakuzu is an old man, but that doesn't mean that he is to be precautionary around. He's not the average old person with any medical problems, he was the tallest member of Akatsuki, a towering man at 185.0cm, weighing at 63.2kg, with a sturdy build of muscle. With time to carve it, Kakuzu has achieved strength that compares even to Tsunade's. His face is quite a mystery, having a mask over his mouth all the time. He wears a large black cloak over his body, hooded most of the time ever since leaving the Akatsuki. Under the cloak, for upper wear, he has a sleeveless top with an open back, black. The back is revealed because of four masks, each containing a heart for his Elementals. The rest of the clothes are a thick scarf he wears, a white clothing that acts as a kind of sash along his waist. He wears regular black pants and sandals.
Body Structure
All of Kakuzu's abilities revolved around his unique body structure,
which was composed of hundreds of thick dark gray threads woven
throughout his flesh called Earth Grudge Fear
holding his body together like stitches of a rag-doll. This allowed him
to separate his body parts at will to perform long-range physical
attacks and sew up almost any injury he suffers, making him very
difficult to defeat. The threads could also be used to repair the
bodies of others, as seen which he reattached Deidara's
arm, although Hidan's inability to die after being dismembered causes
him to be Kakuzu's most frequent patient. His threads could even
compact together to form a giant spider-like form around his body.
Kakuzu's threads granted Kakuzu a degree of immortality (though
he declines to think of it that way). The threads could pierce the
flesh and bodies of others, allowing him to remove their organs and
integrate them into his own body, thereby extending his life. He most
commonly removed hearts in this fashion, keeping a total of five at any
time and requiring that he be killed at least five times in a battle
before he dies.
Personality:
Kakuzu was a greedy, miserly individual, arranging goals in terms of the highest profit he could gain from them, and was often unwilling to involve himself in something unless there are something to gain. He even remarked that money is the only dependable thing in the world. Due to this end, he referred to himself as the "Treasurer of Akatsuki". Given his friendly relationship with Genji, his bounty officer, it would seem he collected bounties rather frequently to earn cash, and did so (or at least tried) during his missions on several occasions. The frequent side tasks and devotion to money were both major points of contention between Hidan and Kakuzu. He also seemed to respect an opponent who thinks, as shown with his reaction to Kakashi's counters to Kakuzu's masks and Shikamaru's quick analysis of Hidan's curse, and even mentioning Shikamaru would have been a good bounty in the future.
Out of all the Akatsuki members, Hidan and Kakuzu displayed the most animosity towards each other, since neither of them were very fond of the each other's interests. The two often traded barbs with one another, Kakuzu's usually having better timing than Hidan's. Hidan has shown great annoyance with Kakuzu's greed and occasional habit of doing or saying blasphemous things, such as attacking a temple and killing the head monk for the bounty on the monk's head. Kakuzu, in turn, disliked Hidan's religion, believing the rituals associated with it to be a waste of time. Kakuzu was also rather impatient with Hidan's drawn-out speeches and battle style.
The only reason that Kakuzu put up with Hidan was because he can't get rid of him. Due to his violent temper, Kakuzu often killed anyone close by when enraged. Hidan, therefore, is the perfect partner for Kakuzu, because of Hidan's apparent inability to die. Kakuzu's somewhat indiscriminate attack style also make Hidan an ideal partner, since Kakuzu doesn't need to worry about catching his partner in the crossfire.
Despite his obsessive personality and violent rage, Kakuzu was much more cautious than his partner and was not as arrogant, never mindlessly rushing into battle like Hidan. Kakuzu frequently warned Hidan not to let his guard down, and then teased Hidan when he inevitably did. Kakuzu apparently seemed quite willing to follow orders. When ordered to retreat by the Akatsuki leader, Kakuzu complied immediately (while Hidan attempted to argue), despite the rather large bounty he could have received by taking Asuma. He seemed to forget the greater goals of the organization when enraged, as he attempted to kill Naruto in spite of Akatsuki's need to capture all the tailed beasts alive.
Name: Kakuzu
Age: 91
Gender: Male
Clan: N/A
Looks:
Kakuzu is an old man, but that doesn't mean that he is to be precautionary around. He's not the average old person with any medical problems, he was the tallest member of Akatsuki, a towering man at 185.0cm, weighing at 63.2kg, with a sturdy build of muscle. With time to carve it, Kakuzu has achieved strength that compares even to Tsunade's. His face is quite a mystery, having a mask over his mouth all the time. He wears a large black cloak over his body, hooded most of the time ever since leaving the Akatsuki. Under the cloak, for upper wear, he has a sleeveless top with an open back, black. The back is revealed because of four masks, each containing a heart for his Elementals. The rest of the clothes are a thick scarf he wears, a white clothing that acts as a kind of sash along his waist. He wears regular black pants and sandals.
Body Structure
All of Kakuzu's abilities revolved around his unique body structure,
which was composed of hundreds of thick dark gray threads woven
throughout his flesh called Earth Grudge Fear
holding his body together like stitches of a rag-doll. This allowed him
to separate his body parts at will to perform long-range physical
attacks and sew up almost any injury he suffers, making him very
difficult to defeat. The threads could also be used to repair the
bodies of others, as seen which he reattached Deidara's
arm, although Hidan's inability to die after being dismembered causes
him to be Kakuzu's most frequent patient. His threads could even
compact together to form a giant spider-like form around his body.
Kakuzu's threads granted Kakuzu a degree of immortality (though
he declines to think of it that way). The threads could pierce the
flesh and bodies of others, allowing him to remove their organs and
integrate them into his own body, thereby extending his life. He most
commonly removed hearts in this fashion, keeping a total of five at any
time and requiring that he be killed at least five times in a battle
before he dies.
Personality:
Kakuzu was a greedy, miserly individual, arranging goals in terms of the highest profit he could gain from them, and was often unwilling to involve himself in something unless there are something to gain. He even remarked that money is the only dependable thing in the world. Due to this end, he referred to himself as the "Treasurer of Akatsuki". Given his friendly relationship with Genji, his bounty officer, it would seem he collected bounties rather frequently to earn cash, and did so (or at least tried) during his missions on several occasions. The frequent side tasks and devotion to money were both major points of contention between Hidan and Kakuzu. He also seemed to respect an opponent who thinks, as shown with his reaction to Kakashi's counters to Kakuzu's masks and Shikamaru's quick analysis of Hidan's curse, and even mentioning Shikamaru would have been a good bounty in the future.
Out of all the Akatsuki members, Hidan and Kakuzu displayed the most animosity towards each other, since neither of them were very fond of the each other's interests. The two often traded barbs with one another, Kakuzu's usually having better timing than Hidan's. Hidan has shown great annoyance with Kakuzu's greed and occasional habit of doing or saying blasphemous things, such as attacking a temple and killing the head monk for the bounty on the monk's head. Kakuzu, in turn, disliked Hidan's religion, believing the rituals associated with it to be a waste of time. Kakuzu was also rather impatient with Hidan's drawn-out speeches and battle style.
The only reason that Kakuzu put up with Hidan was because he can't get rid of him. Due to his violent temper, Kakuzu often killed anyone close by when enraged. Hidan, therefore, is the perfect partner for Kakuzu, because of Hidan's apparent inability to die. Kakuzu's somewhat indiscriminate attack style also make Hidan an ideal partner, since Kakuzu doesn't need to worry about catching his partner in the crossfire.
Despite his obsessive personality and violent rage, Kakuzu was much more cautious than his partner and was not as arrogant, never mindlessly rushing into battle like Hidan. Kakuzu frequently warned Hidan not to let his guard down, and then teased Hidan when he inevitably did. Kakuzu apparently seemed quite willing to follow orders. When ordered to retreat by the Akatsuki leader, Kakuzu complied immediately (while Hidan attempted to argue), despite the rather large bounty he could have received by taking Asuma. He seemed to forget the greater goals of the organization when enraged, as he attempted to kill Naruto in spite of Akatsuki's need to capture all the tailed beasts alive.
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