Какузу

Debut (Manga)

Chapter 312
Debut (Anime)

* Shippūden 17(Hologram)
* Shippūden 71(In person)

Appears in

Anime and Manga

Seiyū (Japanese)

* Takaya Hashi

Voice actor(s) (English)

* Paul St. Peter (heard via hologram in episode 135)

Classification

S-Class, Missing-nin

Birthdate

August 15
Age

91 (deceased)
Height

185.0cm1.85 m
6.07 ft
72.835 in
Weight

63.2kg139.332 lb
Gender

Male
Blood type

A

Ring

北 (North)
Ring position

Left middle finger


Partner

Hidan
Affiliation

Akatsuki
Previous affiliation(s)

Takigakure
Family


Nature Type

* Earth (Stolen from ninja using Earth Grudge Fear)
* Fire (Stolen from a ninja using Earth Grudge Fear)
* Lightning (Stolen from ninja using Earth Grudge Fear)
* Wind (Stolen from ninja using Earth Grudge Fear)
* Water (Unknown, speculated to be his original heart)

Jutsu

* Earth Grudge Fear
* Earth Release: Earth Spear
* Fire Release: Intelligent Hard Work
* Lightning Release: False Darkness
* Water Clone Technique (Anime only)
* Wind and Fire Blast Technique (Unnamed)
* Wind Release: Pressure Damage


PERSONALITY:

Kakuzu is a greedy, miserly individual, arranging goals in terms of the highest profit he can gain from them, and he is often unwilling to involve himself in something unless there is something to gain. He even remarks that money is the only dependable thing in the world; therefore, he wouldn't mind going to hell because as he said,"They say money makes the underworld turn as well. Can't say I'd complain." Due to this point of view, he refers to himself as the Treasurer of Akatsuki. Given his friendly relationship with a bounty officer, it would seem he collects bounties rather frequently to earn cash, and does so (or at least tries) during his missions on several occasions. The frequent side tasks and devotion to money are both major points of contention between Hidan and Kakuzu. He also seems to respect an opponent who thinks, as shown with his reaction to Kakashi's counters to Kakuzu's masks and especially Shikamaru's quick analysis towards Hidan's curse.

Out of all the Akatsuki members, Hidan and Kakuzu display the most animosity towards each other, since neither are very fond of the other's interests. The two often trade 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, dislikes Hidan's religion, believing the rituals associated with it to be a waste of time. Kakuzu is also rather impatient with Hidan's drawn-out speeches and battle style.

The only reason Kakuzu puts up with Hidan is because he cannot get rid of him. Due to his violent temper, Kakuzu often kills anyone close by when enraged. Hidan is, therefore, the perfect partner for Kakuzu, because of Hidan's apparent inability to die. Kakuzu's somewhat indiscriminate attack style also makes Hidan an ideal partner, since Kakuzu need not worry about catching his partner in the crossfire.

Despite his obsessive personality and violent rage, Kakuzu is much more cautious than his partner and is not as arrogant, never mindlessly rushing into battle like Hidan. Kakuzu frequently warns Hidan not to let his guard down, and then teases Hidan when he inevitably does. Kakuzu is shown to be a keen analyst as well, which is somewhat attributable to his age. In the anime, he seems somewhat more observant, easily noticing that Shikamaru was taking his time to formulate a plan to counter Hidan's technique after the former caught his partner in his Shadow Possession Jutsu. (His age gives him several lifetimes of battle experience.) He was able to quickly discern the purpose of Shikamaru's various shadow attacks and devise ways to counter them almost instantly during battle. Despite his status as a missing-nin, Kakuzu apparently seems quite willing to follow orders. When ordered to retreat by Pain, Kakuzu complied immediately (while Hidan attempted to argue), despite the rather large bounty he could have received by taking Asuma Sarutobi. However, Kakuzu does make it a point to retrieve the case with his bounty. Although, he seems 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.