Kakuzu's Partner
CharacterAn Akatsuki operative who abandoned an unnamed hidden village, this missing-nin became the fourth partner assigned to Kakuzu. Their pairing ended when Kakuzu himself struck him down in the field and claimed his heart, dismissing him as too slow to have survived the fight.
Appearance
Anime footage frames him as an imposing figure, standing even higher than the already large Kakuzu. He keeps his brown hair cropped short and wears a moustache, and his features run to a wide nose, small dark eyes, and a face touched by faint wrinkles. Like his fellow members, he is dressed in the familiar Akatsuki cloak.
Abilities
Most of his combat repertoire went undocumented, yet his acceptance into Akatsuki marks him as a formidable fighter, and Kakuzu judged his heart valuable enough to harvest once he was dead. The anime shows him swinging a blade in battle, which points to training in kenjutsu. A supplementary note reasons that because Kakuzu already carried a fire-aligned heart at the time, this partner's own chakra nature had to be lightning, water, or wind.
History
After turning his back on his home village, he drifted into the criminal ranks of Akatsuki and was slotted in beside Kakuzu as the latest of the partners Kakuzu tended to burn through. In an anime sequence the pairing collapsed during a skirmish against several shinobi, when Kakuzu cut him down without hesitation. Rebuked afterward by teammates, Kakuzu waved off the loss, insisting the man had been too slow and ought to have dodged. He then took the fallen partner's heart for himself.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Kakuzu's partner?
Kakuzu's Partner is an unnamed missing-nin who defected from his own hidden village and became the fourth partner assigned to work alongside Kakuzu in Akatsuki.
How many partners did Kakuzu have?
This unnamed shinobi was specifically Kakuzu's fourth partner, showing that Kakuzu burned through several partners before eventually being paired with Hidan.
How did Kakuzu's Partner die?
Kakuzu's Partner died when Kakuzu himself cut him down during a skirmish against several shinobi, then took his heart for his own use.
Why did Kakuzu kill his own partner?
Kakuzu killed his partner after judging him too slow to survive the fight, later telling his teammates that the man should have simply dodged the attack that killed him.
What did Kakuzu's Partner look like?
Kakuzu's Partner was an imposing figure taller than Kakuzu himself, with short brown hair, a moustache, a wide nose, small dark eyes, and the Akatsuki cloak.
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- Created byMasashi Kishimoto
- Published byShueisha
- Animated byStudio Pierrot
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