Kakuzu

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==Summary==
Kakuzu (角都, Kakuzu) was an S-rank missing-nin from Takigakure and a member of Akatsuki who was partnered with Hidan. Kisame Hoshigaki jokingly referred to them as the Zombie Combo (ゾンビコンビ, Zonbi Konbi), because, in a sense, they could not die. Within the organization itself, Kakuzu acted as its treasurer.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: , higher with Earth Spear or Combination Jutsu
Name: Kakuzu
Origin: Naruto
Gender: Male
Age: 91
Classification: Missing-Nin
Powers and Abilities:
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Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Acrobatics, Skilled Hand-to-Hand Combatant, Stealth Mastery, Chakra Manipulation, Statistics Amplification (Shinobi are capable of enhancing their physical capabilities with the use of chakra. The Shunshin no Jutsu allows Shinobi to greatly enhance their speed by focusing chakra in their feetRin no Sho, Page 197Naruto Chapter 24Naruto Chapter 71), Surface Scaling and Water Walking (By focusing chakra at the soles of their feet, Shinobi can scale and cling to vertical surfaces, and even walk on waterNaruto Chapter 18Naruto Chapter 90), Minor Illusion Creation and Duplication (With the Clone TechniqueRin no Sho, Page 220, Shinobi can create illusionary duplicates of themselves that have no physical substance), Shapeshifting (With the Transformation TechniqueRin no Sho, Page 220, Shinobi can transform themselves into other people, animals, plants, and even inanimate objects, such as weapons), Paralysis Inducement (With the Temporary Paralysis TechniqueRin no Sho, Page 176, Shinobi can completely paralyze their targets from close to mid range), Genjutsu Nullification (Shinobi can typically break free from and nullify non-ocular genjutsu by intentionally disrupting the flow of chakraSha no Sho, Page 301 within their bodies), Earth Manipulation (Can flow earth-natured chakra through all or parts of their body, causing it to become noticeably darker, all while increasing his offensive and defensive power to become as hard as diamond), Wind Manipulation, Fire Manipulation, Lighting Manipulation, Water Manipulation, Thread Manipulation (Can detach parts of his limbs and then manipulate them with his black threads), Longevity (Can use his threads to 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 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 truly died), Healing (Can reattach and sew body parts of himself and others with Earth Grudge Fear. This ability seems to instantly reattach even nerves and muscles, as the patients could instantly move their limbs without any other complex procedures right away), Animation (Can detach his masks and create bodies made of threads to breathe life into his masks to aid him in combat), Limited Resurrection (If Kakuzu was killed somehow, then one of his extra hearts could sacrifice itself by re-entering his body and resuscitate him), his masks have Inorganic Physiology (Type 1. Their bodies are completely made of threads)
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All previous abilities in base, 
*Regeneration (Low-Godly - Edo Tensei are capable of regenerating from the complete destructionNaruto Chapter 517 page 8 and 9 of their bodiesNaruto Chapter 561. It's stated that as long as the soul remains, the Edo Tensei will keep coming back to lifeNaruto Chapter 120Naruto Chapter 518) 
*Immortality (Types 1, 2, 3, 4, 7 and 8 - Edo Tensei are corpses possessed by a soul brought back from the Pure Land. They are incapable of feeling pain along with being able to survive grievous injuries such as bisectionNaruto Chapter 523 and dismemberment.Naruto Chapter 520 page 21 Edo Tensei will keep coming back so long as their soul remains bound to the Edo realmNaruto Chapter 120Naruto Chapter 518) 
*Inorganic Physiology (Type 1 - Edo Tensei bodies are comprised of dust and ash enveloping an already deceased corpse shaping it into the revived person the caster choosesNaruto Chapter 119) 
*Self-Sustenance (Types 1, 2 and 3 - The Edo Tensei are the souls of the dead the caster wants to reanimate,the caster uses an already dead body to house the revived soulNaruto Chapter 520) 
*Instinctive Action (Edo Tensei are programed to automatically counter enemy jutsuNaruto Chapter 547 along with their bodies moving of its own accordNaruto Chapter 548)
*Resistance to Mind Manipulation, Empathic Manipulation and Emotion Detection (Even though Edo Tensei are able to retain their consciousness when brought back from the afterlife, the controller can suppress their free willNaruto Chapter 119 Page 16 binding their mind and shutting off all emotionNaruto Chapter 522) 
 
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Attack Potency: City level+ ([Fought with Kakashi and even overpowered him, with Kakashi praising his strength multiple times]Naruto Chapter 334Naruto Chapter 336Naruto Chapter 337. He is stated to be far stronger than AsumaNaruto Chapter 323, which he proves by easily knocking Asuma down and hurting him with a single blow]Naruto Chapter 326), higher with Earth Spear (Earth Spear allows him to harden his body, which enhances his physical strikes) or Combination Jutsu (He can combine elemental affinities, such as wind and fire, in order to greatly enhance their effects)
Speed: Massively Hypersonic+ (He can match Kakashi toe-to-toe, as well as outright surprise and catch him off guard even while he has the Sharingan activated. Lightning Release: False Darkness also fires real lightning bolts)
Lifting Strength: Class M (Overpowered Choji and Kakashi)
Striking Strength: City level+ (He is superior to Asuma, and knocked him down with a single hit. Sent Kakashi flying with a kick, and later overpowered him with his tendrils), higher with Earth Spear
Durability: City level+ (Superior to Asuma and Kakashi [53.15 Megatons]), Island level with Earth Spear Earth spear greatly enhances his durability, which makes physical attacks largely ineffective against him.Naruto Chapter 314Naruto Chapter 332Naruto Chapter 333 This includes the likes of Matatabi's paw strike, which he survived with no damageNaruto Chapter 313 [4.3 Gigatons])
Stamina: Superhuman (Can fight for hours and not be tired). Infinite (Edo Tensei have an infinite chakra supplyNaruto Chapter 591, that is to say their chakra reserves will refill indefinitely and continuously, meaning that they can keep fightingNaruto Chapter 662 without fail or succumbing to physical limitations like fatigue, pain, or debilitating injuries)
Range: Extended melee range, several hundreds of meters with attacks
Standard Equipment: None notable
Intelligence: Gifted (Has dozens of years of experience in battle, knows how to get out of danger, for example, when Shikamaru caught him with his Shadow Technique. Extremely observant and cautious about everything around him, with his patient attitude serving him well in battle
Weaknesses: His earth skin defense is weak against electric/lightning-based attacks. When enraged, he becomes highly irrational to everything around him.
Notable Attacks/Techniques:
Jiongu (Earth Grudge Fear): This secret technique grants Kakuzu's body thread-like tendrils and gives him the ability to detach his body parts, morph his body, and provides him with regeneration (mid). His tendrils have a mid-range and can be used offensively to pierce flesh or to stitch wounds (was able to reattach Hidan's head). With these powers, he can steal hearts from enemies which increases his lifespan and grants him a limited degree of immortality (type 1). Along with their lifeforce, these hearts give Kakuzu the chakra of his victims, allowing him to have multiple elemental affinities and a vast arsenal of jutsu. He can separate his current five hearts from his body and create five large masked doubles that can be controlled remotely. Each masked double is capable of flight and has its unique elemental affinity.
*Jiongu Augmentation: With several hearts gathered in his body, Kakuzu's chakra is focused and becomes stronger. He will transform his body and can combine the elemental techniques of multiple masks for highly damaging attacks. He can change his body further and grow eight giant tendrils which he can use for a powerful offensive strike focused on a single point.
*Katon: Zukokku (Fire Release: Searing Mind) + Futon: Atsugai (Wind Release: Pressure Damage): This attack can be performed when Kakuzu's fire element mask and wind element mask doubles merge and combine their techniques. A strong blast of wind chakra greatly increases the potency and explosive power of the flames, causing a devastating firestorm.
Doton (Earth Release): One of the basic elemental nature transformation techniques. It allows the user to manipulate the surrounding earth for offensive and defensive purposes or create it; be it dirt, mud, or rock. These techniques can alter the landscape on a large scale, and substantial earth barriers are commonly used as a defense. Some earth jutsu can even adjust hardness and weight properties.
*Doton: Domu (Earth Release: Earth Spear): This technique hardens the user's skin to make them very resistant to attacks. It also increases the effectiveness of melee, providing the user with enough power to smash through concrete. Lightning/electricity type attacks can nullify this jutsu.
Katon (Fire Release): One of the basic elemental nature transformations. It is performed by molding superheated chakra inside the stomach before releasing it via the lungs and mouth. Fire jutsu are usually mid-range and can cover a wide area. The force of the fire chakra is similar to an explosion as it can carve craters into rock. There are also variants to this in the form of some mediums such as the use of gun powder, explosive tags, and chakra flow into a weapon.
*Katon: Zukokku (Fire Release: Searing Mind): This technique is used by the Kakuzu's fire element mask. A blast of blazing fire erupts from the mask's mouth, which can engulf multiple targets in flames and cover a wide area.
Futon (Wind Release): One of the five basic elemental nature transformations. It is performed by making chakra as sharp and thin as possible. Wind Release is mainly short to mid-ranged offensive techniques that combine brute force and keen precision to deliver cutting and slashing damage. Wind techniques are usually performed by generating air circulation and can be enhanced through this method as well. Wind-natured chakra can also be channeled into blades to increase their cutting power and overall range.
*Futon: Atsugai (Wind Release: Pressure Damage): A powerful wind technique performed by Kakuzu's wind element mask, in which a blast of high density, tornado-like wind chakra is released. The pressure of the wind is raised to its limit creating a large blast radius that can damage multiple targets.
Raiton (Lightning Release): One of the basic elemental nature transformation techniques that allows the user to generate lightning by increasing the high-frequency vibrations of their chakra, allowing for piercing damage and fast movement. The electricity paralyzes the target so that they are unable to move and leave them vulnerable to a finishing strike. While uncommon, lightning can be infused into bladed weapons in a way similar to Wind Release through chakra flow for increased the piercing power through vibrations, with the added effect of inducing numbness.
*Raiton: Gian (Lightning Release: False Darkness): Kakuzu's lightning element mask fires stream lightning in the shape of a spear that is used to pierce the target. Its destructive power is significant enough to pierce through rock. The user can increase the number of lightning spears to expand its range and strike multiple targets.
==Notable Matchups==
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