Inside the mind
Kakuzu was a greedy and miserly individual, arranging goals in terms of the
highest profit he could gain from them, and was often unwilling to involve
himself in something if there was nothing to gain from it, as well as
claiming that he tended to forget opponents who were not worth any money after
he was done with them. 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 Zangei, 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 well, as
shown with his reaction to Kakashi's counters to Kakuzu's masks, and Shikamaru's
quick analysis of Hidan's curse.
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 each other's interests. The two often traded
barbs with one another, Kakuzu's usually having better timing than Hidan's.
Hidan had 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. Despite their mutual dislike of each other, their teamwork was
almost flawless, because they complemented each other's abilities extremely
well. The only reason that Kakuzu put up with Hidan was because he
couldn't get rid of him. Due to his violent temper, Kakuzu often killed anyone
close by when enraged. Hidan, therefore, was the perfect partner for Kakuzu,
because of Hidan's inability to die. Kakuzu's somewhat indiscriminate attack
style also made Hidan an ideal partner, since Kakuzu didn't need to worry
about catching his partner in the crossfire. Despite his obsessive personality
and violent rages, 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 also seemed quitewilling 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 organisation when enraged, as he
attempted to kill Naruto, in spite of Akatsuki's need to capture all the
jinchūriki alive.
highest profit he could gain from them, and was often unwilling to involve
himself in something if there was nothing to gain from it, as well as
claiming that he tended to forget opponents who were not worth any money after
he was done with them. 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 Zangei, 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 well, as
shown with his reaction to Kakashi's counters to Kakuzu's masks, and Shikamaru's
quick analysis of Hidan's curse.
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 each other's interests. The two often traded
barbs with one another, Kakuzu's usually having better timing than Hidan's.
Hidan had 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. Despite their mutual dislike of each other, their teamwork was
almost flawless, because they complemented each other's abilities extremely
well. The only reason that Kakuzu put up with Hidan was because he
couldn't get rid of him. Due to his violent temper, Kakuzu often killed anyone
close by when enraged. Hidan, therefore, was the perfect partner for Kakuzu,
because of Hidan's inability to die. Kakuzu's somewhat indiscriminate attack
style also made Hidan an ideal partner, since Kakuzu didn't need to worry
about catching his partner in the crossfire. Despite his obsessive personality
and violent rages, 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 also seemed quitewilling 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 organisation when enraged, as he
attempted to kill Naruto, in spite of Akatsuki's need to capture all the
jinchūriki alive.