With Akatsuki, Kakuzu acted as the orginazation's treasurer, and was largely responsible for obtaining their funds. Most of his partners he killed due to his short temper, causing him to be partner with a newer member of Akatsuki called Hidan, who had the gift of immortality. ... but characters claim he is as strong as Itachi. Hidan (飛段, Hidan) is an S-rank missing-nin who defected from Yugakure and later joined the Akatsuki. 20 Kie Kie was a member of the original Akatsuki, back when it was a guerilla organization trying to keep larger nations from destroying the Hidden Rain Village. Plus, his Earth Grudge gives him an advantage in both numbers and destructive power strong enough to whittle Koro's regenerative abilities to nothing. Mastery of 5 elements is insane, and like Pain, fighting him 1v1 instantly puts you at a numbers disadvantage. IMO even if you gave Itachi Genjutsu Kakuzu could still give him trouble as his other bodies/hearts could blindside Itachi while he's weak from using MS/Tsukuyomi.
Wiz: While Koro is a very good counter to Hidan, Kakuzu proves to be stronger than the Imperial Arm. ... 15 Kakuzu. Here is Every Member Of The Akatsuki, Ranked Weakest To Strongest. These tendrils are able to pierce flesh and are strong enough to break bone. This Akatsuki member actually battles Kakashi in the series. Shisui is an elite member of the Uchiha clan and also had the Mangekyo Sharingan. I usually rank him 3rd strongest in Akatsuki actually, behind Obito and Pain.
He was also the second newest member of Akatsuki at the time of Tobi's introduction. 20 Itachi. In this case, I would say by a slight margin, Kisame is stronger. Kakuzu was an S-rank Missing-nin from Takigakure and the eldest and most experienced member of Akatsuki. This is a bit of a tougher question cause you’re asking who is stronger overall and not if they fought each other. But remember that those 100 puppets are not strong, if you saw sakura and chiyo fight against sasori, you would see that those puppets are not strong so kakuzu may leave two hearts retaining deidara while hidan, kakuzu and another two hearts (fire and wind) defeat those 100 puppets. There, he was partnered with Kakuzu, despite the two's somewhat mutual dislike of each other.
But despite that, Kakuzu is still insanely strong. 5 years ago OrangeCrush81 With all this overhead out of the way, it’s time to jump into Naruto: 20 Characters That Are Stronger Than Kakashi.