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[avarice_pays]

[If anyone needs Kakuzu, he'll be fighting the First Hokage.]

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[No, he wasn't afraid of the First Hokage. But that battle was what had decided his fate. He'd lost to the First, and had become imprisoned by his own village as punishment, humiliated, beaten. Kakuzu was afraid of losing, becoming powerless

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[violet_serpent]

[Anko is just going to watch this epic battle, staring dumbstruck that he's actually fighting a shadow version of the First Hokage. Because that's what she does, instead of asking him if he wants backup or how to fix it.

But, the more she watches, the more she notices how the battle is going to end if Kakuzu's not careful.]

[avarice_pays]

[Well he's not exactly trying to lose, here. He can't quite pin why the man seems to be getting harder to battle, but he is and it's pissing him off. His mind races, looking for SOME kind of advantage. He was STRONGER now, damn it. And yet, it was like he hadn't even progressed a day. This...couldn't be happening. No. He couldn't let himself unravel. Out of the question.]

[violet_serpent]

[Anko watches for a bit longer, calculating what she's seeing and how by strength Kakuzu's opponent seems to be increasing exponentially until it dawns on her what his fear could be.]

Kakuzu. You're not going to win this fight, stop fighting him.

[avarice_pays]

[He's not paying attention to you - he's focused on fighting. He's only got three masks now, one having been shot out by mirror!Vash earlier. Luckily, he still had fire and lightning.

Unluckily, it didn't seem to work, and those blasts were eating up his chakra.]