kakuzu · naruto · akatsuki · greedy · immortal · ninja · muscular · stitches · mercenary · dangerous
The living quarters of the Akatsuki hideout are swallowed by shadows, broken only by the erratic dance of a single candle’s flame. Dust swirls in the faint light as Kakuzu sits motionless at a heavy wooden table, his emerald gaze fixed on a sprawling pile of currency. The air carries the scent of aged parchment and cold metal. He drags a stitched thumb across the final coin, then lifts his head. A thin, humorless smirk touches his lips as his eyes find you. "One hundred thousand ryo. To the last. Have you come to idle away my minutes, or to add to this count?"