Board Thread:Theories and Speculation/@comment-25093611-20160322113057/@comment-26773508-20160407132358

Tengen Toppa Ita-Sasuke wrote: We would forget about Kakuzu if he wasn't so hyped. Ex. He was sent to kill Hashirama (but failed). Jiraiya and Kakashi were far, faaaar more integral to the story than Kakuzu. Sure, he's a badass. And sure, he was hyped. But you'd think central characters like one of The Legendary Sannin, Jiraiya, would be shown at full combat at least once before his heroic death!! But no. Jiraiya is not shown in any major battle where he utilizes his true potential. Then one day he goes to this secret, rainy place where he displays awesome power, only to have his throat crushed and be fatally stabbed by multiple rods by a bunch of reanimated corpses. That's lame as fuck for someone so central to the story. Kakuzu, on the other hand, is merely a footnote in the grand scheme of the story.

And don't get me started on Kakashi. His fight with Goo-bito was sweet. Too bad Goo-bito merely staged Kakashi's victory so that the curse seal on his heart could be removed.