Without Manda, his body would be torn apart. Manda later died from it, just a bit of the shockwave. + He had to escape IN the blast. Without Manda, his hands would be no more. So it was kind of an asspull.
Seriously,
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What was preventing Kakuzu from using any of his threads, or his masks? It's not like he was stuck in that position.