How did Kakuzu stay looking as young as he did?

[Floydical]

Kakuzu directly states in the manga that the reason he has lived as long as he has is because he can replace hearts before they stop beating and die. A person who dies of natural heart failure usually makes it to at least 70. We can say that Kakuzu is around the same age as Hashirama and Madara, likely 100+. We can also say that his ability to stay alive might be comparable to Madara's as Madara said he'd die if he wasn't connected to the Mazou. Yet.... Madara certainly looked to be over 100 sixteen years ago, but Kakuzu does not look nearly that age now.

So what's the consensus? Does Kakuzu's body age slower since he can maintain more hearts? Did his body freeze-frame when he learned this forbidden tech, considering his body was altered (comparable to Sasori turning into a puppet)? Or is it a decent oversight on Kishi's part? Please share you thoughts and thanks for reading as always.

 

[Complex]

He's got money=Cosmetics

 

[Arima]

Kakuzu did not look human, not to mention young.

 

[Venomous Cobra]

He never looked young honestly, or rather one wouldn't possibly tell by just looking at him........

 

[RedRobin]

Kakuzu is hardly human, with all those threads making up his body it doesnt make sense to put him on human aging standards.

 

[Lord Tywin]

I think it could be related to his string technique. He looks more like a ragdoll than human.

 

[Jsimons59]

Hopefully they do a filler with him against hashirama

 

[King of Camelot]

He wasn't even organic from the inside, looked like a bunch of hairs.

 

[Anime Godd]

Hopefully they do a filler with him against hashirama

Hopefully not and imo no he probably has some sasori stuff going on

 

[Angelic.]

he ate babies

 

[Floydical]

Kakuzu did not look human, not to mention young.

He never looked young honestly, or rather one wouldn't possibly tell by just looking at him........

Hence the clarifier, "Look as young as he did".

My point is he doesn't look his age. Look how old Madara looked 16 years ago and realize that Kakuzu has to be at least that age by now. Its either he ages slower or is essentially a puppet like Sasori.

 

[Melanin]

Bro, he's like a rag doll.

He's full of yarn and stitches.

 

[Narusenpou]

not human but died human
i think he is supposed to age like the others but seeing as he did not there might be a logical kishi explanation or it may be an oversight

 

[Pyro NB]

Hence the clarifier, "Look as young as he did".

My point is he doesn't look his age. Look how old Madara looked 16 years ago and realize that Kakuzu has to be at least that age by now. Its either he ages slower or is essentially a puppet like Sasori.

I would go with the puppet theory

 

[Akuma]

His skin is just a container for his dark threads which are now what his body is entirely made of. With the exception of his hearts, atleast I think so.

 

[DoubleKamui]

He tore out people's faces and attached it to himself via his string abilities.

 

[TimothyTheTomato]

Hopefully they do a filler with him against hashirama

Kakazu attacks Hashirama and gets splinter
#BecauseItsFiller

 

[Filo]

Hopefully they do a filler with him against hashirama

I was just thinking about this earlier today

 

[SS100]

he is a failed experiment

 

[Desanto]

I wonder if his face feels like cold leather or if it still has a warm alive feel to it.