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Originally Posted by Sabaku Kyu

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Considering that it seems Naruto is exhausted to a point where he can't fight, similar to his condition after beating Gaara, I think the battle is over. Any further fighting would require Kakuzu being defeated by someone else, which would completely ruin the point of the whole battle. Also, Kakuzu's eyes were wide open. That's usually a sign someone is dead and not merely passed out. But like I said earlier, I'm still not %100 sure.

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We'll see the result next week, but, the way the fight has ended might easily lead to acquiring at least one Akatsuki alive for interrogation purposes (Hidan is an exception for what he did to Asuma, and his empty skull wouldn't have helped anybody anyway, on the other hand, Kakuzu might become useful in many ways).

There is also the concern of making Naruto a killer with no doubt (the last time, there was still the possibility of killing an already dead man).