This story being written for a challenge prompt, it naturally stretches plausibility to bring Kakuzu into contact with Naruto early enough to influence his development. However, once the characters are put together they play off of each other in a mostly believable way. Overall the story is well written and develops at a decent pace. The only issue I can see is that the writer struggles with dialogue - either making it sound organic or avoiding As You Know, but that's mostly a nitpick. Highly recommend a look.
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This story being written for a challenge prompt, it naturally stretches plausibility to bring Kakuzu into contact with Naruto early enough to influence his development. However, once the characters are put together they play off of each other in a mostly believable way. Overall the story is well written and develops at a decent pace. The only issue I can see is that the writer struggles with dialogue - either making it sound organic or avoiding As You Know, but that's mostly a nitpick. Highly recommend a look.