unfortunately I guess that is only going to happen, getting kakuzu fragments was almost impossible when his skill trial was new and my friend who is expert keeps saying that kushina skill trial is better than kakuzu's, so I spent almost 8k cpns in getting the remaining fragments to 4 star her after reading the update. unfortunately I was saving it for fuku deal :(

Before Kakuzu trial/bt release theres so less event that contain his frag but after trial release,there is always at least 1 event that can get him for free in redeem section.

Not sure where the pure ingot only came from but i am certain that almost every week after kakuzu trial release there is always 1 event that can get his frag for free.

As far as I remember, Explosive Heart Packs was always in events for a long time before his Skillbreaks came out (I'm pretty sure about this because I pieced my Kakuzu from the coupon events for the sole purpose of having him with my Konan [Angel of God] team) and after the release of Skillbreaks, that's the time where his frags were placed in the Recharge Events. Then for the time where his Skill Trials came out, a couple of weeks or months before it got released, it was already back in some coupon events and even placed more continuously in coupon events after the Skill Trials comes live in the game.

Now about the question of "Will Kushina Fragments will be an Ingot exclusive for some time", I don't have any idea or information about it. All we can do is wait for now.

But you're a mod now so you must know the answer **coughs in sarcasm**

***Danzo-sama trying to use kotoamatsukami to me and tell something*** ..... . . . Run!! xD .. wahahaha

Jokes aside, but I really don't have any idea. I'm in the same place as regular players do now, can't do anything but to wait for what might happen this coming days and weeks. Well, if anything comes up, we will inform you guys about the updates and/or take your suggestions and feedback through ways where we can reach each and every one of you.