Akatsuki Question???

[Hozuki Suigetsu]

Hidan needed kakuzu's skills, sasori and deidara were alike in terms of art, Nagato (pain) needed konan to protect his body... so... what did itachi and kisame have in common??? And did that make Orochimaru, Zetsu's partner???

[Kakuzu]

Hidan needed kakuzu's skills, sasori and deidara were alike in terms of art, Nagato (pain) needed konan to protect his body... so... what did itachi and kisame have in common??? And did that make Orochimaru, Zetsu's partner???

Maybe, but I highley doubt it since Zetsu is a spy and works alone to begin with (recording battles and what-not). Orochimaru would not make a good match-up with Zetsu since Orochimaru is not good at using hidding techniques like May-Fly to keep himself hidden during a battle... I don't think Oro was Zetsu's partner. Maybe back then, the Akatsuki organazation was set up diffrently... Maybe they werent teams of 2, maybe they worked in singles groups, groups of 3, etc.

And I think Itachi and Kisame just get along better than the other groups, making them good partners. Or maybe its their techniques as well that make for a good combination. I think they are both kinda easy-going and relaxed most of the time...

[Hozuki Suigetsu]

Maybe Orochimaru was with itachi (since he wanted to take his body) and when he quit the akatsuki kisame took his place... But if Orochimaru still has his akatsuki ring no one took his place unless they made a new 1.

[MadaraTobi]

Wasnt Sasori, Oro's partner before Deidara?

[Hozuki Suigetsu]

I thought that too but I wasn't quite sure but it definitely says that orochimaru and sasori were partners on naruto wikia.
Maybe there were more akatsuki members then because it also says that Orochimaru was not replaced as a member and deidara was already a member at that time...

[deidara330]

Sasori was Orochimaru's partner before he tried to kill Itachi and steal his Sharingan.

I believe that Itachi and Kisame are partners for one reason. They respect each other. While they don't have much in common, they're both very powerful members of the Akatsuki, and share a mutual respect. They can function well as a team when capturing Jinchuriki.

Also, Zetsu is his own partner. He has two minds inside one body, and they can seperate and function as a team. Therefore, Zetsu's partner is Zetsu. They never bothered to mention that his partner was himself because the two are considered one entity and don't have seperate names.

[Hidden Ninja45]

Sasori was Orochimaru's partner before he tried to kill Itachi and steal his Sharingan.

I believe that Itachi and Kisame are partners for one reason. They respect each other. While they don't have much in common, they're both very powerful members of the Akatsuki, and share a mutual respect. They can function well as a team when capturing Jinchuriki.

Also, Zetsu is his own partner. He has two minds inside one body, and they can seperate and function as a team. Therefore, Zetsu's partner is Zetsu. They never bothered to mention that his partner was himself because the two are considered one entity and don't have seperate names.
And Zetsu's role in the Akatsuki so far is to be a spy. And the spy position is a loner role.

And I agree with the above part. That Itachi and Kisame are partners because they respect each other and make a very good team.

[akatsukiLOVE]

Hidan needed kakuzu's skills, sasori and deidara were alike in terms of art, Nagato (pain) needed konan to protect his body... so... what did itachi and kisame have in common??? And did that make Orochimaru, Zetsu's partner???

itachi and kisame i think had family/students out to kill them and im pretty sure deidara was orochimarus replacement when he left but still i think orochimaru was zetsus partner

[toad]

Hidan needed kakuzu's skills, sasori and deidara were alike in terms of art, Nagato (pain) needed konan to protect his body... so... what did itachi and kisame have in common??? And did that make Orochimaru, Zetsu's partner???
i believe orochimaru was paired up witrh itachi becuase in the flashbak wen he was apart of it itachi and orochimaru wer walkuing together and oro had snake hands and tried to get itachi's eyes and remember in the flasback itachi reveres it on him and said jutsu wont work on him.... but to answer your question i think kisame and itachi wer paired up becuase they simply just make a good team

[natsumiuchiha16]

orochimaru and sasori were patners now thats a weird combinatio and i think itachi and kisame just wok good together they are both laid back and stay calm in battle

[Maikeru D. Shinigami]

The way I see it, Itachi and Kisame's techniques don't need to work together as they are two of the most powerful members and that they respect each other. Who else are they going to team up with?

[natsumiuchiha16]

The way I see it, Itachi and Kisame's techniques don't need to work together as they are two of the most powerful members and that they respect each other. Who else are they going to team up with?
i don't know but i rather not know cause i don't think itachi could work well with anyone else

[Parak111]

It's because they respect each other...or at least Kisame repects Itachi. I don't know about Itachi respecting Kisame. Besides, they managed to survive longer than Deidara and Sasori, and yet they were introduced earlier than them.

[Kyoko-chan]

Sasori was Orochimaru's partner before he tried to kill Itachi and steal his Sharingan.

Okay...I forgot which chapter this was in...can you guys remind me?

[deidara330]

Okay...I forgot which chapter this was in...can you guys remind me?It was the chapter in the place with the guys who did the thing that caused stuff to happen. JK, it was sometime during Sakura & Chiyo VS Sasori, when he told them that Orochimaru was his former partner.

[NagatoGod_of_Pain]

Kakuzu & Hidan- "Immortal/Zombie Brothers", constantly argued but was said to have the best teamwork, Kakuzu couldn't kill Hidan so this partnership was perfect in terms longevity

Nagato & Konan- close friends since they were young, grew up together, possibly same ideology

Sasori & Orochimaru- not much is known when they were together, but apparently got along well, you could say that they both targeted their respective Kage's

Sasori & Deidara- different views on art, but ironically Sasori doesn't like to waste time while Deidara seems to be irresponsible which leads to longer fights

Itachi & Kisame- probably just respect for each other, but they were the first Akatsuki members we see so maybe Kishi didn't think of trying to make a similarity between them, just strong fighters

Zetsu- spy, seems like two separate conscious so that is like having a team of 2

[Tobi-Uchiha]

Maybe, but I highley doubt it since Zetsu is a spy and works alone to begin with (recording battles and what-not). Orochimaru would not make a good match-up with Zetsu since Orochimaru is not good at using hidding techniques like May-Fly to keep himself hidden during a battle... I don't think Oro was Zetsu's partner. Maybe back then, the Akatsuki organazation was set up diffrently... Maybe they werent teams of 2, maybe they worked in singles groups, groups of 3, etc.

And I think Itachi and Kisame just get along better than the other groups, making them good partners. Or maybe its their techniques as well that make for a good combination. I think they are both kinda easy-going and relaxed most of the time...
Zetsu doesn't work alone... he has two bodies one dark and one light

[MimiChiChan]

and this is why you didnt make naruto....

[Jinchiruuki]

The reason for them being teamed up was because of the following:

1) Kisame was tank, Itachi was mainly a ranged
2) They both held respect for each other and their abilities...look at all the other members..no one else respected the others abilities...with the exception of Deidara and Sasori and even then they disagreed on which art was real art.
3) Both we probably the most powerful members in terms of 2 man cells. Kisame taijutsu + Itachi Genjutsu is freakin deadly.
4) Worked efficiently together. (as far as we know)

They would have to be one of the deadliest combos in terms of strengths and abilities...yeah Hidan and Kakuzu were amazing together due to Hidan's immortality..but he wasn't really a thinker..whereas both Kisame and Itachi had amazing prowess in almost every aspect of being a ninja.

[AgentShayd]

LOL...well I think Kisame and Itachi mostly worked well together...and though both seemed emotional distached I think it was actually the reverse

[darkjam]

Hidan needed kakuzu's skills, sasori and deidara were alike in terms of art, Nagato (pain) needed konan to protect his body... so... what did itachi and kisame have in common??? And did that make Orochimaru, Zetsu's partner???

Itachi and Kisame... both awesome single fighters... but im guessing they were like the last two left and just joined up... also i think their personalities kinda match up... oh and yeh Orochimaru and Zetsu were partners (i think)

[Jinchiruuki]

Itachi and Kisame... both awesome single fighters... but im guessing they were like the last two left and just joined up... also i think their personalities kinda match up... oh and yeh Orochimaru and Zetsu were partners (i think)

No...Orochimaru was partnered with Sasori until he ran from the organization when he tried to steal Itachi's eyes...which is wierd because he also partnered with Itachi at one point apparently.

[MinatoUchiha]

Sasori was Orochimaru's partner and the when he left, Deidara was his replacement...Zetsu is his own partner...and Itachi just randomly got paired with Kisame i think