Naruto Discussion Forum - Akatsuki Information

This is just some information on the Akatsuki members in case people want to know :) There are bits of information in some to do with battles, outcomes etc that people may not want to read so bare that in mind.

The Members
Pain [Nagato] (Former Member - Deceased)

First Manga Appearance: Ch. 363
First Anime Teaser Appearance: Ep. 135
Hidden Village: Rain
Ring: Rei (Zero)
Finger Position: Right Thumb
Info: Pain acts as the leader of the group, though he and Konan secretly reported to Tobi. Pain's true form is that of Nagato, a frail man who uses a mechanical walker to transmit the chakra signals which manipulate the six Realm bodies. Nagato gained his Rinnegan powers from Uchiha Madara, who had secretly implanted his eyes into the young boy. Later, when Pain attacked Konoha he fought Naruto, and lost all his Realm bodies in the process. After speaking with Naruto, he learned they both shared similar philosophies. Being moved by Naruto's personality and will, Nagato hardened persona regained some hope in the future. Using the last of his power to atone for his deeds, Nagato used his Rinne Tensei, a jutsu Madara wanted to have used to resurrect him. This jutsu revived all those Nagato had killed at the cost of his life. He was later resurrected using Kabuto's Edo Tensei jutsu and neutralized through Itachi's Totsuka no Tsurugi.

Deidara (Former Member - Deceased)

First Manga Appearance: Ch. 247
First Anime Appearance: Shippuuden Ep. 2
Hidden Village: Rock
Ring: Sei (Blue-Green)
Finger Position: Right Index
Info: Deidara is from Hidden Rock and he utilizes mouths on his palms to create exploding art. He left his village behind to work as a terrorist for anti-nationalists. He was then invited into Akatsuki. He and his partner Sasori were responsible for capturing the One-Tail Jinchuuriki Gaara. Though he lost both arms in battle, both were reattached. After Sasori was killed, Tobi became his partner. Deidara later squared off against Uchiha Sasuke. Unfortunately Sasuke's Sharingan and his Lightning Element attacks got the better of Deidara's Earth based Exploding Clay. In anger, Deidara chose to self-detonate himself to show the true beauty of his art. He was later resurrected using Kabuto's Edo Tensei jutsu and neutralized, eventually losing his soul when the jutsu was ended.

Konan (Former Member - Deceased)

First Manga Appearance: Ch. 363
First Anime Teaser Appearance: Ep. 135
Hidden Village: Rain
Ring: Byaku/Haku (White)
Finger Position: Right Middle
Info: Konan is the lone female member of the group. She works alongside Pain. Konan possesses the ability to disperse her body into paper, which can then fold itself into butterfies for tracking purposes. When she was younger, she, Nagato and another orphan named Yahiko were trained by Jiraiya for a short period. He helped them become stronger and able to fend for themselves in the war torn Rain Country. She followed her friends in battle and saw her friend Yahiko die and Nagato become Pain. After Nagato entrusted his will to Naruto, she did as well. She returned to Rain with the bodies of her fallen friends and left the group. When Madara sought Nagato's Rinnegan, he fought Konan in battle. He eventually delivered a critical blow and found the information he needed.

Uchiha Itachi (Former Member - Deceased)

First Manga Appearance: Ch. 139
First Anime Appearance: Ep. 80
Hidden Village: Leaf
Ring: Shu (Scarlet)
Finger Position: Right Ring
Info: After murdering everyone in his clan, Uchiha Itachi fled his village and joined Akatsuki. Itachi was partnered with Hoshigaki Kisame. They were assigned to capture the Nine-Tails Jinchuuriki Naruto. They attempted to capture Naruto once, but fled when confronted by Jiraiya. Itachi finally faced his brother Sasuke in battle and died. After the battle, Uchiha Madara revealed that Itachi had did everything for Konoha's well being, even sacrificing himself to help keep Sasuke out of Madara's hands. He was later resurrected using Kabuto's Edo Tensei jutsu. Itachi was then freed from control thanks to Uchiha Shisui's Mangekyou which had been implanted into Naruto earlier. Itachi with the help of Sasuke then confronted Kabuto and forced him to end Edo Tensei, freeing both Itachi's and the other resurrected ninja's souls.

Zetsu (White Zetsu [Former Member] - Deceased)
First Manga Appearance: Ch. 234
First Anime Appearance: Ep. 134
Hidden Village: -
Ring: Kai (Boar)
Finger Position: Right Little
Info: Zetsu is an artificial human made by Uchiha Madara from the genetic material of Senju Hashirama and the root system of Gedou Mazou. His main body is split into two halfs, both white and black. The White Zetsu is able to make clones of himself which can communicate over short distances. These clones have their own personalities. Once such clone assisted in the healing of Uchiha Obito. Zetsu himself later teamed with Obito, then in the guise of Tobi, when Sasori fell in battle. With the outbreak of the Fourth Great Ninja War, the additional Mokuton chakra of Yamato allowed Obito and Yakushi Kabuto to power up the Gedou Mazou root system and generate thousands of White Zetsu clones. The original White Zetsu was then apparently killed by Uchiha Sasuke as a test of his powers, after he had finally recovered from having Itachi's eyes implanted. The White Zetsu clones remained unaffected and continued living.

Orochimaru (Former Member)

First Manga Appearance: Ch. 49
First Anime Appearance: Ep. 27
Hidden Village: Sound
Ring: Sora (Sky)
Finger Position: Left Little
Info: After being passed over for Fourth Hokage, Orochimaru began to study forbidden jutsu. He then fled Leaf and joined Akatsuki. He was partnered with Sasori during this period. Orochimaru coveted Uchiha Itachi's Sharingan. He moved to take Itachi's body but Itachi bound Orochimaru with Genjutsu and cut off his arm. Orochimaru fled and took his ring with him. He would later form Hidden Sound and train Itachi's brother Sasuke. When he moved to insert his spirit into Sasuke, the young man bound Orochimaru in Genjutsu and suppressed him. Orochimaru's underling Kabuto also inserted some of Orochimaru's flesh into his body, which soon exerted its will by gradually taking over his body. When Orochimaru then managed to break free of Sasuke, Itachi sealed him away in Totsuka no Tsurugi. Later when Sasuke sought answers as to the true nature of the ninja world, he unsealed Orochimaru through Anko's cursed seal. Orochimaru then removed his remaining chakra and genetic material from Kabuto to regain full power.

Hoshigaki Kisame (Former Member - Deceased)

First Manga Appearance: Ch. 139
First Anime Appearance: Ep. 80
Hidden Village: Mist
Ring: Minami (South)
Finger Position: Left Ring
Info: Kisame engaged in murder and rebellion in his home country, fleeing Mist he joined Akatsuki. Kisame is partnered with Uchiha Itachi. He was assigned to capture the Yonbi Jinchuuriki and did so with little difficulty. When he was sent to capture the Hachibi Jinchuuriki Killer Bee, he was forced to merge with Samehada. Unfortunately Samehada liked the taste of the Hachibi chakra and betrayed Kisame. Kisame then faked his death and infiltrated the Lightning Country inside his former sword Samehada. He was eventually discovered and fought Might Guy in battle. He managed to deliver the data he gathered to Akatsuki and then killed himself to prevent the shinobi alliance from gather any intelligence from him.

Kakuzu (Former Member - Deceased)

First Manga Appearance: Ch. 312
First Anime Teaser Appearance: Ep. 135
Hidden Village: Waterfall
Ring: Hoku (North)
Finger Position: Left Middle
Info: Kakuzu is a missing-nin from Hidden Waterfall. He and his partner Hidan were responsible for acquiring the Two-Tailed Jinchuuriki. He was a bounty hunter who often got sidetracked on bounty hunts. His body was stitched together by strange tendrils which he used to rip out the hearts of his opponents and then insert into his own body. This granted him their elemental affinities in the form of masked tendril entities. Along with his own Water affinity, he had access to Wind, Fire, Earth and Lightning attacks. Kakashi destroyed the Earth Heart, Hidan accidentally destroyed Water and Naruto destroyed Wind and Fire. Kakuzu was then finished off by Kakashi. He was later resurrected using Kabuto's Edo Tensei jutsu and neturalized, eventually losing his soul when the jutsu was ended.

Hidan (Former Member - Neutralized)

First Manga Appearance: Ch. 312
First Anime Teaser: Ep. 135
Hidden Village: Hot Springs
Ring: San (Three)
Finger Position: Left Index
Info: Hidan bears a large rope scythe and he admits that he is the slowest attacker of the group. He hails from Hot Springs village. He and his partner Kakuzu were responsible for acquiring the Two-Tailed Jinchuuriki. Hidan practices an evil god cult religion named Jashin. This religion loves chaos and death, and Hidan himself is near immortal due to the Kinjutsu used on him by Jashin. On one of Kakuzu's side bounty trips, he killed Sarutobi Asuma in battle using his Jashin Kinjutsu. He was eventually blown up and buried deep underground by Shikamaru. Because the Kinjutsu allows him to live only as long as he kills and performs his rituals, his burial underground may eventually cause his death.

Akasuna no Sasori (Former Member - Deceased)

First Manga Appearance: Ch. 247
First Anime Appearance: Shippuuden Ep. 2
Hidden Village: Sand
Ring: Tama (Sphere)
Finger Position: Left Thumb
Current Status: Deceased
Info: Sasori (meaning scorpion) traveled with Deidara from Hidden Rock. He was a legendary puppet master from Hidden Sand who left his village approximately 20 years before the start of the series. Sasori converted portions of his body into puppet parts, retaining a flesh and blood portion of his original self in a chest container. He used the "hitokugutsu" method to turn people into puppets while still alive, allowing him to use their jutsu even after their "death." He fell in battle to Chiyo and Sakura, hesitating to not avoid the lethal strike of his parents who had been made into puppets. He was later resurrected using Kabuto's Edo Tensei jutsu and neutralized, eventually reaching peace which freed his soul for good.

Tobi

First Manga Appearance: Ch. 239
First Anime Appearance: Shippuuden Ep. 32
Hidden Village: Leaf
Ring: Tama (Sphere)
Finger Position: Left Thumb
Info: Tobi initially appeared clumsy and was very polite in his speech. After Sasori was killed in battle, he took over Sasori's position in the group. He was then partnered with Deidara. After Deidara's death, it was revealed Tobi gave direction to Pain as the real Akatsuki leader "Uchiha Madara". Upon the outbreak of the Fourth Great Ninja War, who had been saved from death by the aging Uchiha Madara. Madara would help the boy heal and groom him to carry out his plans in his place upon his death. Madara's ultimate goal was to collect the 9 Bijuu and re-create the Juubi, which would be used to cast a mind-controlling Genjutsu on the moon, which would be used to control the world and enforce an everlasting peace.