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The Akatsuki ("sunrise" or "daybreak" <ref>Or broken down further, "Aka" and "Tsuki" taken as two words can be translated as "red moon"</ref>) is a criminal organization consisting of no more than ten [[Random Power Ranking|S-ranked]] criminal ninja. (Orochimaru was once a member, but defected before the series started. He was never replaced, so the organization has nine members for the series proper.) They all seem to have their own agendas, but the primary group's goal is to [[Take Over the World]] by seeking the nine Tailed Beasts {{spoiler|Or is it? Turns out the true purpose of collecting the Tailed Beasts is so that Pain can make a [[Fantastic Nuke]]...Or is it? Turns out that the REALLY true purpose of collecting the Tailed Beasts is so that Madara can use a genjutsu on the entire world}}. They work in pairs, with each partner's abilities and temperment complementing the other's. Their signature costume is a dark robe adorned with stylized red clouds, as well as broad-brimmed hats that they discard when discovered. They also wear their original shinobi headbands, but with a deep scratch across the emblem.

 

 

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On screen, he rarely moves and rarely speaks, but he's too good a fighter for even high-level ninja to take on. He was a prodigy as a child and has only gotten stronger in the meantime. He is an expert at genjutsu, is a master of the Uchihas' Fire-Style jutsus, and knows most of Konoha's signature jutsu, such as the Shadow Clone Jutsu. (Itachi, uniquely, has demonstrated the ability to detonate his clones as an offensive technique when he no longer needs them.) In addition, the Mangekyo Sharingan gives Itachi three extremely powerful but draining jutsu with which to fight: Amaterasu, a black flame hotter than the sun which can burn anything, even other flames; Tsukiyomi, a genjutsu which can bring its target to complete mental and physical collapse by [[Mind Rape|tormenting them for what seems like days in just a few seconds]]; and Susanoo, which summons a massive ethereal warrior which can attack and defend on Itachi's behalf. The new abilities that come with the Mangekyo come with a price, however; extended uses can cause the user's eyesight to fade, eventually causing blindness. The only way to combat this is to create a permanent Mangekyo Sharingan with the user's brother's eyes.

 

 

In ''Shippuden'', Pain creates a clone of Itachi to serve as a delaying action during the Rescue Gaara arc. Team 7 beats it, and Itachi doesn't appear again until directly prior to his fight with Sasuke, where he claims that he left Sasuke alive because he wanted to take Sasuke's eyes for himself. However, Itachi dies before he can kill Sasuke. {{spoiler|After the fight, though, Madara Uchiha explains to Sasuke that Itachi was ordered to kill the clan by Konoha's top brass, but that he couldn't bring himself to kill Sasuke, deciding instead to become a [[Stealth Mentor]] to his younger brother, motivating him to grow stronger so that he would eventually be able to destroy the clan's enemies. Upon learning that Itachi sacrificed everything that was important to him for him, Sasuke begins to hate Konoha and swears revenge against it}}.

 

{{spoiler|Kabuto later resurrects him with Edo Tensei. Luckily, the power he implanted in Naruto to use on Sasuke breaks him free in a lucky coincidence. He proceeds to track down Kabuto, apparently having a plan to stop the Edo Tensei. Along the way, he bumps into Sasuke, who pulls a [[Heel Face Turn]] and joins him in fighting Kabuto in exchange for Itachi explaining himself.}}

 

* [[Affably Evil]]: Always polite, offers his opponents the chance to escape (unless they are his target) and never uses more power than to disable, without lasting harm if possible. He is also an unrepentant mass murderer with history of mentally torturing several protagonists of the series, especially his little brother (who was 7 years old the first time, 13 the second).

* {{spoiler|[[Heel Face Turn]]}}: A variant in that he {{spoiler|was an [[Anti-Villain]] all along. He was definitely still wrong, though, and admits it to Naruto later}}.

* [[Hero-Killer]]

** {{spoiler|His grade is slowly rising now that he's resurrected and able to actually ''openly'' be a good guy. We've seen him do nothing but [[Big Brother Mentor|give Naruto encouragement and advice]], [[Big Damn Heroes|take down Nagato]] [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|with Naruto and Bee's help]], [[Sibling Team|possibly put an end to Sasuke's crazy plans]], (presumably, as of 586) defeat Kabuto, and [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking|crack a few surprisingly hilarious jokes]].}}

* [[Hidden Agenda Villain]]: Since the first act it has been confusing which are his goals or if indeed he ''has'' any beyond messing with Sasuke's life. {{spoiler|We learn of them... by a third party after his death.}}.

 

In ''Shippuden'', a clone of his is beaten by Guy, then he doesn't do too much but hang around Itachi. {{spoiler|He later gets assigned to go after the Eight-Tailed Ox and seemingly gets killed for his troubles. It is later revealed that was just a clone and Kisame manages to infiltrate Kumogakure by hiding in his sword. His cover ends up blown and he fights Guy again, but rather than give up the information upon losing he commits suicide by having his own shark summons eat him}}.

* {{spoiler|[[Actually a Doombot]]}}: Happens twice.

* [[Affably Evil]]: Very polite and soft-spoken. And a bastard. {{spoiler|Even after getting decapitated, he uses his apparent last words to cheerfully compliment his opponent's speed... though it turns out he survived}}.

 

{{spoiler|White Zetsu managed to escape the summit and heals the wounds Sasuke has been receiving in his battles with Danzo, Kakashi and Naruto. Both halves appear to be looking for Kisame's dead body, only to reveal that the body was just a White Zetsu clone, which was created so Kisame could infiltrate Kumogakure. During the Fourth Great Shinobi World War, Zetsu is the main source of Tobi's army. It is eventually discovered by Sakura that White Zetsu was created using the 1st Hokage's DNA.}}

* {{spoiler|[[Blatant Lies]]: "[[Memetic Mutation|Tobi is a good boy!]]"}}

* {{spoiler|[[The Dragon]]}}: {{spoiler|To Tobi. He appears to have been working with Tobi much longer than most of Akatsuki. Ironic, given Tobi's first appearance made him look like Zetsu's underling}}.

[[Mad Artist]] and [[Mad Bomber]]. Likes [[Stuff Blowing Up]]. {{spoiler|Former student of the Third Tsuchikage}}. Deidara has mouths in his palms, which shape explosive clay, along with a stitched mouth on his chest. He defected from his village of Iwagakure and worked for various anti-government terrorist groups because they readily supplied him with chances to show off his "art". He was forcibly recruited into Akatsuki by Itachi, and hates him and the Sharingan for his dismal defeat. His former partner was Sasori, and then Tobi. Sasori and him frequently argued about what "true art" was (Sasori vouching for 'eternal' art in the form of puppets, and Deidara siding with 'fleeting' art in the form of his bombs). Single-handedly captured Gaara during the first arc of Shippuden. Has one arm crushed by in the process and another sent to another dimension when confronted by Kakashi and Naruto. Manages to successfully fight against the entirety of Team Guy ''[[With My Hands Tied|with no arms]]''. Beats the Three-Tailed Beast (along with Tobi). After a pitched battle with Sasuke, Deidara tries to defeat him by [[Taking You with Me|using his own body combined with his clay as a mini-nuke]]. He fails; Sasuke survived by summoning the giant snake Manda to block the explosion.

{{spoiler|Later revived by Kabuto's Edo Tensei, joining Kabuto in finding Killer Bee and Naruto. Retains at least some of his original personality. Believes he killed Sasuke with his final attack}}.

* [[Art Attacker]]

** [[Art Initiates Life]]

** He also wanted to use his most powerful techniques on Itachi and Sasuke, only because he hated the [[Superpower Lottery|Sharingan]].

* [[Screaming Warrior]]

* [[Sophisticated As Hell]]: Does occasionally happen.

* [[Taking You with Me]]: Attempted on Sasuke, but it didn't work.

Hiruko Voice: Yutaka Aoyama (JP) J.B. Blanc (EN) }}

 

He was then paired up with Deidara, a fellow art enthusiast. The downside was that they had conflicting views on art, Sasori for "eternal" and Deidara for "fleeting". They frequently argued over this concept, even amidst confrontation with the Leaf ninja sent to retrieve Gaara. Sasori fought his grandmother Chiyo and Sakura, eventually using his own puppet body in battle. He was killed by being pierced in the heart by the first two puppets he ever created: replicas of his Mother and Father.

{{spoiler|His body serves as Kankuro's newest puppet, but Kabuto has used Edo Tensei to revive his spirit as well. In the first fight of the Fourth Ninja War, Kankuro defeats Sasori, telling him how he should not be a puppet to Kabuto. Sasori, moved by this speech, dissolves from his temporary body, telling Kankuro to take care of his puppets}}.

* [[Abnormal Limb Rotation Range]]: Happens, mixed with [[Pulling Themselves Together]], when he reattaches his head to his body. In the anime it also happens to his hands when he uses the Water Scroll.

* [[Anatomy Arsenal]]: See below.

 

Tobi {{spoiler|is also the main antagonist of Naruto Shippuden Movie 6. Yep, no filler villain, the [[Big Bad]] gets his own movie!}}

* [[Affably Evil]]: Polite, patient, easy going, pretty laid-back and an excellent boss to have, but never [[Berserk Button|betray him]] or he will make you regret it.

* {{spoiler|[[Alien Blood]]}}: {{spoiler|We've seen blood in this series. Whatever it is that comes out when he cuts off his arm, it's ''not '' human blood}}.

* {{spoiler|[[Well-Intentioned Extremist]]}}: If he is truthful about the plan.

* {{spoiler|[[World's Strongest Man]]: Even beating out Pain for the title, though the real Madara's about to give both a run for their money}}.

 

 

 

Immortal. Wields a [[Sinister Scythe]]. [[Ax Crazy]] who follows a [[Religion of Evil]]. Foul-mouthed. Arrogant. <s>Hates his partner, Kakuzu</s> Hates everyone. Has voodoo-like powers that can transfer injuries to his enemies; being immortal, he survives even [[Losing Your Head|losing his head]]. Kills Asuma with this power. Shikamaru dismembers him and [[Buried Alive|buries]] the [[And I Must Scream|still-speaking pieces alive]]. {{spoiler|And it seems that he's still not dead: Kabuto is able to [[Our Zombies Are Different|bring back to life]] every defeated member of Akatsuki EXCEPT him}}.

* [[Affably Evil]]: Initially, before he kills Asuma and then gloats about it to the latter's students.

* [[And I Must Scream]]: Buried alive while being kept living by his immortality.

 

[[Nigh Invulnerable]] and almost immortal. [[Bounty Hunter]]. Cares only about money. Once fought the First Hokage. Can make his body [[Made of Diamond|as hard as stone]]. Can incorporate other peoples' hearts into his body, extending his lifespan and allowing him to use their elements. Crippled by Naruto's newest Rasengan variant, and killed by Kakashi, {{spoiler|but has recently been revived by Kabuto's Edo Tensei}}.

* [[All Your Powers Combined]] / [[You Will Be Assimilated]] : He can take his opponents' hearts and, at the same time, their [[Elemental Powers|elements]]. Therefore, he controls [[Dishing Out Dirt|earth]], [[Playing with Fire|fire]], [[Blow You Away|wind]], [[Making a Splash|water]] and [[Shock and Awe|lightning]].

* [[Ambiguously Brown]]

 

{{spoiler|He quickly replaced the missing body with a new one, and arrived in Konoha in the hopes of capturing Naruto. After his bodies engage - and in some cases, are defeated by - Konoha's villagers, he rounds them all up and uses Shinra Tensei, an ability which nukes the city. He fights the newly-empowered Naruto in a long drawn out battle that bumped the [[HSQ]] up a few notches. Finally, he is defeated and after accepting Naruto's ideals about peace, uses a jutsu to revive many of the Konoha ninja he killed, dying in the process; however, Kabuto resurrects him later with Edo Tensei. Is aided in moving around by Itachi in his resurrected state and later on engages Naruto and Bee, where it is revealed that he can now use all of Pain's Jutsu without the bodies. Nearly kills the pair until a liberated Itachi intervened. Is sealed once more through Itachi's Susano'o. He is eventually revealed to be a descendant of the Uzumaki clan just like Naruto.}}.

* [[A God Am I]]: And he has the power to back it up.

* [[Affably Evil]]

** [[Feathered Fiend]] / [[Giant Flyer]]: And it is creepy as hell.

** [[Giant Enemy Crab|Giant Enemy Crayfish]]: It's purpose seems to be... [[Mundane Made Awesome|blowing bubbles]].

** [[Invisible Monsters]]: A chimaera largely akin to a chameleon.

* [[Berserk Button]]: He does not like people questioning his ideals as Tsunade learned the hard way.

** [[Fridge Brilliance]]: Edo Tensei gave him his wish- he got to fight Naruto again after Naruto had mastered the Nine Tails' Chakra. [[And the Fandom Rejoiced|And it was epic.]]

* {{spoiler|[[Cast From Lifespan]]}}: {{spoiler|The Rinnegan's more powerful techniques}}.

** [[Aura Vision]]: He can see chakra in a manner similar to the Byakugan.

** [[Elemental Powers]]: He can use all five, but unlike Kakuzu it comes naturally.

* [[Person of Mass Destruction]]: {{spoiler|In general, Pain is a one... er, six-man army who can level villages on his own. In particular, his Shinra Tensei technique}}.

** {{spoiler|It's been shown that he is perfectly capable of being a one-man army on his own, since he ''is'' the Six Paths, and can use the abilities ''better'' than through [[People Puppets]]}}.

* [[Pre-Ass-Kicking One-Liner]]: "''And now, this world will know [[Person of Mass Destruction|pain]]...''"

* {{spoiler|[[Redemption Equals Death]]: Chapter 449}}.

 

[[The Smurfette Principle|The only female in Akatsuki]], and the last to be revealed. [[Paper Master|Uses origami-based powers]]. {{spoiler|[[Unlucky Childhood Friend]] of Pain. Orphaned by the Land of Rain's civil war. Trained by Jiraiya. Sides with Naruto after Pain's death. Tries to protect Pain's corpse from ending up in Tobi's hands, but dies in the process}}.

* [[Anti-Villain]]

* {{spoiler|[[Awesomeness By Analysis]]}}: {{spoiler|She's the first person to figure out Tobi's [[Made of Air]] powers}}.

 

Born into the war torn land of Ame, Yahiko was orphaned like so many others. Forced to fend for himself, he soon met Konan and Nagato. They were forced to work together to survive, but became close friends.

* [[A God Am I]]: For a little while, {{spoiler|but he grew out of it}}.

* {{spoiler|[[Heroic Sacrifice]]}}: {{spoiler|For Konan}}.