Akatsuki FC

<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i30.tinypic.com/o7vexy.jpg" border="0" /> <u>Welcome to the ''Akatsuki FC'',a club dedicated to the main antagonists from ''Naruto Shippuuden''.Join us NOW!!!.</u> <strong>What is Akatsuki?</strong> This Organization is a collection of S-Ranked criminals. Many of these are missing-nins who fled their villages after causing death and destruction. Most members wear a forehead protector from their hidden village with a scratch through it, and all seem to wear a ring identifying their position in the organization and a black cloak with red clouds. <strong>Who are the members of Akatsuki?</strong> <!--center--></div> <strong>Itachi Uchiha</strong> <img src="http://i26.tinypic.com/4gos2o.jpg" border="0" /> <strong>First Manga Appearance:</strong> Ch. 139 <strong>First Anime Appearance:</strong>Ep. 80 <strong>Hidden Village:</strong> Leaf <strong>Ring:</strong> Shu (Scarlet) <strong>Finger Position:</strong> Right Ring <strong>Info:</strong>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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <div style="text-align: right;"> <strong>Kisame Hoshigaki</strong> <img src="http://i25.tinypic.com/2s006sp.jpg" border="0" /> <strong>First Manga Appearance:</strong> Ch. 139 <strong>First Anime Appearance:</strong> Ep. 80 <strong>Hidden Village:</strong> Mist <strong>Ring:</strong> Minami (South) <strong>Finger Position:</strong> Left Ring <strong>Info:</strong> 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. <!--right--></div> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <strong>Deidara</strong> <img src="http://i26.tinypic.com/2ij2hk8.jpg" border="0" /> <strong>First Manga Appearance:</strong> Ch. 247 <strong>First Anime Appearance:</strong> Shippuuden Ep. 2 <strong>Hidden Village:</strong> Rock <strong>Ring:</strong> Sei (Blue-Green) <strong>Finger Position:</strong> Right Index <strong>Info:</strong> 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <div style="text-align: right;"> <strong>Sasori</strong> <img src="http://i25.tinypic.com/20h9828.jpg" border="0" /> <strong>First Manga Appearance:</strong> Ch. 247 <strong>First Anime Appearance:</strong> Shippuuden Ep. 2 <strong>Hidden Village:</strong> Sand <strong>Ring:</strong> Tama (Sphere) <strong>Finger Position:</strong> Left Thumb <strong>Info:</strong> 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. <!--right--></div> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <strong>Kakuzu</strong> <img src="http://i31.tinypic.com/24g4ojp.jpg" border="0" /> <strong>First Manga Appearance:</strong> Ch. 312 <strong>First Anime Teaser Appearance:</strong> Shippuuden Ep. 135 <strong>Hidden Village:</strong> Waterfall <strong>Ring:</strong> Hoku (North) <strong>Finger Position:</strong> Left Middle <strong>Info:</strong> 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <div style="text-align: right;"> <strong>Hidan</strong> <img src="http://i30.tinypic.com/1zfo3gn.jpg" border="0" /> <strong>First Manga Appearance:</strong> Ch. 312 <strong>First Anime Teaser Appearance:</strong> Shippuuden Ep. 135 <strong>Hidden Village:</strong> Hot Springs <strong>Ring:</strong> San (Three) <strong>Finger Position:</strong> Left Index <strong>Info:</strong> 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. <!--right--></div> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <strong>Pein</strong> <img src="http://i28.tinypic.com/2ry0uo9.jpg" border="0" /> <strong>First Manga Appearance:</strong> Ch. 363 <strong>First Anime Teaser Appearance:</strong> Shippuuden Ep. 135 <strong>Hidden Village:</strong> Rain <strong>Ring:</strong> Rei (Zero) <strong>Finger Position:</strong> Right Thumb <strong>Info:</strong> Pain acts as the leader of the group, though he and Konan secretly reported to Tobi. He has been adamant that the group can fulfill their desires if they finally possess the bijuu. 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. After attacking Konoha, he fought Naruto, losing 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 power, Nagato hardened persona regained some hope in the future. Using the last of his power, he revived all those he killed at the cost of his life to atone. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <div style="text-align: right;"> <strong>Konan</strong> <img src="http://i30.tinypic.com/2s7uvqt.jpg" border="0" /> <strong>First Manga Appearance:</strong> Ch. 363 <strong>First Anime Teaser Appearance:</strong> Shippuuden Ep. 135 <strong>Hidden Village:</strong> Rain <strong>Ring:</strong> Byaku/Haku (White) <strong>Finger Position:</strong> Right Middle <strong>Info:</strong> 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. <!--right--></div> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <strong>Zetsu</strong> <img src="http://i26.tinypic.com/iydiir.jpg" border="0" /> <strong>First Manga Appearance:</strong> Ch. 234 <strong>First Anime Appearance:</strong> Shippuuden Ep. 134 <strong>Hidden Village:</strong> Grass <strong>Ring:</strong> Kai (Boar) <strong>Finger Position:</strong> Right Little <strong>Info:</strong> Zetsu appears venus-fly trap-like in appearance. His main body is split into two halfs, both light and dark. He appeared to be traveling alone when he spied on Naruto and Sasuke's battle at the Valley of the End. For a period he was teamed with non-Akatsuki member Tobi. Once Tobi was admitted into the group, it appears Zetsu once again works alone. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <div style="text-align: right;"> <strong>Orochimaru</strong> <img src="http://i26.tinypic.com/2epiq2v.jpg" border="0" /> <strong>First Manga Appearance:</strong> Ch. 49 <strong>First Anime Appearance:</strong> Ep. 27 <strong>Hidden Village:</strong> Sound <strong>Ring:</strong> Sora (Sky) <strong>Finger Position:</strong> Left Little <strong>Info:</strong> 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. <!--right--></div> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <strong>Tobi-Madara Uchiha</strong> <img src="http://i25.tinypic.com/2hd9uds.jpg" border="0" /> <strong>First Manga Appearance:</strong> Ch. 280 <strong>First Anime Teaser Appearance:</strong> Shippuuden Ep. 32 <strong>Hidden Village:</strong> Leaf <strong>Ring:</strong> Tama (Sphere) <strong>Finger Position:</strong> Left Thumb <strong>Info:</strong> Tobi was initially seen as an associate of Zetsu. He appeared clumsy and was very polite in his speech. After Sasori was killed in battle, Tobi was eager to replace Sasori as a new member of Akatsuki. He eventually succeeded and 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 leader. He was also revealed to possess the Sharingan and claimed to be Uchiha Madara. When Tobi revealed his true nature to Kisame, the man recognized him both as Madara and as his village's Mizukage. 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