jiraiya

jiraiya

He always looked like a crippled man, but it turns out that he was one of the most powerful ninjas in Konoha. Under his bandages he had a lot of sharingan eye's stolen from the Uchiha clan probably when the massacre was executed by Hitachi's hands a few years before the battle with Sasuke. And on his right shoulder he had one of another Orochimaru's experiments, a face very similar to the first hokage, probably one of the experiments that orochimaru performed with some of the cells taken to extract the ability to fuse the water and earth elements and develop the ability to create plats or wood.

naruto kyubi

naruto kyubi

Danzo was supposed to be part of the good guys, but since the very beginning the manga created a feeling of uncertainty among the readers. Danzo was always watched, people were never around him and he controlled part of the secret forces of Konoha on which he cast a jutsu that made bind them to their silence.

He was always suspicious and we knew that Madara hated him or at least had some kind of resentment towards him, but it was not until these last episodes where we found out his real intentions.

It turns out that he had formed a group of very powerful ninjas faithful to him with special abilities in order to protect him and control the people around the ones with power, and with this he started to experiment on himself and others supporting the research made by orochimaru.

kakashi

kakashi
In the latest of Naruto manga episodes, Sasuke had faced an incredible battle against one of the elders of the hidden village, a member of the group which commanded the destruction of the whole uchiha clan, a person who had a leadership position when the village ordered Hitachi to kill all the people he loved. I'm talking of no other than Danzo.

orochimaru

orochimaru

1. The group must collect money. With a lot of money, they plan to support their organization. 2. They plan to form their own mercenary group. Once they do this, they will build reputation and start accepting missions for less than the usual price. The excess is covered by the funds obtained in step 1. It's been a while since there have been wars, so the shinobi villages would be unable to charge such low prices. In effect, this would lead smaller countries to hire Akatsuki over the more expensive shinobi villages. Using the Bijuu (tailed beasts), they can create new wars and battles to dominate the market. From this, they plan to control all the wars and even take down the shinobi villages of the larger countries, forcing them to rely on Akatsuki as well. Without any money from business, the shinobi villages will eventually fall due to lack of funds. This will make Akatsuki the only major force, allowing them to proceed to step 3. 3. If step 2 is achieved, then the goal of Akatsuki is complete: to control the world.

naruto VS orochimaru

naruto VS orochimaru
The ring placement on the finger represents their position on the summoned statue. Each member has their own unique ring placed on a different finger. The members appear to value the rings as Deidara was looking desperately for his, and Orochimaru took his with him when he left the group, allowing him to be un replaced. When Sasori passed, Tobi was anxious to take Sasori's ring, but needed to get through the a few test first.

orochimaru VS sasuke

orochimaru VS sasuke
We rarely see the Akatsuki meeting in person, instead, we see them using telepathy or some form of astral projection when needed. We were introduced to the group as a whole near the end of the first part of the series in the form of astral projection. One member even stated that it had been 7 years since they had regrouped in such a fashion. The Akatsuki only group together because they have have a common goal with each other.

orochimaru

orochimaru

The Akatsuki kanji translates to daybreak. By most standards, it's a small organization. They have 7-10 members at the most and they are all S-class criminals who have left their village after causing death and destruction (also known as missing-nins). The requirements to join akatsuki are unknown; however strong abilities and slaying seem to be prerequisites. In contrast, Deidaras case tells us that some members are forcibly recruited.

Akatsuki members are usually seen in teams of two. The teams are each built to compliment each others abilities. However, in some cases, team members display animosity towards one another, but do not let it interfere with the task at hand.