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Akatsuki -naruto antagonis

Akatsuki (暁 meaning "Dawn" or
"Daybreak") is a criminal
organization composed of ten
high-level ninja that have
defected from their village of
origin. The group receives little
attention during the first part of
the series, only becoming the
major antagonists in Part II.
Akatsuki members are
characterized by their long, dark
cloaks bearing red clouds with a
chin-high collar. Each also
possesses a unique ring, which
seems to symbolize one's
membership in the
organization. Members are
partnered together in teams of
two, each team sticking
together as they traverse the
Naruto world. Despite this
partnership, members tend to
have a strained relationship
with their peers, only
cooperating enough to
complete their assignments and
showing little concern when
another member is killed.
Orochimaru defects from the
organization before the start of
the series, and thus Akatsuki
never exceeds nine members
during the current storyline.
Akatsuki was founded by
Madara Uchiha after he was
expelled from his hometown of
Konohagakure. Though initially
meant only to mask Madara's
movements, Akatsuki eventually
began taking part in
assassinations and espionage.
By the start of the current
storyline, Akatsuki's ambitions
grow to plans of world
domination. To mark this more
dynamic goal, Akatsuki
increases its activity throughout
the series as it attempts to
capture the nine powerful tailed
beasts. Each member is
assigned to capture a specific
beast or its current host, at
which point Akatsuki convenes
to extract the beast and seal it
away for their grand plan. As
the Akatsuki leader, Pain,
explains it, once all nine beasts
have been captured Akatsuki
will be able to harness their
great strength to start world
wars at their leisure. With the
world powers unable to deal
with the beasts' power,
Akatsuki will be turned to for
salvation, teaching the world
the meaninglessness of fighting
and giving Akatsuki complete
control in the process. As of
Naruto manga chapter 354,
Akatsuki has captured seven of
the beasts, with the Nine-Tailed
Demon Fox planned to be the
last.

Deidara

Deidara (デイダラ, Deidara) is a
former ninja of Iwagakure. He
acted as a terrorist bomber for
hire before being forced to join
Akatsuki by Itachi Uchiha.
Though he came to embrace the
organization, Deidara holds a
grudge against Itachi and all
Uchiha throughout the series, as
he feels they look down on his
abilities. Upon joining Akatsuki
he is partnered with Sasori, who
Deidara treats as his master due
to his artistic expertise. Sasori is
replaced by Tobi after his death,
and Deidara assumes the
master-position as Sasori had
before him. By consuming clay
with mouths in his hands,
Deidara is able to create his own
form of art: sculptures that
explode with varying intensities.
Deidara's creations can take any
form he so chooses, and from
the time of their creation to
their detonation he can bring
them to life and control them
remotely. He is very confident in
his art's ability, such that he
believes it cannot be defeated.
When Sasuke Uchiha, Itachi's
younger brother, is able to
systematically nullify and gain
the advantage over his art,
Deidara transforms himself into
a living bomb in an effort to kill
Sasuke and prove his art is
supreme.When he speaks, he
near-constantly ends his
sentences with an audible
"hmm?", although it has also
been translated as "yeah" and
other similar syllables. He is
voiced by Katsuhiko Kawamoto
in the Japanese anime, and
during a brief cameo in its
English adaptation he is voiced
by Quinton Flynn.

Hidan
Hidan (飛段, Hidan) is the foul-
mouthed partner of Kakuzu and
a former ninja of a yet-to-be-
identified village. He is a
member of the Jashin (ジャシン,
Jashinlit. "evil god") religion, a
religion that worships a deity of
the same name and where
anything less than death and
utter destruction is considered a
sin. His religion seems to some
extent, extend to his unique
abilities; by consuming an
opponent's blood and then
drawing Jashin's triangular-
design on the ground, Hidan can
create a voodoo doll-like link
with his opponent. Once this
link is created, any damage
done to Hidan's body is reflected
on his opponent, allowing him
to kill them by giving himself
fatal injuries. Because he is
immortal, Hidan is not impaired
while doing this, instead finding
pleasure in the pain it causes
him. After H
idan uses this ability to kill
Asuma Sarutobi, Shikamaru Nara
fights him to avenge his
teacher. Their battle culminates
in Hidan being blown up, and
Shikamaru buries his still-
speaking remains in a place
Akatsuki will never be able to
reach. As such, Hidan is no
longer considered a member by
the rest of Akatsuki.

itachi Uchiha
(うちは イタチ Uchiha Itachi) is a
former ninja of Konohagakure
and the partner of Kisame
Hoshigaki. Though having spent
his early youth as the kindly
child prodigy of the Uchiha clan,
Itachi is treated as a villain for
much of the series. He is initially
portrayed as being solely
responsible for the slaughter of
his entire family, sparing only
his brother, Sasuke Uchiha, with
the explanation

that he was testing his abilities.
[6] Around the time of his death
his villainous role is
downplayed; not only is he
revealed to have had help from
his master, Madara Uchiha, in

killing the clan, [7] but he
performed the massacre under
the orders of Konoha's
leadership so as to prevent an
Uchiha coup d'état. Though he is
ordered to kill Sasuke as well,
Itachi could not bring himself to
do so, instead forcing Konoha to
keep Sasuke safe or risk Itachi
going public with his mission.
For his part, Itachi accepts his
role as a villain, never telling
anyone of who else was
involved and even encouraging
Sasuke to grow strong enough
to kill him and avenge their
family.
Throughout the series Itachi
attempts to avoid combat,
seeking nonviolent discussions
instead. If he is forced to battle
he usually remains stationary,
only acting in self-defense. From
his idle position he studies an
opponent's movements with his
Sharingan eyes, trapping them
in illusions when opportune by
merely pointing or

looking at them. [8] He is noted
to be extremely fast with hand
movements, allowing him to
attack before an

opponent has the chance to
respond. [9]. Itachi at times uses
one of the three abilities of his
Mangekyo Sharingan, though he
tries to avoid doing so as it is

taxing on his body and damages
his eyesight. [7] The first,
Tsukuyomi (月読), allows him to
torture opponents

for what seems like days in a
matter of moments. [10]
Amaterasu (天照), the second,
generates black flames at his
focal point that will continue to
burn until the

target is reduced to ash. [11]
The final ability, Susanoo (須佐能乎),
creates a massive ethereal
warrior that fights on Itachi's
behalf and shields him from all
attacks. Before he dies during
his battle with Sasuke, Itachi
implants a single Amaterasu in
Sasuke's eyes, hoping that doing
so will eventually kill Madara
Uchiha. In the Japanese anime,
Itachi is voiced by

Hideo Ishikawa. [12] His first
voice actor in the English anime
was Skip Stellrecht, who voiced
Itachi in

episodes twenty-nine and thirty,
[13] but in all following
appearances, he has been voiced
by Crispin

Freeman. [14]

Kakuzu
(角都) is a former ninja of
Takigakure and the partner of
Hidan. He has a deep love for
money, and uses his
membership in Akatsuki as a
means to seek out valuable
bounties. Because money is the
only thing he relies on, Kakuzu
dislikes needing to be partnered
with someone in Akatsuki. He
has killed all of his previous
partners in fits of rage, and thus
was paired with the immortal
Hidan so he wouldn't need to
keep finding a replacement.
Kakuzu's body is composed of
large amounts of black threads,
allowing him to sew things
(such as Hidan's dismembered
body parts) back together. The
threads are also capable of
piercing flesh, which Kakuzu
uses to remove the still-beating
hearts of his opponents for his
personal use. By integrating
these healthier organs into his
body he can escape death and
extend his life indefinitely.
Hearts that he is not using are
stored in animal masks sewn to
his back. The masks can be
detached during combat
situations to shoot elemental
blasts at his opponents, and can
quickly be recalled to his body if
he needs their heart. Kakuzu's
masks are systematically
destroyed soon after his
introduction by a group of
Konohagakure ninja. After
Naruto Uzumaki leaves his final
heart on the brink of failure,
Kakuzu is easily finished off by
Kakashi Hatake.

Kisame Hoshigaki
(干柿 鬼鮫 Hoshigaki Kisame) is a
former ninja of Kirigakure and
the partner of Itachi Uchiha.
While most Akatsuki partners
are hostile towards each other,
Kisame and Itachi get along
considerably well; Kisame does
as Itachi asks of him
unquestioningly and always
looks out for Itachi's well-being.
While he was still loyal to
Kirigakure, Kisame was one of
the Seven Swordsmen of the
Mist, a group of ninja that use
particularly large swords in
battle. His sword, Samehada (鮫肌
lit. "shark skin"), is covered in
scales, can absorb untold
amounts of an opponent's
chakra, and only allows Kisame
to wield it. Kisame has a unique
appearance, having pale blue
skin, a gill-like facial structure,
and sharp triangular teeth.
These shark-like characteristics
extend to his choice of attacks
in battle, as he frequently
shapes water into the forms of
sharks to damage opponents. If
there is no water nearby,
Kisame can quickly produce his
own lake to use at his leisure.

His seiyū in the Japanese anime
is Tomoyuki Dan, [15]

and his English voice actor is
Kirk Thornton. [16]