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Naruto (NARUTO - ナ
ルト) is a Japanese
manga series written and illustrated by Masashi Kishimoto with an anime
adaptation. The main character, Naruto Uzumaki, is a loud, hyperactive,
unpredictable adolescent ninja who constantly searches for recognition and
aspires to become a Hokage, the ninja in the village acknowledged as the leader
and the strongest of all.
Kishimoto first authored a one-shot of Naruto in
the August 1997 issue of Akamaru Jump. The plot differed substantially in
that Naruto was the son of the demon fox instead of being the container, and
the story was placed in a more modern setting. This early version of Naruto
already had the ability to transform into a sexy young woman - but when he did
so, a fox tail sprouted. Kishimoto then rewrote the story to its current form,
which was first published by Shueisha in 1999 in the 43rd issue of Japan's Shonen
Jump magazine. As of volume 36, the manga has sold over 71 million copies
in Japan. Viz Media publishes a translated version in the American Shonen
Jump magazine. Naruto has become Viz's best-selling manga
series. To date, the first 27 volumes are available. In order to catch up to
the translated anime, Viz plans to release volumes 16 to 27 three at a time
over the months of September to December 2007.
The first of two anime series, produced by Studio Pierrot and Aniplex, premiered across Japan on the terrestrial TV Tokyo network and the anime satellite television network Animax on October 3, 2002, and is still being aired. Viz also licensed the anime for North American production. Naruto debuted in the United States on Cartoon Network's Toonami programming block on September 10, 2005, and in Canada on YTV's Bionix on September 16, 2005. Naruto began showing in the UK on Jetix on July 22, 2006. It began showing on Toasted TV on January 12, 2007 in Australia, which features the German dub opening, although it could be watched on Cartoon Network in 2006. The first series lasted nine seasons, while Naruto: Shippuuden began its first on February 15, 2007.
The first of two anime series, produced by Studio Pierrot and Aniplex, premiered across Japan on the terrestrial TV Tokyo network and the anime satellite television network Animax on October 3, 2002, and is still being aired. Viz also licensed the anime for North American production. Naruto debuted in the United States on Cartoon Network's Toonami programming block on September 10, 2005, and in Canada on YTV's Bionix on September 16, 2005. Naruto began showing in the UK on Jetix on July 22, 2006. It began showing on Toasted TV on January 12, 2007 in Australia, which features the German dub opening, although it could be watched on Cartoon Network in 2006. The first series lasted nine seasons, while Naruto: Shippuuden began its first on February 15, 2007.
Setting
Naruto has a large number of characters, most of
whom are ninjas. They initially study at the Ninja Academy, where the story
begins, are split up into squads of three after their graduation and become
Genin, rookie ninja. Each squad is assigned an experienced sensei. These
core squads form a basis for the characters' interactions later in the series,
where characters are chosen for missions for their team's strength and
complementary skills; Naruto's squad 7 becomes the social frame where Naruto is
acquainted with Sasuke Uchiha, Sakura Haruno, and their sensei Kakashi
Hatake, forming the core of his world-in-the-making. The other three-man teams
of his former classmates form another such layer, as Naruto connects with them
to various degrees, learning of their motives, vulnerabilities, and
aspirations. The groups of three are not limited to the comrades Naruto's
age – groups in the story in general come in threes and multiples of
three.
In the Naruto world, countries operate as
separate political entities ruled by landlords. Within these countries are
hidden villages(éš ã‚Œé‡Œ kakurezato), settlements housing ninja,
warriors capable of using supernatural abilities in combat. A hidden village
maintains the economy of the parent country by training ninja from a young age
and using them to perform missions for other countries. The ninja of a hidden
village also serve as the military force of their parent country. The leaders
of the hidden villages hold equal status with the leaders of their respective
countries. Five countries in the Naruto world—the Land of Earth, the
Land of Fire, the Land of Lightning, the Land of Water, and the Land of
Wind—are known as the "Five Great Shinobi Nations". These countries
are the most powerful in the Naruto world. They are ruled by a feudal
lord, and the leaders of the hidden villages in these countries hold the title
of Kage. Other apparently smaller nations have been named in passing, in either
the manga or anime, but are yet to be explored.
Plot
Naruto Uzumaki is a young boy who has the Nine-Tailed
Demon Fox sealed within him. Twelve years before the start of the series, the
Nine-Tailed Demon Fox attacked the ninja village Konohagakure, slaughtering
many people. In response, the leader of Konohagakure – the Fourth
Hokage – sacrificed his life to seal the demon inside Naruto when he was a
newborn. Konohagakure, however, regarded Naruto as if he were the demon fox
itself and mistreated him throughout most of his childhood. A decree made by
the Third Hokage forbade anyone mention the attack of the demon fox to anyone.
Years later, Naruto was tricked by the renegade ninja Mizuki into stealing a
forbidden scroll, but was stopped by his teacher, Iruka Umino. That encounter
made Naruto realize he was the container of the demon fox.
The main story follows Naruto and his friends' personal
growth. Naruto befriends two comrades, Sasuke Uchiha and Sakura Haruno, who are
assigned with him to form a three-person team under an experienced sensei named
Kakashi Hatake. Naruto also befriends other characters that he meets throughout
the series. They learn new abilities, get to know each other and other
villagers better, and experience a coming-of-age journey as Naruto dreams of
becoming the Hokage of Konohagakure. At first, emphasis is placed on Naruto,
Sasuke, and Sakura, who are the members of Team 7. Later, Orochimaru, a
criminal at the top of Konohagakure's most wanted list, attacks Konoha killing
the Third Hokage as an act of revenge. This causes one of the three legendary
ninja, Jiraiya to search for his partner Tsunade, to become the Fifth Hokage.
During that search, it is revealed that Orochimaru also desires to acquire
Sasuke Uchiha due to his powerful genetic heritage. Believing Orochimaru will
be able to give him the strength needed to kill his brother Itachi, who
destroyed all his clan, Sasuke goes to him. Naruto does not give up on Sasuke,
leaving Konoha for two-and-a-half years of training to prepare himself for the
next time he meets Sasuke.
After the training period, a mysterious organization
called Akatsuki attempts to capture the nine powerful tailed beasts including
the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox sealed inside of Naruto. Several ninjas from
Konohagakure, including Team 7, fight against the Akatsuki members and search
for their teammate Sasuke. Sasuke, in the meantime betrays Orochimaru and faces
Itachi to take revenge. Although Itachi dies, Sasuke is told by the Akatsuki
founder Madara Uchiha that Itachi was ordered by Konohagakure's leadership to
destroy his clan. Saddened with the revelation, Sasuke joins forces with
Akatsuki to destroy Konohagakure. Meanwhile, as several Akatsuki members are
defeated by the Konohagakure ninja, the leader, Pain, invades the village to
capture Naruto.
List of Naruto Movies
List of Naruto
Movies
- Naruto Shippuden Movie 5 - Blood Prison
- Naruto Shippuden Movie 4 - The Lost Tower
- Naruto Shippuden Movie 3 - Inheritors of the Will of Fire
- Naruto Shippuden Movie 2 - Bonds
- Naruto: Shippuden the Movie
- Naruto Movie 3 - Guardians of the Crescent Moon Kingdom
- Naruto Movie 2 - Legend of the Stone of Gelel
- Naruto Movie 1 - Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow
The Movie Manga
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Naruto Shippuden
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Before
Naruto's birth, a great demon fox had attacked the Hidden Leaf Village. A man
known as the 4th Hokage sealed the demon inside the newly born Naruto, causing
him to unknowingly grow up detested by his fellow villagers. Despite his lack
of talent in many areas of ninjutsu, Naruto strives for only one goal: to gain
the title of Hokage, the strongest ninja in his village. Desiring the respect
he never received, Naruto works towards his dream with fellow friends Sasuke
and Sakura and mentor Kakashi as they go through many trials and battles that
come with being a ninja.
Goal
0=[==>>Goal
Under Yahiko's leadership, the group was meant to put
an end to the wars that would take place in Amegakure and bring about peace.[2] When
he was younger, Yahiko also noted that he disliked the fact that it always
rained in his country, as if all the country did was weep and he wanted to
change that. This may be where the name of the organisation literally meaning
"daybreak" comes from. He also noted that the organisation was meant
to act as a support unit for Nagato, whom he believed would bring peace to the
world.
Pain later goes into further detail on the tailed
beasts' role in his plans. The beasts would be used to create a deadlyKinjutsu technique
that could wipe out one of the five great nations in an instant, so if
countries go to war and do not have ninja villages to fight for them, they
would turn to Akatsuki and their "weapon". Whichever side has Pain
use the technique first would wipe out the opposing country. After witnessing
the mass destruction caused by the weapon, the other remaining countries would
become too afraid to start wars for fear of being wiped out as well. Thus,
through this mutual fear, war would cease to exist and the world would know
peace, until the people forget that fear and use the weapon again. Thus the
cycle would repeat, creating small periods of peace in an endless chain of
hatred.[14]
Main Goal
The organisation's initial goal — under Yahiko's
leadership — was aimed at bringing peace to Amegakure and the world on a larger
scale, this would later be distorted by the influence of others.
Although some of the post-Yahiko members joined
Akatsuki to further their own goals, all are united in Akatsuki's ultimate goal
of gaining world domination.[5] Nagato
has mentioned a three-step process to work their way towards this goal.[6] First,
they plan to obtain a large amount of money to support their organisation.[6] Second,
they plan to set up a mercenary
group loyal only to Akatsuki.[7] To
build their reputation, they plan to accept any mission below the usual cost
and operate off of the excess funds earned in the first part of their plan.[7] Because
there haven't been any wars in some time, many of the more powerful and well
known shinobi villages couldn't afford to accomplish such missions as such low
prices, leading the smaller countries to hire Akatsuki over the more expensive
shinobi villages.[7] By
using the tailed beasts, Akatsuki would start wars and then immediately quell
them, solidifying their reputation and convincing every country to depend on
them, thus cornering the market in shinobi labour.[8] Without
any business, the other shinobi villages would collapse due to the lack of
funds.[8] Finally,
after Akatsuki is the only major force of shinobi in existence, they can easily
conquer the other countries.[8] Members
do not automatically learn of the plan upon joining; Hidan didn't find out
about it until he had been a member for quite some time.[6]
The tailed
beasts, nine gigantic demons of immense power, are the main focus of much
of Akatsuki's efforts and screen time within the series. Each member is
assigned to capture one of the nine beasts alive or, in most cases, the person
that beast has been sealed into.[9] Akatsuki
has sealed seven of the nine beasts before the start of theFourth Shinobi World War.[10]
Yahiko's Goal
Under Yahiko's leadership, the group was meant to put
an end to the wars that would take place in Amegakure and bring about peace.[2] When
he was younger, Yahiko also noted that he disliked the fact that it always
rained in his country, as if all the country did was weep and he wanted to
change that. This may be where the name of the organisation literally meaning
"daybreak" comes from. He also noted that the organisation was meant
to act as a support unit for Nagato, whom he believed would bring peace to the
world.
Obito's Goal
Main article: Eye of the Moon PlanAfter Rin Nohara's
death and Kakashi Hatake's inability to protect her, a
grief-stricken Obito declared that he would create a world that she was in.[11] With
this goal in mind Obito returned to Madara
Uchiha who had saved his life after the events of the Kannabi
Bridge,[12] and
decided to partake in his plan to revive the Ten-Tails by
gathering all the tailed beasts that had been created by the Sage of the Six Paths, and fusing them back
into one, single beast with the goal of becoming its jinchūriki. After this he would
cast an Infinite Tsukuyomi onto the moon and control
humanity thereby bringing "world peace". Adopting the legend's name
after his death, Obito would take measured actions to bring the plan to
fruition until Madara could be revived. Obito has also noted that everything he
is doing is to rebuild the Uchiha clan's
pride, and he would use Sasuke
Uchiha to do so.[13] Kisame
Hoshigaki and Zetsu are the only two Akatsuki members who know of this
plan.
Pain's Goal
Pain later goes into further detail on the tailed
beasts' role in his plans. The beasts would be used to create a deadlyKinjutsu technique
that could wipe out one of the five great nations in an instant, so if
countries go to war and do not have ninja villages to fight for them, they
would turn to Akatsuki and their "weapon". Whichever side has Pain
use the technique first would wipe out the opposing country. After witnessing
the mass destruction caused by the weapon, the other remaining countries would
become too afraid to start wars for fear of being wiped out as well. Thus,
through this mutual fear, war would cease to exist and the world would know
peace, until the people forget that fear and use the weapon again. Thus the
cycle would repeat, creating small periods of peace in an endless chain of
hatred.[14]
Apparently, Pain and Konan were the
only Akatsuki members aware of this part of the plan. After Pain's death and
Konan's defection, this goal has been ceased.
Itachi's Goal
After the Uchiha clan massacre and leaving Konoha,
Itachi, instead of using the tailed beasts for his own self-interest, continued
to protect the village by joining Akatsuki and keeping an eye on the villagers,
especially Sasuke, from the outside. During his time in the group, Itachi would
delay his own attempts to capture the Nine-Tails, indirectly leaked information
about the organisation to Konoha, and attempted to kill Tobi through Sasuke.
Wardrobe
Wardrobe
Akatsuki members have a very distinctive wardrobe,
which could give them away if a village is alerted of their presence. Members
wear long, dark cloaks with red clouds, a red interior, and a chin-high collar.
Tobi and the members of Taka wear a similarly marked hooded mantle.
The red clouds represent the rain of blood that fell in Amegakure during
its wars, and were seen as a symbol of justice by its original members.[15] All
members wear black nail polish on their fingers and toenails, although the
colours vary in the anime, and may wear a conical straw hat with small
ornamental torques and tassels hanging down over their faces. The hats may be
used to move around in the general population unnoticed, or for when the
weather requires one.[16] Some members cross out the symbol on their forehead
protectors to symbolise the broken ties with their former villages, a
practice originating with Nagato and his rival faction in Amegakure's civil
war. Others members simply cease wearing them altogether, for several reasons.
Everyone also wears a ring with a kanji on different fingers depending on who
the member is.
Now that the original members of Akatsuki (Konan and Nagato)
are dead, Tobi seems to have changed the garb to his own preference after
revealing his new mask and outfit-which are robes without the red clouds.
Associates
Yakushi
Kabuto
Several years before the series started, Kabuto
worked for Sasori as a spy. He operated under Sasori's memory block jutsu and
was placed into Orochimaru's confidence in the hopes of learning more about
Orochimaru's body transfer jutsu. However, Orochimaru removed the memory block
jutsu and the young man was impressed enough by Orochimaru that he chose to
join him. Sasori was ignorant of this fact and had scheduled a meeting with
Kabuto. Kabuto went to the meeting playing the part of his loyal spy, but he planned
to kill Sasori with the help of Orochimaru. When Orochimaru himself was later
neutralized by Sasuke, Kabuto implanted some of Orochimaru's tissue into his
body, gaining new power in the process as it began to take over his body. He
then located Tobi and offered his services to Akatsuki once again. To prove he
was trustworthy, he resurrected Deidara, Itachi, Kakuzu, Nagato, Sasori and
Uchiha Madara. He then worked alongside Tobi and Madara to control his many
resurrected ninja during the Fourth Great Ninja War. Kabuto was eventually
neutralized by the free Itachi, who caused Kabuto end the Edo Tensei.
Team
Hawk
After Uchiha Madara revealed the true events behind
Itachi's actions, Sasuke chose to side with the legendary ninja against Konoha.
After that revelation, he changed the name of his team from "Snake"
to "Hawk". The group then donned Akatsuki robes and set out to
capture the Eight-Tails Jinchuuriki for Madara. The group then infiltrated the
meeting of the Five Kage, with Sasuke eventually abandoning the others to find
revenge against Danzou. During the battle with Danzou, Sasuke sacrificed
Karin's safety to kill the elder ninja from Konoha. The gravely wounded Karin
was eventually captured by Konoha and expressed willingness to leave her ties
to Akatsuki and Sasuke behind for good. Suigetsu and Juugo's still consider
themselves Sasuke's allies, and have rejoined their comrade alongside the
revived Orochimaru.
Former Akatsuki member Kakuzu was a bounty hunter and
obsessed with wealth. He used the services of Ginji to manage his extensive
wealth. After his death, Team Snake sought out Ginji to learn about Akatsuki's
whereabouts.
Yuura
Yuura has served as a trusted member of the Kazekage
advisory council for four years. Little did Yuura know that he had been placed
under a memory block jutsu for over a decade. This block was placed by his
former master Sasori. The block made Yuura forget that he was actually
gathering data and serving as a plant to wipe out the Sand's defenses. When
Sasori returned to Hidden Sand, he activated Yuura and removed the memory
block. Returning to his masters commands, Yuura wiped out the Sands defenses,
allowing them easier access to capture Gaara. Yuura was later used in a
sacrifical jutsu to provide a host body for Uchiha Itachi to inhabit when he
fought Kakashi and Naruto. Zetsu later ate his body for sustenance.
Mukade
Mukade served was an underling of Akatsuki member
Sasori. He was used as a sacrifice to take on the form of Hoshigaki Kisame in
Pain's Shouten no Jutsu. Kisame fought Guy and managed to imprison Neji, Lee
and TenTen. Guy was forced to open several gates and used his Asakujaku
technique to pummel "Kisame" and defeat him. In the rubble, the body
of Mukade lost its appearance and revealed to Guy that they had not actually
been fighting Kisame at all.
Zangei
Zangei was a bounty exchange master who ran one of the
disposal centers located in Fire Country region. The center was located in a
secret area accessed through a men's restroom. Akatsuki member Kakuzu often
used this center to drop off corpses of the bounties he had collected. Zangei
would gladly pay Kakuzu for his services. He was later captured by Konoha and
taken in for interrogation by Morino Ibiki.The Teams
Teams
Target(s): One-Tailed Shukaku (Deidara, Sealed), Nine-Tailed Demon Fox (Deidara, Failed)
Target(s): Three-Tails (Tobi,
Sealed)
Target(s): Two-Tails (Sealed), Nine-Tailed Demon Fox (Failed)
Target(s): Nine-Tailed Demon Fox (Itachi, Failed), Four-Tails (Kisame,
Sealed), Eight-Tails (Kisame, Failed)
Target(s): Six-Tails (Pain,
Sealed), Nine-Tailed Demon Fox (Failed)
Function: Spy, Auxiliary
Target(s): Eight-Tails (Failed)
Akatsuki teams are put together in teams of two to
exploit combined strengths for the organisation's goals to be met. The duos
assembled usually share a distinct commonality, like Hidan's and Kakuzu's
immortality, Deidara's and Sasori's artistic approach to ninjutsu and Itachi's
and Kisame’s killing comrades under orders.
Sasori & Deidara
Target(s): One-Tailed Shukaku (Deidara, Sealed), Nine-Tailed Demon Fox (Deidara, Failed)
Deidara and Sasori.
Formed by the two artists of Akatsuki, Sasori and
Deidara worked well for the most part but had conflicting ideas on art. Sasori
believed all art was to be kept permanent, such as his puppets, while
Deidara thought art was to be instantaneous, then gone forever, such as his Explosive
Clay. Ironically though, Sasori was impatient and liked to finish things
quickly while Deidara liked to take his time. Sasori also had a network of
spies that he manipulated (in the form of mind control) to aid Akatsuki in
their affairs. Deidara was formerly a terrorist bomber for hire who was later
recruited by Itachi. Interestingly, both members of this team made the
conscious decision to die, Sasori by allowing himself to be impaled by the
puppet replicas of his parents and Deidara blowing himself up, thus becoming
art.
Deidara & Tobi
Target(s): Three-Tails (Tobi,
Sealed)
Deidara and Tobi hunting the Three-Tails.
Formed after Sasori's death, Tobi was introduced as
his easily found replacement. Despite Tobi's eagerness to please his
"senpai", his childish attitude was seen as an annoyance to Deidara's
expectations of the organisation. Despite the eminent irritation, the two
worked well together, as evidenced by Tobi planting Deidara's explosive clay
mines underground during Deidara's last stand against Sasuke. Deidara
also tries to protect Tobi, although the latter usually annoys him with his
playful personality. After Deidara's death, Tobi revealed his true personality
and began to actively work to his own goals.
Kakuzu & Hidan
Target(s): Two-Tails (Sealed), Nine-Tailed Demon Fox (Failed)
Hidan and Kakuzu.
An unruly, yet arguably the most effective team in
the organisation, they seemed unstoppable when together, something that Shikamaru
Naracommented on for the need to separate the duo. Pain decided to put
these two together because of their unique abilities. Hidan could not be killed
as a result of becoming the successful "Jashin experiment",
even by decapitation, and Kakuzu could easily go into a rage and kill anyone
around him, including his partner. Therefore, Kakuzu could go berserk and not
worry about Hidan's well-being. They refer to themselves as the "Immortal
Combo" (不死コンビ, Fushi
Konbi),[20] because
of their own methods of avoiding death. Kisame
Hoshigaki jokingly referred to them as the "Zombie Combo" (ゾンビコンビ, Zonbi Konbi).[21]
They have shown the most hostility towards each other
due to a conflict of interest; Kakuzu saw the rituals and beliefs of Hidan's religion to be
a waste of time, while Hidan saw Kakuzu's willingness to do blasphemous things
and his greediness to be unbearable, not to mention that Kakuzu's job as a
bounty hunter usually got on Hidan's nerves. As a result of their sideline in
collecting bounties and conducting rituals, this team was usually late in the
line of work. Despite this, they work flawlessly in battle by using Kakuzu's
reckless attack style in conjuncture with Hidan's immortality.
Itachi Uchiha & Kisame Hoshigaki
Target(s): Nine-Tailed Demon Fox (Itachi, Failed), Four-Tails (Kisame,
Sealed), Eight-Tails (Kisame, Failed)
Itachi and Kisame's début.
A team that functioned very well together and was
highly effective. The pair completed almost every assignment Pain gave them
with little trouble with the Nine-Tails being the only known exception. With
Itachi working as a double agent, however, Itachi failed this mission
purposely. Unlike most Akatsuki teams, Itachi and Kisame got along pretty well;
Kisame did as Itachi had asked him unquestioningly and they would often
converse casually when not in combat. In his battle against Killer B, Kisame
failed in his mission to capture the Eight-Tails. However, this was later shown
to be a ploy designed by Tobi to infiltrate the Land
of Lightning. Before that, however, Kisame was able to capture the
Four-Tails.
Pain & Konan
Target(s): Six-Tails (Pain,
Sealed), Nine-Tailed Demon Fox (Failed)
The Six Paths Of Pain and Konan.
A team that functioned very well with each other, as
evidenced by Konan's loyalty towards Pain. Acting as the leader of Akatsuki,
Pain directed the rest of the organisation to their respective goals; his most
direct interaction with the other members was using the Sealing
Technique: Phantom Dragons Nine Consuming Seals. In addition, Pain was the
leader of Amegakure, and used the village as a type of headquarter
for Akatsuki, while Konan served as the village's second-in-command.
White Zetsu & Black Zetsu
Function: Spy, Auxiliary
\Both halves of the individual known as Zetsu; an
enigmatic member with two personalities.
Although not exactly a "two-man team",
Zetsu has two personalities, which effectively makes him a team of two. Since
each side has a level of individuality, they frequently argue with each other
over which battles to watch, among other things. The two sides can also split
apart, allowing each personality to act individually. Both of his sides seem to
have an awareness of what the other is doing or thinking, making them a very
effective team, although the white half has been shown to have a tendency to
ask the black half questions that would be unnecessary if they completely
shared their thoughts.
Another unique feature of Zetsu is his ability to
create clones. Those clones are described by Kisame
Hoshigaki as living beings comparing with the regular
clones made of chakra.[4]
The members of Taka as part of Akatsuki.
Orochimaru & Sasori
Sasori claimed that he and Orochimaru worked well
together during their partnership. However, when Orochimaru defected from
Akatsuki after his failed attempt to steal Itachi's body,
Sasori developed a grudge against his former partner.
Taka
Target(s): Eight-Tails (Failed)
When Akatsuki's ranks are thinned to five members, Tobi enlists the
aid of Taka, who shares the desire for the destruction of Konoha. To complete
their goals, Tobi has ordered Taka to hunt down the Eight-Tails while Akatsuki
(particularly Pain) hunts for the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox. Technically, the
members of Taka are not full members of Akatsuki, as they do not possess the
rings worn by each of the primary members. However, they have been wearing
Akatsuki cloaks (albeit not with high collars but with hoods), signifying their
affiliation with the organisation. After catching what appeared to be Killer B,
Sasuke claimed that Taka was no longer affiliated with Akatsuki. Out of all the
members, however, only Sasuke chooses to remain affiliated with Tobi and
Akatsuki after Taka's disbandment, which has become quite fragile as Sasuke
eventually killed White Zetsu for the sake of testing his new powers.
identity
0=[==>>Akatsuki
Rings and Ring Positions
What seems to be most important, however, are their
rings. In total, there are ten rings given to each of the ten main members of
Akatsuki. The rings apparently signify one's membership and ring position,
since when Orochimarudefected, he took his ring with him[17] and as
such wasn't replaced.[18] The
rings' exact purpose have not been revealed.
The ring positions of the members.
The various rings are:[19]
Right thumb: 零
(rei, "zero"); worn by Pain. Its colour is
purplish-grey.
Right index finger: 青
(Ao, shō, "blue,"
"green"); worn by Deidara. Its
colour is teal.
Right middle finger: 白
(bya, "white"); worn by Konan. Its colour is
white.
Right ring finger: 朱
(shu, "vermilion," "scarlet"); worn by Itachi
Uchiha. Its colour is red.
Right little finger: 亥
(gai, "sign of the boar"); worn by Zetsu. Its colour is
green.
Left little finger: 空
(kū, "sky," "void");
worn by Orochimaru. Its colour is slate blue.
Left ring finger: 南
(nan, "south"); worn by Kisame
Hoshigaki. Its colour is yellow.
Left middle finger: 北
(hoku, "north"); worn by Kakuzu. Its colour
is dark green.
Left index finger: 三
(san, "three"); worn by Hidan. Its colour is
orange.
Left thumb: 玉
(gyoku, "jewel," "ball," also the black king in shogi);
worn by Sasori and
later by Tobi.
Its colour is purple.
Eight of the ten kanji of the rings are taken from a kuji-in (Nine
Syllable Seals): a collection of nine hand postures used in meditation. These
kuji-in have found their way into ninja folklore as a kind of magic spells.
Pain's "rei" and Zetsu's "gai" are not from this kuji-in.
However, the only unused kuji-in kanji, 玄
(gen, "mysterious") bears a strong resemblance to Zetsu's
"gai," suggesting an error. It would be a consistent error, however,
since the "gai" kanji has been used in every instance the ring's
kanji has been shown, both in the manga and the data books.
In Part II, Taka aligns
themselves with Akatsuki. They wear hooded Akatsuki mantles over their usual
clothing, but do not wear any other markers of the organisation, signifying
that their alliance is only one of convenience. Sasuke claimed that he was only
using Akatsuki, and attempted to sever connections with them when they thought Killer Bwas
captured. In turn, Tobi threatened to kill them for any attempts of betrayal.
0=[==>>Ring and Manicure
Drawn from ancient Chinese and Japanese lore, the
kanji on each ring have served in the past as representations of Gods, to help
in concentration before battle and in protection from evil. Their ring
placement on their finger corresponds to their position on the summoned statue,
with each member wearing the ring on a different finger. The rings seem
important to each member, as Deidara was set on finding his when it was lost.
Orochimaru also took his when he left the group, which apparently denied the
group the ability to replace him with someone new. With Sasori's death, Tobi
was eager to get his ring and join, but he would need to go through their
entrance requirements first.The Akatsuki member also has manicured and painted nails.
0=[==>>Forehead
protector
Each member wears the traditional forehead protector
of the hidden village from which they fled. The protector has been modified
though to bear a large scratch through the symbol, showing they no longer hold
the same ideals their village does.
0=[==>>Cloak
Each member wears a black cloak that bears red clouds.
The inside of the cloak is red in color. The cloak is knee length and has a
high collar. Underneath the cloak the ninja is seen to wear the more
traditional clothing of their home village.
0=[==>>Hat
Members wear a traditional bamboo hat (kasa) to hide their appearance when traveling. The hat will be removed when the member enters battle.
Members wear a traditional bamboo hat (kasa) to hide their appearance when traveling. The hat will be removed when the member enters battle.
Akatsuki
0=[==>>Akatsuki
The "Akatsuki" kanji means daybreak,
breaking down the word itself gives us "aka" meaning red and
"tsuki" meaning moon. Akatsuki was founded in the Rain Country by
Yahiko, Konan and Nagato. Yahiko wanted to bring peace to the bloody,
war-ridden country and sought like minded individuals at his side. When he met
Rain leader Hanzou to talk peace, he was betrayed by the man and had to kill
himself to save Konan's life. After being traumatized by Yahiko's death, Nagato
adopted a new harder outlook on how to achieve peace as the group's new leader.
Around this time the group became affiliated with a man claiming to be Uchiha Madara. The masked figure used his power and influence to secretly run the group and draw in new more deadly allies from throughout the world. Under this man, Akatsuki began to attract new S-Ranked criminals. Many of these are missing-nins who fled their villages after causing death and destruction. Over time most of the Akatsuki members were killed or neutralized in battle. There are currently only 2 active Akatsuki members: Tobi (Uchiha Obito) and Zetsu. Most members wear a forehead protector from their hidden village with a scratch through it, and all wear a ring identifying their position in the organization and a black cloak with red clouds. In the early years of the group, they acted as mercenaries for hire, offering their services to villages wary of taxing their own resources. While travelling about, the group members will work in groups of two collecting knowledge of new skills and jutsu.
Akatsuki seeks to capture the Bijuu and their hosts the "Jinchuuriki," meaning the power of human sacrifice. These are the individuals possessing bijuu (tailed beasts) within their bodies. The demons are known by the number of tails their body possesses. When the Bijuu is removed from the Jinchuuriki's body, the host dies. All the captured hosts lost their lives save for Gaara, who was later resurrected with a tensei jutsu. The only remaining Bijuu are the Eight-Tails and the Nine-Tails within Naruto. Akatsuki's current base of operation is unknown, however they have multiple bases to which they can travel. These bases are used to summon the gigantic King of Hell statue known as Gedou Mazou. The statue's mouth is bound and his hands are cuffed. Each respective finger of the statue's hand represents the Akatsuki member. Each statue finger thus represents the kanji and ring finger of the member.
The members have the ability to project their presence to their base, this allows them to remain out and about and still conduct the business of Jinchuuriki demon extraction. This process takes three days and nights due to the absence of Orochimaru. This length of time goes for both free roaming bijuu and bijuu enhanced Jinchuuriki. To begin to leach the power from the Jinchuuriki, the members will use the sealing technique of GenryuuKyuu Fuujin (Mystical Dragon Nine Exhaustion). This causes the mouth of the statue to open. Nine spectral dragons will emerge to coalesce around the Jinchuuriki to begin the extraction process. When extraction is completed, the bijuu spirit will be sealed within the statue and one of its eyes will open denoting a captured bijuu spirit. The Jinchuuriki themselves will fall back to the earth, dead.
Akatsuki's ultimate goal is to control the world. This would be accomplished through capturing and sealing away the Bijuu into the Gedou Mazou statue. The tailed beasts were once part of one more powerful creature known as the Juubi. The first ninja, Rikudou Sennin, split the Juubi's soul from its body and sealed it within himself. He then encased its body in rock to create the moon. When his life was nearing its end, he split the Juubi out into 9 separate Bijuu. Akatsuki sought to recombine these Bijuu back into the Juubi. Uchiha Madara would then embue the Juubi into himself, to gain enough power to cast a permanent Genjutsu on the moon known as his "Eye of the Moon" plan. Because Madara's aging body would prevent him from seeing the plan to fruition, he took on a pupil, the heavily injured Uchiha Obito who would carry out his plan. This plan would make them the supreme power in the world and cause "peace" under their rule. To that end, Obito used the genetic material of Shodai Hokage and the captured Yamato, to greatly bolster his army of White Zetsu. Obito then aligned with the Orochimaru tissue-infected Yakushi Kabuto, who was working towards his own ends. With Kabuto's increase in power, he cast Edo Tensei, resurrected scores of dead ninja, including many former Akatsuki members and the deceased Uchiha Madara in his prime age form. Madara, who had planned to be revived by Nagato's Rinnegan powers, was instead brought back in an Edo Tensei form embued with Senju Hashirama's DNA. This granted him the ability to unlock the Rinnegan and eventually free himself from the binds of Edo Tensei, giving him an invincible body. With a combined army of White Zetsu, the resurrected ninja, Madara and Obito, Akatsuki declared war on the world and the Fourth Great Ninja War began.
Around this time the group became affiliated with a man claiming to be Uchiha Madara. The masked figure used his power and influence to secretly run the group and draw in new more deadly allies from throughout the world. Under this man, Akatsuki began to attract new S-Ranked criminals. Many of these are missing-nins who fled their villages after causing death and destruction. Over time most of the Akatsuki members were killed or neutralized in battle. There are currently only 2 active Akatsuki members: Tobi (Uchiha Obito) and Zetsu. Most members wear a forehead protector from their hidden village with a scratch through it, and all wear a ring identifying their position in the organization and a black cloak with red clouds. In the early years of the group, they acted as mercenaries for hire, offering their services to villages wary of taxing their own resources. While travelling about, the group members will work in groups of two collecting knowledge of new skills and jutsu.
Akatsuki seeks to capture the Bijuu and their hosts the "Jinchuuriki," meaning the power of human sacrifice. These are the individuals possessing bijuu (tailed beasts) within their bodies. The demons are known by the number of tails their body possesses. When the Bijuu is removed from the Jinchuuriki's body, the host dies. All the captured hosts lost their lives save for Gaara, who was later resurrected with a tensei jutsu. The only remaining Bijuu are the Eight-Tails and the Nine-Tails within Naruto. Akatsuki's current base of operation is unknown, however they have multiple bases to which they can travel. These bases are used to summon the gigantic King of Hell statue known as Gedou Mazou. The statue's mouth is bound and his hands are cuffed. Each respective finger of the statue's hand represents the Akatsuki member. Each statue finger thus represents the kanji and ring finger of the member.
The members have the ability to project their presence to their base, this allows them to remain out and about and still conduct the business of Jinchuuriki demon extraction. This process takes three days and nights due to the absence of Orochimaru. This length of time goes for both free roaming bijuu and bijuu enhanced Jinchuuriki. To begin to leach the power from the Jinchuuriki, the members will use the sealing technique of GenryuuKyuu Fuujin (Mystical Dragon Nine Exhaustion). This causes the mouth of the statue to open. Nine spectral dragons will emerge to coalesce around the Jinchuuriki to begin the extraction process. When extraction is completed, the bijuu spirit will be sealed within the statue and one of its eyes will open denoting a captured bijuu spirit. The Jinchuuriki themselves will fall back to the earth, dead.
Akatsuki's ultimate goal is to control the world. This would be accomplished through capturing and sealing away the Bijuu into the Gedou Mazou statue. The tailed beasts were once part of one more powerful creature known as the Juubi. The first ninja, Rikudou Sennin, split the Juubi's soul from its body and sealed it within himself. He then encased its body in rock to create the moon. When his life was nearing its end, he split the Juubi out into 9 separate Bijuu. Akatsuki sought to recombine these Bijuu back into the Juubi. Uchiha Madara would then embue the Juubi into himself, to gain enough power to cast a permanent Genjutsu on the moon known as his "Eye of the Moon" plan. Because Madara's aging body would prevent him from seeing the plan to fruition, he took on a pupil, the heavily injured Uchiha Obito who would carry out his plan. This plan would make them the supreme power in the world and cause "peace" under their rule. To that end, Obito used the genetic material of Shodai Hokage and the captured Yamato, to greatly bolster his army of White Zetsu. Obito then aligned with the Orochimaru tissue-infected Yakushi Kabuto, who was working towards his own ends. With Kabuto's increase in power, he cast Edo Tensei, resurrected scores of dead ninja, including many former Akatsuki members and the deceased Uchiha Madara in his prime age form. Madara, who had planned to be revived by Nagato's Rinnegan powers, was instead brought back in an Edo Tensei form embued with Senju Hashirama's DNA. This granted him the ability to unlock the Rinnegan and eventually free himself from the binds of Edo Tensei, giving him an invincible body. With a combined army of White Zetsu, the resurrected ninja, Madara and Obito, Akatsuki declared war on the world and the Fourth Great Ninja War began.
History
In its early days, Akatsuki gained fame and
recognition in Amegakure, drawing the attention of Hanzō
of the Salamander — a world-renowned ninja and then leader of the
country. Believing that the group was becoming a threat to his rule, approached
the organisation and falsely claimed that he wanted to use them as the axis to
negotiate peace between Konohagakure, Iwagakure,
and Sunagakure.
However, Hanzō betrayed Akatsuki and, working together
with Danzō
Shimura of Konohagakure's ANBU, kidnapped Konan
and orchestrated Yahiko's death. After synchronising with the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and
attempting to exact revenge on Yahiko's killers, using his friend's corpse as a vessel and
going by the name Pain, Nagato became the new leader of the Akatsuki and took
control of Amegakure after the resulting civil war.
Following the Third Shinobi World War, Akatsuki
became a mercenary group for hire and Nagato presumably began taking direction
from Obito, who acted as the organisation's collaborator and benefactor. In
times of peace most of the ninja villages, rather than increasing their own
armaments, employed Akatsuki to fight in wars, spy on enemies, or carry out
assassinations. The Fourth Raikage claims that only Kumogakure has
never used Akatsuki's services, and during this time it became widely believed
that Akatsuki was founded and based in Kirigakure,
perhaps due to Tobi's influence over the Fourth
Mizukage. Eventually, Akatsuki would begin capturing the tailed
beasts, in the process antagonising many of its former clients.
Events relating to Akatsuki before the start of Part
II have only been given in fragments. Sasori and Orochimaru were
partners for a time and were apparently very effective. Kakuzu had a
number of partners that he killed in fits of rage. For this reason he was
partnered with Hidan shortly
before the start of Part II, Hidan's immortality meaning there would not need
to be constant replacements. Itachi
Uchiha apparently joined before carrying out the Uchiha clan massacre for which he
defected from Konohagakure, though his membership seems to have come
with the stipulation that Akatsuki could make no direct movements against
Konoha. When Itachi joined, Orochimaru attempted to steal his body in order to
gain the Sharingan.
This failed and he was forced to defect. Deidara was
recruited to replace Orochimaru as Sasori's partner, but because Orochimaru
took his Akatsuki ring with him he could not also replace Orochimaru's
position. Akatsuki also captured two tailed beasts before Part II, which in the
anime are indicated to have been the Five-Tails and
the Seven-Tails.
Akatsuki becomes much more active in Part II, with
Deidara and Sasori making their move to capture Gaara for theOne-Tail.
Though they succeed in the extraction, Sasori is killed. Taking advantage of
the open membership, having created the identity of Tobi to pose an Akatsuki
flunky, Obito replaces Sasori to oversee the group's affairs. Next are the Two-Tails and Three-Tails,
though Hidan and Kakuzu are lost during an unrelated scuffle with Konoha ninja.
After obtaining the Four-Tails, Deidara dies during his fight with Sasuke
Uchiha with Tobi managing to convince Sasuke to work with Akatsuki
after Itachi's death. Although five Akatsuki members are lost, Tobi claiming
their sacrifices were worth winning Sasuke's loyalty, the organisation takes
more drastic measures to make up for diminished numbers.
In the anime, Nagato goes to capture the Six-Tails (the
beast having been caught at some earlier point in the manga). He and Konan are then
sent to Konoha to capture the Nine-Tails.
Konoha is destroyed, but they fail in their assignment; Nagato dying and Konan
leaving the organisation. At the same time, Sasuke and his team are tasked with
capturing the Eight-Tails, but they too fail to complete their
assignment. Akatsuki's actions finally provoke a response from the ninja
villages, who hold a Kage Summit to discuss what should be done. Tobi,
wishing to accelerate his machinations, infiltrates the meeting and declares
war against the Five Great Shinobi Countries and the Land of Iron, promising to
use the seven tailed beasts Akatsuki has already captured as weapons. The
villages and their associated countries form the Allied Shinobi Forces to combat
Akatsuki, beginning the Fourth Shinobi World War.
In preparation for the war, Kisame
Hoshigaki infiltrates Kumogakure to gather intelligence on the Shinobi
Alliance, as well as to learn the location of the two remaining tailed beasts.
He dies in the process, but not before sending what he has learned to Obito.
Obito, meanwhile, goes to Amegakure to retrieve Nagato's body and the Rinnegan, as
well as to kill Konan for her defection. Kabuto
Yakushi, a new ally of the organisation, then captures Yamato, allowing
him to strengthen an army of 100,000
White Zetsu Obito amassed.[4] After
Kabuto utilises Summoning: Impure World
Reincarnation to supplement Akatsuki's forces with ninja famous during
their lives, Akatsuki marches off for war.