Talk:Akatsuki

Recent developments
As Pain and Konan are no longer members of Akatsuki, can someone move them to 'former members' or suchlike? Thanks. TomServo101 (talk) 07:08, 29 May 2009 (UTC)

Also Nagato is currently not wearing his ring, actually he never wore it at all as Deva Path wore it, also did Konan just take her ring, but weather the less Nagato or Yahiko is not currently wearing the ring.--Hidan13 (talk) 15:17, 29 May 2009 (UTC)

Blasted, protected D:
Someone worthy editing this page (read: sysop) do a present-to-past-cleaning on Pain and Konan's team description, please. Hakinu talk 13:46, 29 May 2009 (UTC)
 * I hope I helped, someone should check the edit. Jacce | Talk 13:52, 29 May 2009 (UTC)


 * Add 'ed' to the end of 'function' (functioned), and it's tip top ^_^ Hakinu talk 15:29, 29 May 2009 (UTC)

Oh, another thing
About the images that illustrates the Itachi/Kisame-team's and the Sasori/Deidara-team's debutes, I think the images should show when they show their faces, because both teams show their faces during their debut episodes. Hakinu talk 15:31, 29 May 2009 (UTC)

team
isn't safe to say that tobi and kisame will be a team?


 * We don't know, therefore it's speculation, which we don't add to articles :] Hakinu talk 21:53, 29 May 2009 (UTC)

rings
so does the databook explicitly state that the rings are linked to the kuji-in? because they seem more like astrology references to me.

also what's with the shoddy japanese? shouldn't it be minami for 南　(instead of "nan"), tama for 玉　and such?

Someone with sysop rights has to update the status on Konan and Nagato's rings from "currently" to "formerly". Omnibender - Talk - Contributions 16:46, 3 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Fixed. Jacce | Talk 16:48, 3 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Actually, this raises a question with me. Why do we use appellations like "currently" and "formerly"? Narutopedia is supposed to document the series at any point in the story, right? That's the reason we use the first appearance of a character as the main picture in their article and why we didn't remove the jinchūriki status from Gaara's article. Sorting characters and such by "former" and "current" status is rather against this point... --ShounenSuki (talk 17:37, 3 June 2009 (UTC)


 * I agree...But that also raises the question of having a section for active teams and a different one for inactive teams..AlienGamer | Talk 17:42, 3 June 2009 (UTC)


 * I think the formerly thing is here kinda as a hold on to when we were first getting our footing. It probably isn't needed now. With the exception being Orochimaru, as he left Akatsuki and took his ring before the series started.--TheUltimate3 (talk) 18:12, 3 June 2009 (UTC)


 * I agree. So, does anyone disagree, or can the article be rewritten? --ShounenSuki (talk 18:43, 3 June 2009 (UTC)
 * It doesn't have to be extensive. Just rework the rings and the active member/team sections. --TheUltimate3 (talk) 18:46, 3 June 2009 (UTC)


 * If we're going to follow the logic in Shounen's statement on having articles to be documenting any point in the story, we can't have things like Itachi's introduction (Itachi Uchiha (うちはイタチ, Uchiha Itachi) was Sasuke Uchiha's older brother), or any kind of point stating the characters in question are no longer related like they were (also applying to current/former teams, friends, rivals, enemies and so on). Hakinu talk 20:18, 3 June 2009 (UTC)


 * That's why Wikipedia's manual of style dictates that summaries of fictional works should always be written in the present tense. Adapting that to Narutopedia, that would mean that everything that happens during the series should be written in the present tense, while everything that happened before the series began (e.g. the founding of Konoha) should be written in the past tense. --ShounenSuki (talk 20:33, 3 June 2009 (UTC)


 * That sounds like a good idea to me! Hakinu talk 20:58, 3 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Isn't that what we are doing?--TheUltimate3 (talk) 21:00, 3 June 2009 (UTC)
 * I wouldn't say so, looking at all the past tense in the articles all around... Or am I misunderstanding you? Hakinu (talk 21:02, 3 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Usually it is. When the mood strikes someone they switch present to past; compare what Nagato was last week to what it is this week, for example. But according to the MOS, past tense is desirable. ~SnapperTo 21:18, 3 June 2009 (UTC)

Sealing Bijuu
Isn't it impossible now? Nagato/Pain was the only who knew the sealing jutsu and only he could summon that demonic statue to seal the Bijuu within it, so technically they can't seal Bijuu anymore (unless they got something else up their sleeve...) &mdash; DarK  11:03, 30 May 2009 (UTC)


 * I suppose we'll find out soon enough..AlienGamer | Talk 11:04, 30 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Madara, Zetsu and Kisame tryed to seal eigth-tails on their own, only to found out it was a replacement. Jacce | Talk 11:05, 30 May 2009 (UTC)

wouldn't it be probable that either all members can use the tech. or maybe Madara can? 24.189.153.102 (talk) 23:18, 31 May 2009 (UTC)
 * It is more likley that all member can use the jutsu. Jacce | Talk 05:45, 1 June 2009 (UTC)

Lock
Since when do locks effect members?!?!?!?!?!?Vegerot (talk) 04:36, 31 May 2009 (UTC)!!
 * /shurg usually doesn't. But I guess it's worth mentioning somehow because all of Akatsuki were ment to be monsters.--TheUltimate3 (talk) 04:52, 31 May 2009 (UTC)

amegakure
remove amegakure from the lisst of associates--Vik0z0z (talk) 19:47, 2 June 2009 (UTC)

Deidara forced?
He wasn't forced..after Itachi said that if he defeats Deidara he will join Akatsuki he atacked Itachi.. be4 saying anything like not agreeing to what the Uchiha said... so it was his choice

Kisame is the Senior
In the anime Kisame is clearly a senior in the group, as when Itachi joins Kisame is already present67.82.165.192 (talk) 02:46, 20 June 2009 (UTC)Masked Mizukage
 * Skill and experience tends to determine senior. Jacce | Talk 04:57, 20 June 2009 (UTC)

Kisame and Itachi's picture
Will someone please replace the picture of Kisame and Itachi with this or any better pic of them. The one right now in the article is as useful as there being no picture at all. We can't even see the faces of either of them.