Missing-nin

, also known as Rogue Ninja, are ninja who left their village, often turning criminal. They´re often pursued by the country, mostly in the shape of a Hunter-nin, or by the police force. The job of a Hunter-nin is to eliminate missing-nin so that village secrets would not be leaked to other villages, even if the proposed missing-nin is dead. The ninja organization Akatsuki was composed of ten S-class missing-nin. Most of the missing-nin throughout the series are antagonists.

Zabuza's Group

 * Zabuza Momochi (Deceased)
 * Demon Brothers: Gouzu and Meizu (Presumed Incarcerated)

Orochimaru's Sound Ninja

 * Orochimaru ("Sealed")
 * Kabuto Yakushi
 * Sasuke Uchiha
 * Yoroi Akado (Presumed Deceased; Anime Only)
 * Misumi Tsurugi (Presumed Deceased; Anime Only)

Members of Akatsuki

 * Pain*
 * Konan*
 * Zetsu
 * Madara Uchiha
 * Kisame Hoshigaki
 * Itachi Uchiha (Deceased)
 * Sasori (Deceased)
 * Deidara (Deceased)
 * Kakuzu (Deceased)
 * Hidan (Presumed Deceased)

Although Pain and Konan are members of Akatsuki, they are not technically missing-nin; ironically, they're both figures of power within Amegakure no Sato, Pain being the leader and Konan being his right-hand woman of sorts.

Suien's Group

 * Suien (Deceased)
 * Hisame (Presumed Incarcerated)
 * Kirisame (Presumed Incarcerated)
 * Murasame (Presumed Incarcerated)

Other Missing-nin

 * Aoi Rokusho (Status Unknown; Anime Only)
 * Gantetsu (Status Unknown)
 * Raiga Kurosuki (Deceased; Anime Only)
 * Amachi (Incarcerated; Anime Only)
 * Mizuki Toji (Incarcerated; Anime Only)