Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-24514198-20140604211103/@comment-7862945-20140626223936

One True Slash wrote: Villians over time Akatsuki>Madara>Obito & Madara>Madara Only You realize that it isn't unusual for a series to have more than 1 villain...

It's the final boss that really changed.... for many years, people assumed that Obito was Madara & thought that he would be the final boss... so the guy that called himself Tobi & the name Uchiha Madara were both thought of as the final villains for a long time (except people thought that they were one and the same).

Even when Obito was found out to not be Madara, it didn't change much cause both of them became what everybody thought was the final boss....

Then Kaguya came along......

Also, Madara & Obito technically count as the Villainous Akatsuki leaders (cause of their involvement in it)

Basically the Villains over time should be Mizuki -> Zabuza & group, plus Gato -> Orochimaru & Team -> Akatsuki -> Kaguya