Akatsuki

Akatsuki is a criminal group of S-rank nukenins. Their main goal is to collect all of the tailed demons, by extracting it out of a jinchuuriki.

The Akatsuki don't seem to have high details of organization. They mainly travel in groups of two, and these groups often do not agree upon important decisions. The only pair that trusts each other are Kisame and Itachi. Although it seems like they pose little purpose, each Akatsuki member wears a ring, each worn on a different finger per member. There are different kanji written on each ring.

Members

 * Pein (Akatsuki Leader)
 * Blue
 * Itachi Uchiha
 * Kisame Hoshigaki
 * Zetsu
 * Tobi (considered deceased by all except Pein and Blue)

Former members

 * Deidara (deceased, unreplaced)
 * Kakuzu (deceased, unreplaced)
 * Hidan (buried, unreplaced)
 * Sasori (deceased, replaced by Tobi)
 * Orochimaru (defected, unreplaced)

Associates

 * Yuura (Deceased)
 * Sasori Underling (Unnamed, deceased)
 * Kabuto Yakushi (Defected)