Deva Path

The, Pain's first observed body, is the body of Yahiko in the Six Paths of Pain.

Appearance
Deva path possesses medium length spiky hair, six piercings and a metal bar through each ear, three studs through the side of his upper nose and one spike stud on each end of his bottom lip. Three piercings under each other in each wrist, at least one on his upper wrist and some just under his neck. He also wears a beaded necklace.

Abilities
The Deva path's main abilities revolve around manipulating gravity, allowing him to repel or attract objects. However, he cannot perform it in rapid succession, leaving him vulnerable for a short period of time after its use. This period of time between usages may vary from five seconds to several minutes, depending upon the force of the repulsion or attraction. When performing a large scale attack, Nagato must first severe his connection with the other bodies.

In addition to its main ability the body can use a number of other miscellaneous jutsu, something none of the other bodies have been seen doing. It can use the Shapeshifting Technique to make body doubles of other with human sacrifices. It can also control rain, a possible throwback to Yahiko (who wanted to be able to stop the rain in Amegakure), which allows him to sense the chakra of everyone in Amegakure.

Chief among its unique abilities is the Illusionary Dragon Nine Consuming Seals that Akatsuki uses to seal the tailed beasts. The members convene to forcibly extract the beast from its host's body over a three day period and store it in a giant statue. The Deva path has been the only body to be seen interacting with other Akatsuki members besides Konan. When all six bodies are in active use Nagato tends to speak only through the Deva path, even sacrificing other bodies to keep it safe. This suggests that Nagato has some partiality to the body or that it is merely the most valuable.

Jutsu

 * Divine Force
 * Banshō Ten'in
 * Chibaku Tensei
 * Shinra Tensei
 * Fierce Raining at Will
 * Five Seals Barrier
 * Illusionary Dragon Nine Consuming Seals
 * Magic Lantern Body Technique
 * Mirrored Sudden Attacker
 * Shapeshifting Technique

Influences
In Buddhism, the Deva realm is the realm of bliss. The Deva realm is sometimes also referred to as the gods' realm, because compared to humans its inhabitants are so powerful that they could be compared to deities.