1. PAIN

Nagato Uzumaki

" Feel Pain Accept Pain and Know Pain Those Who Do Not Know Pain Will Naver Understand True Peace...! "

one of the most iconic members of Akatsuki. He possesses the power of the Rinnegan, a supreme dōjutsu that grants him incredible abilities, such as control over the Six Paths of Pain. Each path represents a specific ability, such as the ability to absorb chakra, control gravity, manipulate souls, and even perform resurrection of the dead.

2. Konan

konana (小南)

Konan is highly skilled in the art of paper-based ninjutsu, which mimics origami techniques. This enables her to create explosive tags, defensive barriers, and lethal paper weapons. She also possesses the ability to turn her body into paper.

3. Obito

Obito ("Tobi") Uchiha

"The Moment People Come To Know Love, They Run The Risk Of Carrying Hate." - Obito Uchiha

Perhaps one of the biggest twists in Naruto is how Tobi turned out to be Obito, Kakashi's friend who fans were led to believe was killed underneath a rock.

t turns out he paired up with Madara Uchihaーanother ninja fans thought to be dead, but lived off of Hashirama's cellsーto help with the Tsukiyomi plan. Obito was twisted so much by seeing Kakashi supposedly kill Rin with Chidori, despite her willingly walking into his jutsu. His love for Rin ran so deep that it changed into an ugly emotion, which he knows best.

4. Itachi

Itachi Uchiha

Itachi Uchiha (うちは イタチ, Uchiha Itachi) is a character in the Naruto manga and anime series created by Masashi Kishimoto. Itachi is the older brother of Sasuke Uchiha, and is responsible for killing all the members of their clan, sparing only Sasuke.

5.Kisame

Kisame Hoshigaki

The First Time I Had To Kill My Comrades... Kill A Mist Ninja As A Mist Ninja. What Does That Make Me? Am I A Friend Or Foe? What Is My Purpose And My Position? Where Do I Go? Where Can I Go? I'm Well Aware That My Entire Life Has Been One Giant Lie." -Kisame Hoshigaki

What most fans are unaware of is how somber and twisted the backstories a lot of Mist Ninja have, as Kisame killed one of the past membersーFuguki Suikazanーand joined the ranks. Kisame did this as he was taught to prioritize the mission over the lives of his comrades. This is where he gained the sentient sword, Samehada, the most terrifying swords out of the Seven Swordsmen's weapons.

6. Sasori

It’s That Simple.

"Even Connect By Blood Ties As We Are, I Won't Feel A Thing If Grandma Chiyo Dies Here. My Heart Is Just Like This Body. Of All The Hundreds And Thousands I’ve Killed So Far, She’s Just Another One Of Them. It’s That Simple.”

Sasori desperately wished for love from his parents, creating puppets of his mother and father to fill the void in his heart. Because his parents were murdered by Sakumo HatakeーKakashi's fatherーhe was left with his grandmother, Chiyo.

7. Zetsu

Sad and Alone

"When You’re Sad And Alone, The Only One You Can Count On Is Yourself." -Zetsu

Zetsu is quite the complicated character. White Zetsu and Black Zetsu are two different charactersーWhite Zetsu went into Infinite Tsukuyomi by Kaguya, while Black Zetsu is infused with Hashirama's cells.

This could have been explored more, as the fact of the matter is the White Zetsu has been in solitude for hundreds of years, stuck inside a genjutsuーand left him to fend for himself.

8. Deidara

Teleportation

"Life’s Only Beautiful… Because It's So Fleeting, So Transient." -Deidara

Deidara was from the Village Hidden by the Rocks and was the youngest member of the Akatsuki at 19-years-old. He was partnered with both Sasori and Tobi, as the former died.

9. Hidan

Hidan (飛段 )

Hidan is a very powerful shinobi, whose skills lead to Yugakure choosing to not deal with the S-rank missing-nin, as there wasn't a ninja in the village that could take him on. His skills were of a high enough standard to be recruited by Akatsuki, where alongside his partner Kakuzu, he defeated the Two-Tails' jinchūriki in her Tailed Beast Mode, as well as Asuma, one of the Konohagakure's top jōnin.

10. Kakuzu (角都)

Chakra and Physical Powers

Kakuzu was an extremely powerful ninja, earning membership into the S-rank organisation of Akatsuki. During his frequent rages, he killed all but one of his partners in the organisation, due to the latter being immortal. His skills were such that he was chosen by his village to assassinate Hashirama Senju, surviving the battle despite failing the mission. Kakuzu's might is such, that had it not been for the interference of Team Yamato, he would have likely killed Team Asuma..

11.Orochimaru

God of Evil

"It's Human Nature That People Won't Realize The True Value Of Something Unless They Lose It." - Orochimaru

Orochimaru begans as the most terrifying antagonist in Naruto beginning with the Chunin Exams arc, where he sneaked inside the Forest of Death under a new alias and appearance, destroyed the Village Hidden in the Leaves and murdered the Third Hokage and his sensei, Hiruzen Sarutobi.