Kishimoto created a fantastic new world out of adaptations from real life events, people, and stories that make up the Japanese culture. What began as a dream and passion for Yahiko, turned into something completely different under the helm of Nagato. While fandom might see the Akatsuki as villains who needed to be destroyed, Kishimoto had a much different view concerning these now famous characters.
Which is different when compared to other antagonists. Creating empathy in this manner makes for better storytelling, in that audiences care about characters on both sides. Similar story structure exists in other popular media such as Star Wars and Game of Thrones.
Konan had plenty of abilities in Naruto , but the one most often overlooked is her ability as a sensor type shinobi. With this ability, Konan could detect the presence of others, usually through their chakra. Nagato was also a skilled sensor. He could pinpoint the exact location of an individual controlling another person even if that individual put up a barrier around themselves.
Minato Namikaze and Tobirama Senju also had the ability to detect enemies approaching them by touching the ground with just their index finger. I don't know how to get there — but — but someday I'll break the curse.
If there's such a thing as peace, I will find it! Knowing pain controls ones thoughts and decisions. He truly believed his actions would lead to never-ending peace. This is the path of a true villain, even the redeemed. The first part was Jiraiya. The second part was me, an almost complete failure. Can you think of any other interesting facts about Naruto 's Nagato, Yahiko, or Konan? Sound off in the comment section! Daniel is a gamer and freelance writer who lives in the Orlando area.
His first loves are Star Wars, anime, gaming, movies, and food. By Daniel Forster Published Feb 22, Share Share Tweet Email 0. Jiraiya is Yahiko was already described as , at the age he died, which I presume corpses, moved by chakra, don't actually continue aging as if they were alive.
Jiraiya recognized each and every body he encountered, Yahiko much later all didn't age one bit unless they all died recently. Kakashi is already right now, if they were the same age, that would mean Yahiko would have to have died at least 5 years ago if they were within the same age.
That wouldn't add up. Yahiko must have died much earlier, thus there is an age gap between him and Kakashi. They are considerably older, around Sasori's age or just a bit more. Kiss SS: It's canon bitch. They were probably around Judecious said:. Not possible. Jiraiya trained them when they were ten then years later trained a 10 year old minato so they are definitely older. Sharingan-Uchiha I'm in your pocket. Which war was it that Jiraiya started training them in?
I always thought it was the one which was taking place during the Kakashi Gaiden. It'll be pretty easy to decide how old they are once we know which war it was. Kurushimi said:. And you know this how exactly? It wasn't mentioned that Jiraiya trained them before Minato, but even if that was the case Minato also graduated from the academy at 10, and most likely Jiraiya became his sensei right after that.
I doubt that it took him more than several days to reach Konoha, and another weeks to be chosen as Mintaos sensei. Sounday Member. About 3 years older than Minato. All the teachers being 25, and the students being I'll also assume Minato died when he was Kakashi's age during Part I, which is around You add the 3 years Jiraiya spent with the rain orphans, and you get So, Nagato and Konan were in their early to mid 40s, making Jiraiya 54 at time of death 22 when he started training them, and 25 when he trained Minato.
Konan is smoking hot for being He frequently annoyed whoever he was partnering with but was recognized by members as a talented escape artist, always appearing unharmed no matter the situation. However, one of the greatest surprises in anime history revealed Tobi was in fact Obito Uchiha and he was subtly controlling the Akatsuki organization. Obito played a significant role in the Fourth Great Ninja War.
However, after redeeming his evil actions, Obito died aged Zetsu was a valuable member of the Akatsuki, specializing in information gathering. Zetsu appeared to be a loyal follower of Nagato and Obito, frequently carrying out valuable missions.
However as fans later find out, Zetsu actually works for Kaguya Otsutsuki and manipulated many individuals in order to resurrect Kaguya. His age was unknown, but as the first victim of Kaguya's Infinite Tsukuyomi, the villain was very old when he joined the Akatsuki and very old when he died.
An often forgotten member of the Akatsuki, Juzo was one of the legendary Seven Ninja Swordsman Of The Mist who deserted his village to join the organization. He is only seen briefly in the anime, partnering Itachi Uchiha and meeting his death during the attempted capture of the Fourth Mizukage.
The rogue ninja was only a member of the Akatsuki in the anime, never featuring in the manga. Very little is known of Juzo, including his age when he joined. However, he was 31 years old when he died. The ninja possessed a rare mastery of all nature elements and was feared by many ninja due to his skill. Naruto didn't provide Kakuzu with much of a backstory, and it was never clear when Kakuzu joined the Akatsuki.
However, he died at the age of Making him one of the oldest Akatsuki members. Legendary Sannin and the first antagonist of Naruto , Orochimaru was terrifying. Overcome with grief, Nagato used Madara's Rinnegan for the first time to kill them and avenge his parents.
After burying his parents, Nagato, now an orphan, was forced to leave home and begin wandering in search of food and shelter. With resources scarce due to the ongoing war, no one he met would help him until Nagato, who had collapsed from hunger, was found by Konan and Yahiko , orphans like himself.
They banded together, acquired food to survive through any means, and shared dreams of a future where they were in charge and could use their power to eliminate war. Yahiko was particularly passionate about this point, which inspired Nagato to adopt the same goal. With few options to choose from, they approached Konoha's Legendary Sannin and asked to be taught ninjutsu.
Orochimaru offered to kill them in order to end their suffering, but Jiraiya , guilty over his participation in the war, offered to teach them how to look out for themselves. Jiraiya found a place for them to live and taught them how to fish, but he would not teach them ninjutsu.
Fearing for his friends' lives, Nagato used his Rinnegan to kill the Iwa-nin. When Jiraiya arrived on the scene to help them, he noticed Nagato's eyes for the first time and was reminded of the legends of the Sage of the Six Paths , the original possessor of the Rinnegan. Because of this, Jiraiya changed his mind and began teaching them ninjutsu. In time he even shared his belief that Nagato was the Sage of Six Paths' reincarnation and that, like the original Sage, Nagato would use his Rinnegan to usher in a world of peace.
Jiraiya trained the orphans for three years. Because of his Rinnegan, Nagato easily mastered everything he was taught. Their message proved popular and they gathered many followers; [15] even Jiraiya would sometimes hear news of their exploits.
Introducing himself as Madara Uchiha, he offered to help them in their pursuits and show Nagato how to unlock the full potential of his Rinnegan. Yahiko refused the offer, suspecting Tobi only meant to use them.
He approached Akatsuki, offering to work together with them to help negotiate with the other warring villages. Unwilling to let Nagato have that on his conscience, Yahiko impaled himself on Nagato's kunai, using his dying breath to state his faith that Nagato would change the world. Yahiko's death ultimately convinced Nagato that his philosophies about achieving peace were foolish; the world would never willingly end the cycle of death and hatred it had operated on for so long.
Only through direct experience of war and all the losses and agonies it brought could anyone truly desire peace. Intending to personally bring that level of despair to the world, Nagato took on the name of "Pain". For the Deva Path he used Yahiko's body — still wanting him to lead the organisation in spirit — and for the other five he used the corpses of other miscellaneous shinobi that, without his knowing it, had met Jiraiya when they were alive.
Pain began leading Akatsuki in a new direction, secretly accepting Obito's earlier offer of support. Akatsuki composed itself with S-rank missing-nin and started offering its services as a mercenary group to ninja villages, earning the money necessary to fund its long-term plans. Every Sunday, Pain would make it rain within Amegakure or if he had to be away. Nagato was a sensitive child, prone to crying over the sufferings of himself and others.
When he met Yahiko he tried to break this habit by following Yahiko's philosophy that crying wouldn't change anything, but the attempt was unsuccessful. Jiraiya later pointed out to him that his sensitivity was actually a strength, as it allowed him to understand pain better and, in turn, be kinder to others. This view resonated with Nagato and caused him to realise that he wanted to take on all of his friends' pain so that they wouldn't have to. It also finally succeeded in ending his crying; when Jiraiya left their group it was Yahiko who cried to see him go, while Nagato only thanked him for all the guidance he'd provided.
In one form or another, Nagato spent his entire life placing the needs of others before his own: his main motivation for becoming a ninja in the first place was so that he could protect Yahiko and Konan ; he viewed his role in the original Akatsuki as a powerful tool meant to help Yahiko bring peace to their country; as leader of his own version of Akatsuki, he felt it was his responsibility to save the world from itself, inflicting pains of such magnitude that nobody would ever harm anyone else ever again.
While this indicates a growing self-importance Nagato regarded himself with, it was encouraged by the similarly growing esteem others regarded him with due to his Rinnegan : Jiraiya believed he was the reincarnation of the Sage of the Six Paths ; Yahiko and the rest of Akatsuki believed he was the " Saviour of the World "; the villagers of Amegakure believed in him as if he were a "God".
As a child that grew up in the middle of other countries' wars, Nagato did not like killing and was horrified by his early acts of violence against those who had harmed his friends and family. He supported Yahiko's Akatsuki because it wanted to end the wars and deaths that he hated so much. But Nagato remains very clear in this distinction, as he shows mercy to those willing to cooperate with him and discourages others from defying him because it will only force him to strike them down.
Minato Namikaze believes that, at some point along the way, Nagato's views were corrupted and subsequently manipulated by Tobi. As leader of Akatsuki, Nagato projected a great charisma through his public mask of the Deva Path so that even Akatsuki held him in great awe. Despite his power and self-appointed divinity, Nagato was incredibly patient with defiance from the group, likening Hidan's open threats against him to those of a child who needed guidance.
Utterly confident in his own abilities, Nagato showed no hesitation in fighting even the strongest opponents, nor in asserting himself against powerful Akatsuki members when need be.
When speaking of Akatsuki's goals, Nagato demonstrated a contemplative side as to the nature of war and peace, matching his belief that war was the inevitable result of the nature of humanity.
While he declared his godhood to his enemies, Nagato would privately admit that he was never anything more than an ordinary man who was seeking peace through the best means he knew how. When encountering enemies who disagreed with his philosophy, Nagato would often request their own solution to the problems of the world before almost inevitably being dissatisfied with the response due to his low opinion of human beings as a whole.
When leading the Akatsuki, Nagato could also be possessed of a cold, wrathful side. He showed no hesitation in attempting to kill his former teacher Jiraiya, stating that all love for Jiraiya had long since died. When he attacked Konoha, Nagato demonstrated cold fury at Tsunade for defying his proclamations as to the justice of his attack on the Leaf.
Despite this, he had a high value in comrades as he chastised Kisame for speaking ill of Hidan and Kakuzu. One further constant in Nagato's life was the esteem he placed in his childhood friends. Nagato viewed himself as having inherited Yahiko's will to change the world and kept Yahiko's corpse as his most treasured and powerful Path of Pain.
Konan, his partner and childhood friend, remained his most ardent supporter. Nagato likewise demonstrated equal esteem and concern for her, with Konan as one of the few who could sway or influence his decisions to the extent that Tobi confided in Zetsu a fear of what Nagato might do without Konan's calming influence on him. Despite the number of personal changes Nagato went through during his life, he always remained fundamentally kind and respectful.
With his fellow members of Akatsuki, he mourns those who die in the pursuit of Akatsuki's goals [25] and disapproves of name-calling amongst peers. For all his kindness, Nagato has a certain prejudice against Konoha because its ninja have played a role in a number of his life's tragedies. He tried to change this opinion because of Jiraiya's positive influence, but ultimately decided that Konoha's successes were predicated on the misfortunes of others.
Despite his conviction in Akatsuki's goals, Nagato is re-convinced of his former pacifism by Naruto Uzumaki , who believes the struggle for peace is worth any personal cost to the point of sacrificing his life to atone for his actions. Recognising the person he once was, Nagato decides to believe in Naruto's answer for peace, also regaining his faith in Jiraiya.
Upon his revival, Nagato demonstrates a far friendlier side, joking with and praising Naruto. Before he is sealed away, Nagato reveals that he has gone from viewing himself as a god to viewing himself as the failed middle volume of a trilogy started by Jiraiya and ended with Naruto. He also regains his high regard for Jiraiya as he referred to Jiraiya was the "perfect first volume". Nagato had pale white skin with straight red hair, a sign of his Uzumaki heritage. When he was very young, his eyes were covered by his hair, preventing his Rinnegan from being visible.
When he started training to be a ninja he parted his hair so that only his right eye was covered. Linking with the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path left a number of black receivers embedded in his back and caused his body to become very emaciated, limiting his mobility. For this reason he spent most of his adult life in a mechanical walker from which he controlled the Six Paths of Pain. He likewise did not personally wear any of the typical Akatsuki clothing, having his Paths wear it instead.
After he performs Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique his hair turns white as a side-effect of the jutsu, and it remains that colour after Nagato is reincarnated , during which he is donned with a maroon long sleeved cloak. From absorbing some of the Eight-Tails ' chakra , his hair became red again, as well as his frail body reverting to allow him to be more mobile. Nagato's position as the leader of Akatsuki was well-deserved, being regarded as its most powerful member.
Despite his fragile state and damaged legs, Kabuto Yakushi regarded Nagato as his second most powerful reincarnated shinobi , second only to an enhanced Madara Uchiha. Despite his effectiveness being reduced due to Kabuto Yakushi's direct control, it still required a combined effort of Naruto, Killer B, and Itachi Uchiha to defeat and seal him.
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