Top 10 Strongest Members of Akatsuki
Today I’m going to share the Top 10 Strongest Members of Akatsuki. You will get updated and fresh ranking list of Akatsuki Strongest Members. As we all know that Naruto is one of the most hyped and famous anime of all time. It even ranks itself as the Big 3 of anime verse.
Naruto is an anime about the life story of a shinobi named Naruto. Throughout his journey, he met numerous formidable foes and defeated them, and made his way up to become Hokage(The highest authority of Konoha). In this list, I will enlist the 10 strongest characters of the most evil and badass organization of the Naruto series, the Akatsuki.
Please note that I have listed characters according to their skills, Iq, ability, strength, speed, etc. So there may be some characters who are stronger than the characters ranked in terms of raw power but they might have lacked something else to be fitted in the list and the list is based upon Naruto & Naruto Shippuden. So without wasting any more time let’s proceed to the list.
Top 10 Akatsuki Strongest Members
10. Deidara
Nation – Iwagakure (Village Hidden in Stone)
Deidara was a rogue ninja of Stone Village. He had a crazy obsession with explosions. His jutsu was unique and deadly. He could make any kind of creature or object with explosive clays. He had a mouth on the palm of his hands. Those mouths were used to chew the clay and then he used those clays to shape any animal or object then those things would act the way Deidara wanted. They explode upon contact.
To recruit Deidara in Akatsuki, Itachi defeated him in a battle. Deidara went crazy about the fact that Itachi put him under Genjutsu and he uniquely trained his eye to see through Genjutsu. Deidara was an extremely talented and violent Shinobi. His anger towards Itachi was so much that he blew himself to kill Sasuke.
9. Sasori
Nation – Sunagakure (Village Hidden in Sand)
Sasori of the Red Sand is the master puppeteer of Sand Village. He had a strange obsession of turning his enemies into puppets. He had killed many strong enemies just for his possession. In this process, he created a huge army of puppets. In his possession, there were even Kage-level puppets.
Just because he was the first member of Akatsuki who was defeated doesn’t assume he was weak. Without the help of Granny Chiyo, Sakura could have never defeated Sasori. Even after joining forces, they were having a hard time dealing with Sasori. In the entire show, Sasori was the only person who could control 100 puppets at once.
8. Konan
Nation – Amegakure (Village Hidden in Rain)
Konan was one of the founding members of Akatsuki along with Nagato. She was a sensor-type shinobi not to mention one of the best in the entire series. Her unique paper jutsu style made her unique and formidable.
Konan’s high battle IQ and battle experience helped her to overcome many dangerous situations. She was the first person to decode Obito’s Kamui. She almost killed Obito. Obito had to use Izanagi to survive the battle.
7. Kakuzu
Nation – Takigakure (Village Hidden in Waterfalls)
Kakuzu was one of the oldest characters in the show. His unique jutsu made him almost immortal. He possessed five hearts. He could also replace the hearts. So to kill him one has to destroy all the hearts in his possession.
Kakuzu always stored the hearts of 5 different style users. By doing so he could use all 5 basic jutsu styles. Which made him one of the most formidable opponents of the series. On top of that, he was paired with Hidan. Together they were called Zombie Duo.
Their unique jutsu and deadly moves were hard to deal with for anyone. To defeat them Shikamaru separated them. Even after the separation, Kakashi had a hard time dealing with Kakuzu. Naruto joined the battle and used his new move Wind Style Rassenshuriken and dealt a deadly blow to Kakuzu.
6. Kisame
Nation – Kirigakure (Village Hidden in Mist)
Kisame Hoshigaki is one of the members of the Seven Mist Swordsman. Coming from the Blood Era of Mist Kishame was extremely cruel and cunning. He had no mercy for his enemies. Kishame possessed the legendary sword Samehada. Samehada’s unique attribute was to suck chakra from his owers body and grow in power. It was the toughest sword to deal with. But Kishame possessed a huge amount of Chakra. He was known as the Tail Less Tailed Beast because of his chakra.
Kisame was a rogue ninja of Mist so he was a master of Mist and Water style jutsus. On top of that, his swordsmanship was worthy of praise. His strongest move was to merge with his sword and turn into a complete shark. Guy had to unlock 7th Gate to defeat Kishame.
5. Orochimaru
Nation – Konoha (Village Hidden in Mist)
Orochimaru is the most mysterious character in the entire series. Every character in the series was obsessed with something, some seeking powers, some acknowledgment, some revenge. He was only interested in learning all the Jutsus of the world. He found a way to become immortal to continue his research on Jutsu.
His nature was like a serpent. He was the direct disciple of Hiruzen Sarutobi. By training under him, he became insanely strong and played a vital role in the 2nd Great Ninja War. Later he became a disciple of Ryūchi Cave and learned Snake sage art. The amount of Jutsu in Orochimaru’s arsenal is unknown to us. No matter how many times he died he always came back with new surprises and new powers.
He joined Akatsuki to obtain a new Jutsus and a perfect body to make his next host. He tried to fight with Pain but failed to obtain his body. Then he tried to kill Itachi but he was defeated by Itachi also.
4. Itachi
Nation – Konoha (Village Hidden in Mist)
Itachi Uchiha, the dark horse of the Uchiha clan, is without a doubt one of the strongest characters in Akatsuki. He was the Ace of Akatsuki. He is the most unpredictable character in the whole list. His battle IQ and instincts can turn any battle tide. I may have listed him on the number 4 but he has the potential to beat even the higher-ups of this list.
Itachi was a prodigy and from a very young age his way of thinking was outstanding and out worldly, He was never interested in child’s play or anything he was always eager to know what is the village, and what is true peace. At the age of 11, he became an Anbu and at the age of 13, he completed the mission of slaughtering his clan. To protect his village he did not hesitate to slaughter his entire clan, his parents.
He was the only person who was aware of Obito’s presence and to find out what they were planning he joined Akatsuki. To protect his clan’s image he turned himself into a rogue ninja and hid the fact that his clan was planning to revolt against the village. Itachi is a character who endured everything in his life and found his salvation by dying in his own brother’s hand. Even Hashirama stated that “Itachi was an even greater Shinobi than I was.”
3. Nagato
Nation – Amegakure (Village Hidden in Rain)
Nagato Uzumaki is the first character shown in the show who used Rinnegan. He was an Uzumaki but still, he had unlocked Rinnegan. Later it was revealed that it was Madara’s eyes. Even though Nagato had not used the Rinnegan to its full potential, he was still one of the most formidable opponents.
Still these days Pain vs Naruto is one of the best battles in the entire series. Pain used the powers of Six Paths in a way that no one had thought of before he divided the powers of Six Paths into different clones and controlled them from afar. It was near impossible to understand his trick and defeat him. Without Jirayia’s help, Naruto would have never guessed what is the way to defeat him. Even with Toad Sage powers Naruto was having a hard time dealing with the clones. He unleashed 8 tails and somehow managed to subdue Pain.
Nagato had used too much of Rinnegan’s power. His body was too fragile so the outburst was too much for him to handle. His red hair turned white because of that excessive use of powers. With a proper body, his accomplishments are beyond imagination.
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2. Obito
Nation – Konoha (Village Hidden in Mist)
Obito is the main creator of the current Akatsuki. He plotted and did the main groundwork to create today’s Akatsuki. He stayed in the shadows for the first half of the series and pulled all the strings. By possessing the Mangekyo Sharingan he obtained one of the most broken jutsu of the series Kamui. Even though Kakashi and Obito share the same eye and ability, Obito’s ability to use Kamui was far deadlier than Kakashi’s.
He declared war against the shinobi alliance in Madara’s alibi. Truth be told without his evil plans the series would have not gone the way it has gone. Before the war arc, he stole Nagato’s eye and planted it in his eyes. Then he tamed all 7 captured Jinchurikis and led them to the war. He is one hell of a character and after possessing the Ten Tail he obtained the power of Six Path and became one of the strongest characters of the entire show. so he is ranked at 2nd in Akatsuki Strongest Members List.
1. Sasuke
Nation – Konoha (Village Hidden in Mist)
Sasuke Uchiha is the deuteragonist and the rival of Naruto. By the series’ end, Sasuke and Naruto obtained the title of The Strongest Shinobi Alive. Their battle prowess and abilities are second to none. Other than Naruto, very few characters are capable of stopping Sasuke.
Throughout the series, Sasuke had many changes of heart, and every time he got stronger than before. Sasuke trained under one of the “Three Legendary Sannins” Orochimaru. Orochimaru trained Sasuke in various types of Jutsu. Because of that Sasuke’s arsenal is filled with deadlier jutsus. He has two personal summons also.
Sasuke’s main strength lies in his Uchiha bloodline. He was the first person after Madara to unlock a straight pattern Sharingan and during the war, he got Rinnegan and the power of Six Path from Hagoromo. Without a doubt, Sasuke is the strongest member of Akatsuki
Conclusion
There are still many characters that I have not added to this list of Akatsuki Strongest Members. But one thing about Akatsuki and its members is they are all unpredictable and strong. They can make the impossible possible and that’s why they are my favorite evil organization in the whole anime community. Their appearance and fighting style is badass.