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Akatsuki leader
* Membership status: Active leader
* Ring: 零 ("nothing")
* Ring position: Right thumb
* Partner: None or not yet introduced
* First cameo: Chapter 238; Naruto Episode 135
* First appearance: Chapter 254; Shippūden Episode 10
* Defining characteristics: Spiked, auburn hair, unusual eyes and a pair of bridge piercings or tattoos.
The leader of Akatsuki is a mysterious figure. None of the other Akatsuki members refer to him by name, instead simply calling him "leader," and his face is rarely shown. He has the respect of most of his subordinates (Hidan is an exception) and is the one directing their actions. He is also the one to initiate and supervise the jutsu that forcibly brings a tailed beast out of its host. He can also use the Shapeshifting Technique (象転ã®術, ShÃ…Âten no Jutsu?) to clone his subordinates using human sacrifices, allowing them to engage the enemy without risking themselves. The clones formed are a perfect copy of the target, even possessing the kekkei genkai and unique weapons of the original. Their abilities are proportionate to the amount of chakra given to the clone (in its debut, the leader requested thirty percent). When it becomes necessary to gather his subordinates, he can communicate with them over long distances through some form of telepathy.
While the leader has remained mostly anonymous, the cover of chapter 317 depicts him with auburn hair and a glimpse of his lower face shows what appears to be either tattoos or piercings on either side of his nose.[11] He is seen sitting on an odd statue with many tubes winding through it, commenting that Hidan and Kakuzu are always causing trouble. The statue is located in a city much more modern than is common for the series, and has tubes similar to those in the statue winding through its various buildings.
The leader has displayed at least a cursory knowledge of the various villages, as well as the underlying political and economic conditions in the country at large. When Hidan referred to the Konoha-nin as "godless heathens," the leader gave a short description of Konoha's "Will of Fire," then proceeded to note that all countries have some similar practice to justify their battles.[
Unnamed member
* Membership status: Active
* Ring: 白 ("white")
* Ring position: Right middle finger
* Partner: None or not yet introduced
* First cameo: Chapter 238, Naruto Episode 135
* First appearance: None
* Defining characteristics: Flower-like accessory in hair
This member has blue hair with some sort of flower-like accessory in it, but beyond that this member remains a mystery. This member has yet to play a part in the actual storyline as anything other than a shadowy apparition during the sealing ritual, and the only physical appearance of this member is on the cover of chapter 317 of the manga, which shows a distant view of his or her back
