Akatsuki

Akatsuki (Japanese: 暁, Akatsuki, meaning "Aka Kanji =" Red "and Kanji = tsuki," moon, "translating" Red Moon ") is a fictional criminal organization in the anime / manga Naruto. Were presented through the first half , but the members have gained importance as antagonists of the main series during the second part.
This organization is composed of an S rank criminals, mostly ninjas who deserted their villages. There were 10 original members, few now due to the departure of Orochimaru. Each member has a bandana from his village with a unique risk cross in the middle, a ring identifying their position in the organization, a straw hat and a black dress decorated with red clouds. Each ring has a symbol difrente and can be 零, 青, 白, 朱, 玄, 空, 南, 北, and 玉 三.
When members leave the field, working in pairs, usually collecting information, and new jutsus. Its main target is focused on capturing the jinchuurikis, the power of human sacrifice (people who have bijuus inside). The extraction process of these demons is lethal, resulting in the death of the holder of the Bijuu, and this extraction is done through the Genryuu Fuujin Kyuu. So far, the Akatsuki have seven bijuus (Missing Hachibi and Kyuubi) - the devil is recognized by the number of tails, ranging from one to nine - the first being Shukaku, Gaara, and the last of the Kyuubi Naruto.

The Akatsuki ring can not be removed from the hand while the holder is alive. The rings have existed before the organization, and are part of the requirements to become a member. Besides having to own the jewel, the aspirant should also be remarkably strong and skilled. The No. 10 has not been replaced since Orochimaru is still in the ring.

The diagram below shows the division of the Akatsuki members, their Gods and rings:


No. Kanji meaning God's Finger Origin State
0 零
King Zero No Thumb
Pein right Ame (Rain)
1 青
I know Blue / Green indicator Seiryuu right Deidara Iwa (Stone)
2 白
Haku Byakko White Medium
Right Konan Ame (Rain)
3 朱
Shu Red Suzaku Cancel
Right Uchiha Itachi Konoha (Leaf)
4 玄
Boar Genbu Kai Min
Right Zetsu Unknown
5 空
Kuu Heaven Kuuchin Minimum Orochimaru left Konoha (Leaf)
6 南
Nan left South Nanju Cancel
Hoshigake
Kisame
Kiri (Mist)
7 北
Kita Hokuto North East Kakuzu left Taki (Waterfall)
三 8
Three San Santai indicator left Hidan Yu (Hot Springs)
9 玉
Gyoku Left Thumb Tobi Gyokunyo Sphere
Sasori Suna (Sand)


In the manga and anime has also been shown in a large statue of the Akatsuki hideout, where each finger of the statue's hand represents the place that each ring was previously. Another peculiarity of the rings is that they can only be taken from the members after his death and when Orochimaru left the organization, took his. The real interest of the Akatsuki is still a mystery, but we know that when members go out of hiding, are divided into pairs to collect new jutsus, and currently, to capture the Jinchuurikis, who are the people who carry bijuu (tailed demons ) in their bodies.