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On paper, that may seem like a silly question.
Does that make me lazy?
All the Akatsuki members ranked by strength
10.
Instead, this sneaky shinobi has several versatile jutsu, most notably the Mayfly technique.
When your signature jutsu involves dying, you know you’re in trouble.
You see, Hidan is completely immortal, courtesy of the god Jashin.
This means he can be impaled, beheaded, incinerated, and survive.
He’s basically a walking, talking voodoo doll.
Sounds cool, right?
Hidans technique isn’t automatic, and it takes a ritual to perform.
Konan combines her incredible power with an impressive level of strategy and high analytical skills.
So why’s she ranked so low?
Sadly, we never see her win a fight, and sadly, she has a really lame weakness.
Yes, what happens when paper gets wet?
It falls apart just like Konan.
Indeed, Deidara admitted he was weaker than his master, Sasori… speaking of which.
However, that doesn’t mean he’s weak.
Oh yeah, you read that right.
Sasori uses puppets, but these aren’t the puppets you see on Sesame Street.
Sounds pretty powerful, right?
So, if he had all that going for him, how did Sasori lose?
He let himself lose.
It sounds like Kishi just wrote himself into a corner to me.
Kakuzu
Kakuzu’s a super strong ninja who, similarly to Sasori, often gets underestimated.
Why don’t Naruto fans rate Sasori?
All of this made Kakuzu powerful enough to go toe-to-toe with Hashirama, the First Hokage.
So, with all that in mind, why isn’t he in the top spot?
Well, honestly, Kakuzu might be a beast, but everyone else on this list is a monster.
Not only that, the sword could effectively neutralize any jutsu thrown at Kisame.
Incredibly, though, that wasn’t the limit of the pair’s power.
Kisame and Samehada could fuse, becoming a horrifying shark-like monster with incredible chakra reserves.
Itachi Uchiha
Itachi is a ludicrously powerful ninja.
He graduated from the academy at age six and was an Anbu at age 11.
Then he murdered them all.
That may seem obscene, but his powers and skill made it child’s play.
Itachi also wields the Sword of Totsuka and the Yata Mirror.
Oh, and he can rewrite reality by sacrificing the sight in his eyes.
So, how was he defeated?
Well, he does have one weakness: he loves his little brother.
Pain
The self-proclaimed God of the Shinobi world, Pain doesn’t just talk the talk.
He walks the walk.
What makes him very nearly the top dog?
He’s essentially every member of the Akatsuki in one body… actually no.
Not that much happens to his puppets because of how obscenely strong they are.
The only reason Nagato lost?
He fell victim to Naruto’s most powerful ability, the talk-no-jutsu.
Obito Uchiha
Now I know what you’re thinking after Pain and Itachi; how broken must Obito be?
Like Itachi, Obito has unique Mangekyou Sharingan powers that let him control time and space.
He can literally blink you out of existence.
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