Akatsuki kanji means daybreak, in detail "aka" meaning red (the color of the group) and "tsuki" meaning moon. This organization is a collection of criminals level S (S-Rangked). Most of them are missing-nins are people who have fled their villages after causing death and destruction. With the release of Orochimaru, as well as the death of Sasori, Kakuzu, Deidara, Itachi and Hidan sealing, there are 5 active Akatsuki members. Replacing Akatsuki Tobi Sasori with recruiting. Most of the members of Akatsuki wear a forehead protector from their village who had been on the mark symbol, and all the members wear rings to identify their position in the organization and a black cloak with red clouds.
Akatsuki goal is mastery of the world with absolute power. At first they will collect all nine bijuu. Then with great power, they will build their own villages and waged war throughout the country. They will build a village that is willing to accept any assignment; including murder, assault, kidnapping, war, and other dirty work. To build the village, they require large amounts of money.
Akatsuki members work in groups of two people each complementary advantages and disadvantages of each. They work extremely compact and power combination they produce a highly lethal force. But the individual level, the members sometimes do not like each other one. Akatsuki is not too take a headache in terms of the death of one of its members, that their priority is the success of the mission. Not all members of Akatsuki worked in groups of two people, for example Zetsu working alone.
In its action, using a jutsu Akatsuki / seal bijuu to move into the body of one of its members. With the seal, Akatsuki can call a statue to suck bijuu from jinchuuriki body. The human-shaped sculpture that holds out his hand and bound. The eyes of the statue was closed a cloth and gagged. This statue seems to symbolize the lack of freedom. When doing the transfer, members of which will be filled Bijuu must be in the middle. The other members will stand on each finger of the statue. The name moves the seal is Fuuinjutsu Gernyu Kyuu Fuujin.
