The Akatsuki: Why We Fight

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The Akatsuki is the most famous evil organization in all anime. Its members are comprised of rebels, outcasts, and outlaws. Each member has their own reasons for wreaking havoc on the world of Naruto, and those reasons are much the same as the reasons people go to war in real life.

Masashi Kishimoto, the author of Naruto, wrote each Akatsuki member with a strong purpose in mind. Pain, the leader of the Akatsuki, tells Naruto what each member's purpose is during Naruto: Shippuden episode 81. Those purposes for war are all detailed below, and they are accompanied by an explanation as to how that purpose is tied to other events in human history.

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Deidera is a self-proclaimed artist. He uses his ability to mold explosive clay figures to level entire cities to the ground in the name of furthering his art. Terrorists use war and destruction to be remembered. War is to terrorists what sculptures are to Michaelangelo. Deidera is much the similar to both terrorists and Michaelangelo. His violent sculptures are his way of making a mark on the world. Sasori is the Akatsuki's puppeteer. He uses his ability to create and control puppets to resolve every issue in his life (including his lack of parental affection). There are many nations that have gone to war like Sasori, because they want to have control over others, or they want to have control over their own people like North Korea. Sasori uses war to both literally and metaphorically puppeteer an entire nation.

Kakazu is the Akatsuki's zombie, who lives by stealing the hearts of his fallen enemies in order to increase his lifespan. His only concern is how to get paid well. War benefits the nations and certain people involved financially. The