Yakushi~Kabuto

This is how their strenght is ranked:
1 = strongest ... 9 = weakest



Orochimaru was 4th, Sasori was 9th, Leader is probably way beyond them all
As you see the commonly underated Deidara is by far the strongest of Akatsuki
The female Akatsuki is second and Itachi 3rd (right above former member Orochimaru 4th)

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Yondaime_YF

hell no deidara aint the strongest naruto can take him out he took out the weakest of all jinchurikki's and a dum bijjuu
hidan aint weaker than kakuzu kakuzu says himself "one of these days you are gonna kill me aren't u "
itachi is not weaker than the other two there
according to orochimaru's words itachi is indeed stronger than oro and the other female member u noe nothing about u can't say that she is the second strongest
1 itachi
2 oro
3 zetsu
4 deidara
5 hidan
6 kisame
7 kakuzu
8 female member
9 tobi

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Yakushi~Kabuto

I sorry but you certainly read a mistranslation
Kakuzu actually said: "I'm going to kill you someday"
Other than that Naruto is way too stupid to even start thinking about beating a genius and tactician such as Deidara (who considers bijuu "dumb and weak")

Tapioca

I've already had something like this, I called it the "Ring Theory."

零, Rei/zero - zero/nothing/overflow: worn by the Akatsuki leader.

青龍 - せいりゅう, Seiryū - Green/blue Dragon - God of East and Spring: worn by Deidara.

白虎 - びゃっこ, Byakko - White Tiger - God of West and Autumn: worn by the unknown member.

朱雀 - すざく, Suzaku - Hōō (literally "Red Sparrow") - God of South and Summer: worn by Itachi.

玄武 - げんぶ, Genbu - Tortoise (literally "Mysterious Warrior") - God of North and Winter: worn by Zetsu. Zetsu's ring actually has the kanji 亥 (Kai, boar). The two kanji are somewhat similar in appearance though, which suggests an error by either the artist or the reader/translator.

空陳 - くうちん, Kūchin - The Void: formerly worn by Orochimaru and is still in his possession.

南斗 - なんじゅ, Nanju - Southern Star: worn by Kisame.

北斗 - ほくと, Hokuto - Northern Star: worn by Kakuzu.

三台 - さんたい, Santai - The Three Levels: worn by Hidan.

玉女 - ぎょくにょ, Gyokunyo - The Virgin: currently worn by Tobi, formerly worn
by Sasori.

^---- Taken from Wikipedia.org.

They wear them like this:

Leader - Right Thumb
Deidara - Right Index
??? - Right Middle
Itachi - Right Ring
Zetsu - Right Pinky
Orochimaru - Left Pinky
Kisame - Left Ring
Kakuzu - Left Middle
Hidan - Left Index
Sasori/Tobi - Left Thumb

I believe that it does involve rank, so I support the theory. Deidara was only taken by surprise because it's not everyday you see a Sharingan user let alone the Mangekyou. That was a pretty unexpected thing, and I don't think he'd have prepared for that.

EDIT: From above me.

No, that's wrong. He has the most chakra, not skill.

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Yakushi~Kabuto

Exactly Tapioca! Thanks for your quality post.
The 9 akatsuki rings divinities (don't include Leader's "zeroth") of the ring are from an old chinese folklore.
They are ranked from most powerfull divinity to the less powerfull.
strongest = Blue Dragon (so obvious) worn by Deidara
second = White Tiger (obvious too) worn by the mysterious Kunoichi
...
...
weakest = Gyokunyo formerly worn by Sasori (currently by Tobi)

this ranking makes perfect sense:

Sasori the weakest Akatsuki died first and Deidara is so powerful he considers bijuu "weak" (remember than the dumb one tail Shukaku dominated even Gamabunta with ease)

Itachi is above Orochimaru according to that ranking which makes sense, but Itachi is far from being the strongest, he isn't even in the top tiers (remember Itachi and Kisame talked about their order received from Akatsuki "top tiers")

Kazuku and Hidan are about the same ranking (7th and 8th) which makes sense as well. none really gives orders.

That is wrong. Sasori acted like a boss but he was actually extremely weak.
He got killed by an old hag and a low chuunin. Deidara pwns bijuus with ease.

However, there could be more to Sasori than meet the eyes. I believe sasori could be the real leader of Akatsuki and split his body in several pupets. Just a theory to be confirmed tho.

Yondaime_YF

http://groups.msn.com/_Secure/0VQDoA...84254222370770
check this u'll noe kabuto
unless u read the actual japanese version
his exact words "you are going to end up killing me one of these days"
kabuto buddy if u are japanese y don't u post ur own translation instead of saying that the translators here are mistaken

And kisame, he is not the strongest he just has a lot of chakra in him and chakra does not determine who is stronger

i am getting pissed off like hell about all of u saying deidara is the strongest she aint just get that

i am not saying anything about the blue haired person because we haven't seen him/her yet may be she is stronger than itachi but by far in all the members aktsuki we've seen in action itachi must be the strongest

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Translated by Nihongaeri of Narutofan/Mangahelpers:
Frame 6, Kakuzu:
お前はいつか必ずオレが殺してやる
One of these days, I swear I'll kill you.

Translated by Yoshitsune of Narutofan/Mangahelpers:
Kakuzu: お前はいつか必ずオレが殺してやる
I'm definately going to kill you someday.

I still doubt Itachi. I reckon Kakashi can take him on. Someone who murdered the entire Uchiha clan and had chakra left to preform Tsu (mangekyou genjutsu) ran away from Jiraiya.

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sujee

deidara.. is not the strongest...
1. aka leader
2. bluey
3. itachi
4. oro
5. kakuzu
6. hidan
7.zetsu
8. kisame
9. deidara
10. tobi

Kisame_Hoshigami

Fuck! This ain't the order!
1. Akatsuki Leader
2. Kisame (The leader even said he was the strongest member)
3. Itachi
4. Zetsu
5. Deidara
6. Sasori
7. Hidan
8. Kakuzu
9. Tobi (obviously)

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DasBones_665

i agree with kisame being the 2nd strongest

but tobi being the weakest!?!?!!?!?!?!? WHAT THE FUCK?!!? lol im kidding

i think that kakuzu is stronger then hidan because kakuzu often doubts hidan about his actions so he probly is weaker (o and can hidan knock down a SEALED iron gate!?!? i think not)


that doesnt make any sense why the hell would he say that

i read scalations from a very reilable site and it says

hidan: whats with those piss-ass eyes of yours?!
kakuzu:im going to kill you one day
hidan: and i ask why you keep telling me that

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Don't jump to conclusions.

Facts are facts.

Theories are opinions mixed with facts.

Plasticman

As in the "You're going to end up killing me line" I don't think they meant it literally. They were just joking and Hidan said "You're telling me that" ? Because he proably says it all the time.

Either way it sounds or however you take it Hidan sure isn't scared of Kakuzu.

ITzANIllUZion

you took the words rite out of my mouth. its not suposse to be taken literally.

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ummm no Oro and Itachi should be switched. Oro said it himself that itachi is stronger. Ummmm Zetsu isnt stronger than the leader.
but i wonder how strong Zetsu is..we havnt seen him fight...but he is a sneaky mofo that can stay undetected by kakashi.

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SirBenoit

1. Akatsuki Leader
2. Itachi
3. kisame
4. Zetsu
5. Deidara
6. Sasori
7. Hidan
8. Kakuzu
9. Tobi
i think kisame might be weaker, because they wouldnt put the two strongest together and itachi is the second. this list is just a guess

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sujee

no sasori>deidara - he was the leader of the two
kisame has the greatest amount of chakra because of his strength, hes not the strongest
kakuzu>hidan he says one of these days i will kill you

Grimmjow

buzzzzz! wrong answer,heres proof

satisfied.

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