Pein
Ring: 零 ("nothing", "zero" wink
Ring position: Right thumb
Partner: Konan
Pein (ペイン, Pein?) is the leader of Akatsuki. When he was younger, Pein, then known as Nagato (長門), Konan, and Yahiko were left orphaned by one of Amegakure's many wars, forcing them to fend for themselves. The three eventually encountered Jiraiya, who looked after them and taught them basic ninjutsu. During this time Pein awakened his Rinnegan eyes so he could save Yahiko from an enemy ninja, though the ninja's resulting death traumatized him. Sometime after Jiraiya left the three to pursue their own goals, Pein began to believe that his childhood traumas had enlightened him and started to view himself as a god.[38] Believing that it was his obligation as a god to usher the world into an age of peace, he began plans to create a weapon of mass destruction that has the power to force the world to realize the meaninglessness of fighting.[39]
Pein eventually began a civil war within Amegakure, which he subsequently ended by singlehandedly killing the village's leader, Hanzo. To make sure there were no sympathizers of Hanzo remaining in the village, Pein killed all of Hanzo's family, friends, and affiliates, elevating him to god-like status amongst the townspeople.[40] He now uses the village as his base of operations for Akatsuki, where he is partnered with Konan. Although he directs the actions of the other members and maintains authority over them, Pein takes orders from Tobi.[41]
Pein is shown to have six bodies in total that he is able to switch between.[42] The bodies he is not currently using are kept in a type of machine, though it is unknown if the machine itself plays any role in the process. Of the four bodies he has been seen in, a number of similar characteristics have been seen, including the same orange hair color, a number of different piercings (they differ in each body), and the Rinnegan. He implies that each of the bodies have a specific purpose, as he switches to one body solely to kill an intruder.[43] This claim is reinforced during his fight with Jiraiya, during which he relies solely on summons.[44] He can also summon bodies which he is not using to aid him in combat, and can apparently control them simultaneously.
During his time with Jiraiya, Pein was able to master every jutsu taught to him and became able to utilize all six of the different chakra elements.[45] In later years he exhibits the ability to clone his subordinates with the Shapeshifting Technique (象転の術, Shōten no Jutsu?), in which he uses human sacrifices to create a perfect copy of another person, controlled remotely by the original. The clones formed possess any unique genetic traits or weapons the original has, but its abilities are proportionate to the amount of chakra given to the clone. Pein can control rain and can detect the movements and chakra levels of people traveling within it.[46] He also has a large array of different summons that he can quickly switch between, each of which possess a number of large piercings and Rinnegan-pattern eyes.
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